… They can boo all they want I don’t care.” Just hate it for our Subway Ford Mustang team to be able to lose a race like that. “Then he pulls up in front of me and just sits there until I lose the whole lead. I was just trying to get the lead and racing hard. We’re three wide in the middle, and he throws a temper tantrum. We’re racing for the freaking win at Bristol. “I just told him it was kind of a chicken- move that he did there at the end. Harvick said Elliott made a “chicken- move” taking his line away until he lost the lead, while Elliott said Harvick runs into drivers’ left sides all the time at other tracks.Īs fans booed, Harvick said during a pit road interview:
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What did Elliott and Harvick say afterward?īoth drivers were fuming with each other and had different takes on what exactly happened. 9 car, and they then exchanged some intense words on pit road. 4 car right on the back bumper of Elliott’s No. Unsurprisingly after all that, Elliott and Harvick were both pretty upset with each other. Elliott and Harvick’s heated confrontation on pit road Harvick finished second, while Elliott finished 25th and three laps down. Seemingly furious with the Hendrick Motorsports drivers, Harvick hit Larson’s rear bumper, but Larson was able to maintain control and eventually took the checkered flag. On Lap 497, Larson eventually passed Harvick - who was racing for his first win of the 2021 season.
4 Ford driver, he grabbed Harvick’s line at the top of the track, remained in front of him and hindered his progress, aiding Larson’s push to get out front. The two made contact with 35 laps to go, and as a result, one of Elliott’s tires was cut, forcing him to pit and go down by three laps.Īs Larson was chasing down Harvick for the lead - Harvick led 71 total laps at Bristol - Elliott returned to the track and raced Harvick hard to get one of his laps back. What happened on track between Chase Elliott and Kevin Harvick at Bristol?Įlliott led 129 of 500 total laps at Bristol on Saturday night, and while out front, Harvick made a move to pass the No. The two playoff drivers got into each other, literally, on the track, had multiple confrontations once they exited their cars and might seek out retribution as they get deeper into the postseason.
Kyle Larson won the first playoff elimination race and his sixth checkered flag of the season, but Elliott and Harvick were the main story out of the weekend and into this week after both advanced to the next playoff round. Tension was high and tempers were animated between Chase Elliott and Kevin Harvick - who, in no uncertain terms, expressed their extreme displeasure with each other during and after the race.
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If you watched Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway, you know what this one is about. Welcome to FTW’s NASCAR Feud of the Week, where we provide a detailed breakdown of the latest absurd, funny and sometimes legitimate controversies and issues within the racing world.
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