Harvick Races to a Fourth-Place Finish at Watkins Glen
WATKINS GLEN,
N.Y. (August 11, 2008) — Kevin Harvick and the No. 33 Kevin
Harvick Inc. (KHI) Camping World Chevrolet crossed the finish
line in fourth place at the Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen (N.Y.)
International after starting in the sixth position.
“We had a good
Camping World Chevrolet,” said Harvick. “The guys worked hard
all day, but we just came up a little short at the end. I
appreciate RCR letting the No. 29 get a little extra practice
for Sunday’s Cup race by pitting our car and Shane Wilson for
calling a good race.”
Once the green flag
waved and the race was underway, Harvick settled into the top
10. The first caution flag waved on lap 13 and Harvick quickly
radioed crew chief Shane Wilson the car was a little tight in
areas, but not bad. With pit strategies beginning to take place,
Wilson made the call to bring Harvick down pit road for fuel and
an air-pressure adjustment and four fresh tires to help with the
handling of the car. Harvick restarted on lap 15 in the 12th
position.
Continuing to run
fast laps comparable to the leaders, Harvick moved into the
fifth spot when the caution flag waved on lap 42. With teams on
various pit and fuel strategies, Wilson again brought Harvick
down pit road for fuel and four fresh tires. Not able to make it
to the end of the race on fuel, Wilson brought Harvick back down
pit road on lap 47 under green-flag conditions to top off with
fuel, placing Harvick in 28th position.
By lap 55, with
many teams having to pit for fuel, Harvick was able to take over
the seventh position. Maintaining his place in the top 10,
Harvick was able to gain a few more positions to cross the
finish line in fourth place. The finish marked Harvick’s fifth
top-10 in five Nationwide Series starts at the track, including
one win in last year’s event.
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