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07-04-2010, 04:40 PM
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Kevin Harvick lined up next to his Richard Childress Racing teammate for a two-lap sprint to the finish at Daytona International Speedway.
He and Clint Bowyer didn't bother to talk strategy.
"It was every man for himself at that point," Harvick said.
The Sprint Cup points leader sailed to his second win of the season, leading a strong RCR contingent in a wild night of racing at Daytona. There were a record 18 leaders, 47 lead changes, a 20-car accident and numerous angry drivers when it was over.
Harvick earned high praise from team owner Childress, who compared his driver to the late Dale Earnhardt, considered one of the best restrictor-plate racers in NASCAR history. Harvick also won at Talladega in April, and finished seventh in the season-opening Daytona 500.
"Kevin's just becoming one of these guys, when it's restrictor-plate racing, he's kind of like Dale Sr. -- you knew he was going to be a factor in it," Childress said.
Harvick, who took over Earnhardt's team following The Intimidator's fatal accident on the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500, now has eight top-10 finishes in 19 starts at Daytona. He also won the 2007 Daytona 500.
"This has been a great place for us," Harvick said. "Daytona has been one of those magical places for us ever since we started coming here."
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Kevin Harvick lined up next to his Richard Childress Racing teammate for a two-lap sprint to the finish at Daytona International Speedway.
He and Clint Bowyer didn't bother to talk strategy.
"It was every man for himself at that point," Harvick said.
The Sprint Cup points leader sailed to his second win of the season, leading a strong RCR contingent in a wild night of racing at Daytona. There were a record 18 leaders, 47 lead changes, a 20-car accident and numerous angry drivers when it was over.
Harvick earned high praise from team owner Childress, who compared his driver to the late Dale Earnhardt, considered one of the best restrictor-plate racers in NASCAR history. Harvick also won at Talladega in April, and finished seventh in the season-opening Daytona 500.
"Kevin's just becoming one of these guys, when it's restrictor-plate racing, he's kind of like Dale Sr. -- you knew he was going to be a factor in it," Childress said.
Harvick, who took over Earnhardt's team following The Intimidator's fatal accident on the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500, now has eight top-10 finishes in 19 starts at Daytona. He also won the 2007 Daytona 500.
"This has been a great place for us," Harvick said. "Daytona has been one of those magical places for us ever since we started coming here."