Kevin Harvick Breaks Hendrick Motorsports Legend Jeff Gordon’s Record in Sonoma

Kevin Harvick overcame pit lane trouble to somehow finish in fourth place at the Sonoma Raceway on Sunday. Admittedly, the Stewart-Haas Racing driver was furious with his pit crew for a painfully slow pit stop. Despite the disappointing race, he can take comfort in the fact that he has beaten Jeff Gordon’s tally for the most lead-lap finishes.

The former Hendrick Motorsports champion notched up an astonishing 588 lead-lap finishes. However, after the Sonoma race last weekend, Harvick leapfrogged him with a 589th lead-lap finish. The bad news is that it does little to help his championship aspirations, especially with just four playoff spots remaining.

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To be honest, the driver will be under a fair bit of pressure to try to reach the Playoffs. His teammate Chase Briscoe has already sealed his spot, and many of his rivals have booked their berths. So, it is up to Harvick to give his teammate some company and perform well for Stewart-Haas Racing.

Of course, he will be hoping that his pit crew will get their act together in future races. He blamed them for his lengthy pit stop at Sonoma and insinuated that this was a repeat offense. Owing to their mistake, he lost around 20 seconds in the pit lane. In motorsport terminology, 20 seconds is an eternity, but he did a remarkable recovery job.

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However, the 2014 Cup Series champion is not too keen on trying any more recovery jobs if this keeps happening. Sure, he is capable of doing it, but it does hamper his ability to challenge for the race win. On the bright side, as there are 10 more races left in the regular season, Harvick has ample time to snatch one of the four remaining playoff spots.