Should Kevin Harvick be upset with Ron Hornaday, Jr?
Saturday afternoon, Ron Hornaday, Jr. and his team owner Kevin Harvick had the two strongest trucks on the track, but neither one of them made it to Victory Lane. Kevin Harvick blames that on poor communication between the No. 2 team and the No. 33. Multiple times over the last 100 laps, Harvick demanded that Hornaday pull over on the radio because he had a faster truck capable of either taking the lead or running down late-race leader Kyle Busch. But Hornaday refused to follow his boss’ orders, not backing down whenever the two drivers fought side-by-side for position. After the checkered flag flew, Kevin Harvick was the first driver back to pit road and out of his truck. When Ron Hornaday, Jr. pulled up, Harvick went over to have a seemingly heated chat with his driver before he got out of his truck. When asked about the battle between the two later on, Harvick did not hide his displeasure. “There was no thought process. If you’re gonna have teamwork, you gotta have a two-way street.