Watch: Kevin Harvick Potentially at Fault for “F**king Stupid” Move That Ended Chase Elliott & Tyler Reddick’s Daytona 500 Run

Many would agree that Sunday’s Daytona 500 was devoid of substantial action. Being the longest Daytona 500 race in the history of NASCAR, the chaos caused by multiple-car wrecks ended the day for a handful of drivers. Some of the drivers that could not go on with the race after a wreck in the 117th lap include Chase Elliott, Erik Jones, and Tyler Reddick.

It’s definitely frustrating to lose out on a Daytona 500 race because of a fellow driver’s fault. However, the more frustrating aspect is not knowing who exactly caused a massive multi-car wreck. But now, with the race’s in-car radio conversations out on YouTube, the wreck victims know who exactly pushed them out of the race.

According to the in-car radio conversations shared by Skewcar, while entering turn 3, Chase Elliott‘s spotter Eddie D’Hondt warned him, “Oh man, wrecking ahead. Stay bottom.” Furthermore, Erik Jones’s spotter also asked the #43 driver to stay low. However, unfortunately, both of them, along with Ryan Blaney and Daniel Suarez, fell prey to the crash.

What happened at turn 3?

Although the drivers were not able to understand what exactly happened at the time, it was clear that 23XI Racing driver Tyler Reddick had slammed his car against the wall. Upset with the driver who pushed Reddick, Daniel Suarez said on his in-car radio, “That was so f**king stupid. I don’t who it was.”

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But maybe the viewers saw who it was. Followers of Sunday’s race would know that it was Kevin Harvick who was driving close to Reddick’s car at turn 3.

As soon as the drivers got collected in the crash, chaos ensued on the tracks of Daytona. Ryan Blaney exclaimed, “Right front [tire] is flat. Hood’s got damage!” While Erik Jones informed his crew, “Smoke in the *** door.”

However, on the other side of the track, Kevin Harvick was busy explaining to his team what exactly happened at turn 3. He said, “I just got him [Tyler Reddick] in the wrong spot of the corner there. I don’t know if I actually even touched him but just came out from underneath him.”

Tyler Reddick blames Kevin Harvick for crash

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Well, it seems that Kevin Harvick does not think he intentionally pushed Reddick. However, intentional or not, Reddick feels that it was Happy Harvick who got to his right rear bumper. In a post-race interview with Motorsports.com, Reddick said,

“Down the back when he (Harvick) got to my rear bumper it just didn’t really seem – when I had clean air there – that my car was really stable. I thought it moves around a little bit down the back, I’ve had this before, but yeah, I was kind of caught off guard by what happened in the corner. Unfortunately, it was the first time I’ve been put in that situation, I got loose and unfortunately took out some other good cars.”

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Yikes. It seems like Harvick will definitely have a hard time explaining his innocence to Reddick. And yes, also to all the other drivers who got banished out of the race because of his ‘f**king stupid’ move.