Kevin Harvick suffered a tire failure early at Dover. Fortunately for he and his Stewart-Haas Racing team, he was one of two Chase for the Sprint Cup drivers that could actually afford a mistake.
That’s not to say that Harvick and company were thrilled with the setback.
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On Lap 33 on Sunday, Harvick’s Chevrolet was smoking on the track at Dover International Speedway.
He headed to the garage shortly thereafter and NBC reported that he had a broken track bar mount.