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closeHarvick considerably less than happy after contact with eventual race winner
JIM UTTER
The Charlotte Observer
Sunday, Jul. 29, 2007
Kevin Harvick was none too pleased with the outcome of his late-race battle with Tony Stewart for the lead.
At one point on Lap 151, Stewart made contact with Harvick’s fender. After the race, Harvick nudged up against Stewart’s car on the backstretch and was called to the NASCAR hauler.
NASCAR vice president of corporate communications Jim Hunter said officials just wanted to make sure Harvick was not engaged in any retaliatory actions, which they believe he was not.
“He’s always the first one to whine about people not giving him enough room,” Harvick said of Stewart. “I gave him plenty of room all day to race and he winds up knocking the left-front fender off and we wound up finishing seventh.
“It is what it is. Just race them how they race you.”
Harvick still managed to gain a position in points to seventh, 94 behind sixth place Carl Edwards.
| TRACK FACTS Date Opened: August 19, 1909 First NWCS Race: Brickyard 400, August 6, 1994 Qualifying Record: Casey Mears, 186.293 mph (48.311 sec.), 8/7/04 Race Record: Bobby Labonte, 155.912 mph, 8/5/00 Owner/Chairman: Hulman-George Family, Hulman & Co., Terre Haute President/CEO: Anton H. George Phone: (317) 481-8500 Tickets: (317) 481-8500 Shipping Address: 4790 W. 16th St. Indianapolis, IN 46222 Mailing Address: PO Box 24152 Speedway, IN 46224 |
TRACK CONFIGURATION Distance: 2.5 Mile Oval Banking in Turns 1-4: 9° Banking on Straights: 0° Length of Frontstretch: 5/8 mile Length of Backstretch: 5/8 mile Short Straightaways: 1/8 mile ea. Grandstand Seating: 250,000+ Miles/Laps: 400 mi. = 160 laps |