Kevin Harvick Busts NASCAR Myth With Choice Words, Mentions the Aspect That Brought the Community Together

Kevin Harvick announced his plans for retirement earlier this month. The veteran NASCAR Cup Series driver has spent more than two decades in the sport. Having one championship under his belt, he now plans to end it all after this season. However, soon after his announcement, there was heavy speculation surrounding the timing of it all. Many believed that it was the struggles with the Next-Gen car that made him quit. But after a recent interview with the eminent NASCAR journalist, Bob Pockrass, the Stewart Haas Racing driver debunked the myth surrounding his announcement.

Pockrass shared a short clip of Harvick’s interview on Twitter. Speaking about the speculations related to the Next-Gen car, Harvick said, “The car did not play a factor… We looked at this five years ago. There was not a single thing that pointed to that being the right time to retire. We continued going forward with driving the car. But I can tell you that with all the difficulties with the Next-Gen car, I think has made our sport closer together. I think the drivers communicate more.

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“I would point to my relationship with NASCAR being as good as it has ever been because of the communication and the things that we have gone through… As far as my retirement goes, it has always been a very open conversation about what the right timing was.”

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It has only been a few days since Harvick announced his eventual retirement. Already the veteran has announced where he would be headed next. Recently, the Camping World SRX Series announced that the 2014 NASCAR Cup Series champion would be racing in their 2023 season.

As per a tweet by the racing series, it was mentioned that Harvick would be participating in two races.

One of the races is at Stafford Speedway, on the 13th of July. The Stafford event is also the season-opener for the Camping World SRX Series. Meanwhile, the second race he would be participating in is at Berlin Raceway on the 3rd of August this year.

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All in all, it looks like Harvick is already getting himself involved in other racing series ahead of his eventual retirement. This would keep him busy even after he retires from NASCAR later this year. It certainly would be great to see the veteran racing post his retirement.