Pay-back loading: Daytona 500 winner predicts that Kevin Harvick will settle all the scores in 2023

Kevin Harvick is the oldest active full-time racer in the NASCAR Cup garage.

Pay-back loading: Daytona 500 winner predicts that Kevin Harvick will settle all the scores in 2023

Kevin Harvick

Stewart Hass Racing veteran Kevin Harvick has announced that he will retire at the end of the 2023 season. The 2014 Cup champion will leave behind a legacy that can be matched by a few of the greatest ever to compete in NASCAR.

Harvick was given Cup opportunity following the tragic death of Dale Earnhardt in the 2001 Daytona 500. He replaced the irreplaceable and justified RCR choice by leading the team in troubled times till 2013 before moving to SHR.

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‘Happy Harvick’ is known for his aggressive racing style and has been part of some high-profile NASCAR drama’s before becoming the calm and collected veteran he is now. But according to 2010 Daytona 500 winner, Jamie McMurray predicts that Harvick might settle all his scores with his rivals in 2023 as he has nothing to bother about.

“I think, Harvick, this year you’re going to see two different people. Kevin Harvick, there’s nothing to lose. So, I think we could see a more relaxed Kevin Harvick. Someone that doesn’t get bothered by things as easy as we’ve seen in the past,” Jamie McMurray said in a recent episode of NASCAR Race Hub.

“But I think we can also see the Kevin Harvick that says, ‘Screw it. I’m not racing next year, and I’m going to repay you right now. There are no rules that apply to me.’ I think we might see a little bit of two different tales with Harvick,” Jamie McMurray added.

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Instigating a massive fight between Brad Keselowski and Jeff Gordan made Kevin Harvick change his attitude

Brad Keselowski, Kevin Harvick and Jeff Gordon
Brad Keselowski, Kevin Harvick, and Jeff Gordon

The first-ever playoff race in Texas Motor Speedway, in 2014, was an intense fight between  Brad Keselowski and Jeff Gordan. The off-track brawl was prompted by Harvick, who pushed Keselowski to the front of Gordan while they had a confrontation. No:4 driver did it to subvert the potential limelight he would have found himself in for his outcome from the race.

“…We needed the story to go elsewhere other than us and being out of contention. It did exactly what I wanted it to do, but it’s not the best thing for your kids to find on YouTube, starting the fight,” Harvick said.

“From that point on, I realized that I’m just a part of this process. I can’t just be the a****** that walks in and says, ‘You’re stupid; our cars are terrible.’ Just scream and yell, this and that. That isn’t going to fix anything,” Harvick added.

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