From Slumping to Celebrating: Kevin Harvick Back on Track with Win at Darlington

It took the “Track Too Tough to Tame” to turn Kevin Harvick’s fortunes around. An early season win at Phoenix, one that assured him a place in the 2014 Chase, appeared to justify Harvick’s move to Stewart-Haas Racing after 13 seasons with Richard Childress Racing—the only team he had ever driven for in Sprint Cup competition. After Phoenix, Harvick’s season turned sour and into one of “if it weren’t for bad luck, he wouldn’t have any luck at all.” But a smart call on Saturday night by crew chief Rodney Childers, to take four fresh tires on the final pit stop, gave Harvick the advantage over the cars in front of him in a first and then second attempt at a green-white-checkers finis...

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