Kevin Harvick may have watched this past weekend’s race at Iowa Speedway from home, but he had an opinion on the wreck between Kyle Larson and Daniel Suárez, which also involved Denny Hamlin.
Looking to reclaim the lead after dominating much of the race, Larson raced three-wide after a restart, and Suárez got loose and touched the No. 5’s left-rear, sending Larson into an unprepared Hamlin. It destroyed Larson and Hamlin’s evening, but Suárez finished in the top ten.
In also praising Ryan Blaney for taking advantages of Larson’s misfortune and dominating the remainder of the race, Harvick assessed blame for the incident between the No. 5 and the No. 99 on the latest episode of his Harvick’s Happy Hour show.
“I’m thinking of going back to Blaney. Those guys have been on the verge. You look at St. Louis and some of the races they’ve participated in. The No. 12 car has been doing well in terms of speed lately, but they have yet to capitalize on any of the days when they were in position to win those races. I mean, he controlled the end of the race. “I believe that when the No. 5 car fell out, that was going to be the closest competition that (Ryan Blaney) had,” Harvick added. “The scenario with the No. 5 and the No. 99 was kind of odd deal. You know, you could definitely see the No. 99 come up the race track, and get into the left-rear corner-panel of the No. 5, and wrecked him.
“But you know, the No. 5 definitely shot in a hole that was pretty tight. But once the No. 5 car was out, I felt like it was Blaney’s race to lose at that particular point, and they just had a great weekend all around, and they were able to finally put themselves in Victory Lane.”
Clearly, Harvick does not believe Larson or Suárez are blameless in this circumstance. While Suárez did make contact with the No. 5, Harvick conceded that Larson was being overly aggressive at that point in the race, putting his car in danger in the process.
Regardless, Kevin Harvick’s perspective will not alleviate the pain of a win slipping through Kyle Larson’s fingers, which seems to have happened frequently this season despite his three victories. At the very least, Daniel Suárez was able to cling on for a strong finish in Iowa on Sunday.
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