NASCAR: Winners And Losers From Chicagoland

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Sep 18, 2016; Joliet, IL, USA; Sprint Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick (4) before the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports /

Loser: Kevin Harvick

In 2015, Kevin Harvick started off the Chase with a wreck at Chicagoland which put him in an early hole. This season, he’s facing similar circumstances.

The day started off rough for Harvick as unapproved adjustments sent him to the rear to start the race. Later on, he went to visit pit road. However, while he was there, the caution came out and Martin Truex Jr. put him a lap down.

After battling the entire afternoon, he finished the race a lap down in 20th place and sits in 14th place in the Chase standings–just a point behind Tony Stewart (12th).

While he isn’t in the same kind of hole that he was last season at this time, Harvick was still frustrated after a poor finish in a car that looked like it was capable of winning. He declined to talk after the race.

Harvick wouldn’t talk to us. Ignored several questions as he walked to motorhome lot.
— Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) September 18, 2016

While Harvick will likely rebound at New Hampshire and Dover and clinch a spot in the Round of 12, it has to be hard for him to endure what happened Sunday.

His team looked like it had gotten things together at Richmond last weekend, but he came back and struggled to stay on the lead lap at Chicagoland. Keep a close eye on him over the course of the next two weeks.

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