By Caleb Whisler, Staff Writer
It was another stout weekend for Kevin Harvick and the No. 4 team from Stewart-Haas Racing at Talladega Superspeedway.
Harvick was able to score the pole for the race on Saturday and ran up front for majority of the race. Like many drivers in the race, Harvick was battling handling issues throughout the race, which were evident throughout the weekend. As the race moved on, the No. 4 team made the necessary adjustments.
“We had a really good Bush Ford. We got the handling a lot better there after the first run of the race when it was pushing really bad and loose in the corners and through the tri-oval. They did a good job adjusting the car,” Harvick stated.
In the closing laps of the race, Harvick was going to work with his teammate, Kurt Busch. Unfortunately, Busch pulled out of the line earlier than what he thought. When he recognized the move Busch was making, he would up getting hung out.
“The 41 pulled out sooner than I thought he would there and we wound up getting hung out. All in all it was a really good day. I am happy to finish the race. It is a good day for the guys. We can tweak on one finally rather than having to rebuild one,” Harvick continued.
With his finish at Talladega, Harvick sits third in the standing, only 81 points behind Kyle Busch.