What gives with Kevin Harvick?
Five months ago, Kevin Harvick was just another Busch driver. If not for one very horrible accident, he would still be just another Busch driver, albeit, one scheduled to drive seven races for Richard Childress Racing in 2001. In other words, if ever there was a person whom you’d think would appreciate the blind, unfortunate luck that resulted in his ascendance, and, therefore, conduct himself with corresponding humility, it would be Harvick. Understand, the issue here isn’t with Harvick’s driving ability, which is obvious, nor is it with his aggressiveness, which is commendable — indeed, in the wake of Dale Earnhardt’s death, NASCAR is in need of a driver who will step forward and assume Earnhardt’s no-hold’s-barred driving style. What NASCAR certainly doesn’t need, and which Harvick appears poised to become, is another Tony Stewart, that is, an arrogant prima donna. Harvick’s attitude, unlike Stewart’s, is admittedly a bit more subtle and could, in fact, be seen by some people as no
