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Kevin Harvick Has Had Enough of His Pit Crew’s Excuses

It seems like it’s a growing trend with the 4 team; Kevin Harvick gets a fast car, races hard and ends up going backwards because of mistakes made on pit road.

This is what happened on Sunday night at Darlington, as Harvick led for a majority of the race but was sent backwards because of mistakes on pit road.

He would race toward the front, and again, the pit crew would mess up and send him further back than where we entered pit road. He would make his way back up to second but because he didn’t have the clean air that Martin Truex Jr. did, he was never able to catch the 78.

After the race, Harvick wasn’t exactly thrilled with his pit crew:

"“You get in position where you bring a dominant car. The guys in the shop and the guys in the garage are doing a great job, and the guys on pit road are doing a terrible job. You get in the position to win races, and they continually step on their toes and don’t make it happen. And you’re not going to win races like that.” (via Fox Sports)"

He’s not wrong either. Of all the teams in NASCAR, the 4 is one that consistently has had problems on pit road all season, and with the Chase looming overhead if they don’t fix these issues soon it could cost them a chance at a championship this season.

Harvick is tired of his pit crew’s excuses and they need to get it together before the Chase starts.

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