MAIN PAGE
 
 TEAM KHI

• Kevin Harvick

• DeLana Harvick

• NTS Team No. 33

• NTS Team No. 2
 • NNS Team No. 33
 

 NEWS ROOM
  • News Wire

• 2008 Race Schedule

• KHI Stats

• KHI History
 

 BUSINESS

• Opportunities

• Charity
  • KHI Sponsors
 

 FAN CENTRAL

• The eSHOP

• Photo Gallery

• Fan Clubs

• Facility
  • Contact Us

 

 

Stats Recap
Date: May 31, 2008
Track: Dover (Del.) International Speedway
Event Name: Heluva Good! 200
Race: 14 of 35
Started: 13th
Finished: 17th
Owner's Point Standings: 7th (-1)
Race length:  200 laps/200 miles

Banking: 24-degrees in turns          9-degrees on straight-a-ways
Track layout: 1.0-mile
Shape: Oval
Number of Race Cautions: 6
First Practice: 9th (23.653 seconds; 152.201 mph)
Final Practice: 13th (23.921 seconds; 150.495 mph)
Qualifying: 13th (23.698 seconds; 151.912 mph)
Next On Schedule
Date: June 7, 2008
Track: Dover (Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway
Event Name: Federated Auto Parts 300
Driver: Cale Gale
Broadcast Time:7:00 p.m., ET on ESPN2 and MRN Radio

Flat-Tire Forces Harvick to Settle for 17th-Place Finish

DOVER, Del. (June 2, 2008) — Kevin Harvick and the No. 33 Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) RoadLoans.com Chevrolet team started the Heluva Good! 200 at Dover (Del.) International Speedway from the 13th position and looked poised for a top-five finish before a flat-tire caused an unscheduled pit stop, forcing the team to settle for a 17th-place finish.

“We had a good car tonight,” said Harvick. “The guys worked hard and did a great job this weekend. The car was a little tight to start, but we made some adjustments and kept getting better. Unfortunately, you can’t do anything about a flat tire. This was a good night for our RoadLoans.com Chevrolet. We’ll take it and move on to next week.”

Arriving at the track Saturday morning, the big concern was not the start of the race, but the weather threatening the area. Teams were able to qualify, but as they prepared for the green flag, the rain began and settled in for several hours. Once the rain stopped, NASCAR immediately had jet dryers on the track and were able to get the Heluva Good! 200 underway around 6:00 p.m., three hours after its scheduled start.

Taking the green flag from the 13th position, Harvick wasted no time moving to the front, taking over 10th on lap 16. Harvick radioed crew chief Wally Rogers on lap 19 while under caution that the car was a little tight. With the team making adjustments, Harvick continued to march forward, moving into fifth on lap 31.

Unfortunately, while in the fourth position on lap 148, the right front tire went flat coming off turn four. Harvick was able to drive the No. 33 RoadLoans.com Chevrolet to pit road without causing damage, losing two laps to the leaders. Returning to the race on lap 150, Harvick was scored 23rd.

Continuing to run fast laps compared to the leaders, Harvick was in position on lap 168 to receive the lucky dog, gaining one of his two laps back. With 32 laps remaining in the race, Harvick was able to move from the 19th position to 17th, one lap down, to take the checkered flag.

Cale Gale will take over the driver’s seat of the No. 33 KHI Chevrolet for the next three Nationwide Series events, starting next week at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway.

POST-RACE LINKS:
•   Race Results
•   Driver Standings
 •   Race Photos