“It’s Almost a Joke Now” – 15 Years Before Darlington Debacle, Kevin Harvick Was Involved in a Similarly Horrific Situation

The playoff opener race at Darlington Raceway was pretty rough for Kevin Harvick. But this is not the first time the driver has had issues with his car on the track. 2007 saw Harvick lose his car to fire as well.

2007’s Goody’s Cool Orange 500 at Martinsville saw his race end in a very similar way

This Sunday’s Darlington race saw the #4 car displaying some incredible speed, as it paced to the top 5. But that high didn’t last too long for the driver, as a fire caused by his exhaust came in to burn any hopes for a good finish. What was quite a fast race car initially ended up being debris on grass.

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But 2007 saw a similar thing happen when Harvick was steering the #29 car for Richard Childress Racing. His car started smoking out of nowhere, effectively ending his race as his car reached a grinding halt.

But what caused the issue in his car back in 2007?

What fire ended Kevin Harvick’s race at Martinsville in 2007

What caused the issue back in 2007? Was it the same as 2022? Well, luckily Harvick knows what caused his race to stop.

When asked what happened, the driver replied, “Foam caught on fire on the right side door.”

“I guess blaming it on something else is probably not the right thing to do. I mean, this thing just started burning up so, it’s almost a joke now.”

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But luckily, the driver was perfectly fine after the incident. In fact, he even got back stronger, as he won quite a few races in the Xfinity Series that year!

This just goes to show that the driver steering the #4 car is very well experienced and has seen multiple incidents on track. Despite that, it is still pretty scary.