NASCAR: Winners And Losers From Dover

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Oct 2, 2016; Dover, DE, USA; Sprint Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick (4) leaves the track during the Citizen Soldier 400 at Dover International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /

Loser: Kevin Harvick’s Track Bar Mount

It wasn’t long before Kevin Harvick found himself in the garage on Sunday.

About 30 laps into the race, Harvick cut a tire that sent him to the garage, however, while the No. 4 team was assessing the damage, they found a broken track bar mount. After getting Harvick fixed up and ready to go, he was about 40 laps down and ended up finishing 37th.

After the race, crew chief Rodney Childers informed a fan that the incident probably would’ve happened in final practice had the weather not had an impact on the day.

Probably would have broke in practice, yes.. https://t.co/vUe2TnwXrB
— Rodney Childers (@RodneyChilders4) October 3, 2016

Harvick was fortunate that he won last weekend at New Hampshire. If he entered the weekend at Dover without a win, he likely would’ve been knocked out of the Chase since his issue kept him out of the race for so long.

It just goes to prove how important those Chase wins can be.

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