{"id":1662142,"date":"2022-09-28T09:23:37","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T13:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1662142"},"modified":"2022-09-28T09:25:16","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T13:25:16","slug":"kevin-harvick-blasts-nascar-after-they-claim-they-had-no-eyes-on-william-byron-wrecking-denny-hamlin-under-caution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-harvick-blasts-nascar-after-they-claim-they-had-no-eyes-on-william-byron-wrecking-denny-hamlin-under-caution\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Harvick Blasts NASCAR After They Claim They Had \u201cNo Eyes On\u201d William Byron Wrecking Denny Hamlin Under Caution"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkevin-harvick-blasts-nascar-after-they-claim-they-had-no-eyes-on-william-byron-wrecking-denny-hamlin-under-caution%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1662142&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>NASCAR Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick expressed his shock and took NASCAR to task after the company\u2019s SVP of Competition Scott Miller claimed the organization had \u201cno eyes on\u201d William Byron spinning out Denny Hamlin under caution.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5517\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5517\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kevin Harvick via NASCAR YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When asked about Byron hitting Hamlin, Miller answered, \u201cI\u2019ll have to be honest with you, Bob, when we were in the tower we were paying more attention to the actual cause of the caution up there and dispatching our equipment.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"advertisement in-article align-center\">\n<div class=\"ad\">\u201cThe William Byron Denny Hamlin thing we had no eyes on. We saw Denny go through the grass and by the time we got a replay that showed the incident well enough to do anything to it, we\u2019d gone back to green,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Miller concluded, \u201cBut I\u2019m not sure that that issue is completely resolved as of yet. So we\u2019ll be looking at that when we get back to work.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n<div class=\"video-player youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/09\/nascar-admits-they-had-no-eyes-on-william-byron-hitting-denny-hamlin-under-caution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASCAR Admits They Had \u201cNo Eyes On\u201d William Byron Hitting Denny Hamlin Under Caution<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Harvick reacted to Miller\u2019s comments as reported by FOX Sports\u2019 NASCAR reporter Bob Pockrass on Twitter writing, \u201cWait what??? How in the world is this possible?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5513\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5513\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5513\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Harvick-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"762\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Harvick-1.png 762w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Harvick-1-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Harvick-1-750x417-1.png 750w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5513\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kevin Harvick Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He then shared video of Byron\u2019s in-car camera from the official NASCAR Twitter account showing him clearly spinning out and wrecking Hamlin under caution.<\/p>\n<p>Harvick wrote, \u201cSo these are the cameras in every car\u2026 crazy we cant get those up in the tower.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">So these are the cameras in every car\u2026 crazy we cant get those up in the tower. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q6gp0OhjVM\">https:\/\/t.co\/Q6gp0OhjVM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin Harvick (@KevinHarvick) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KevinHarvick\/status\/1574406859276095492?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He then broadly criticized for NASCAR for not penalizing Byron during the race suggesting that NASCAR follow Formula 1\u2019s model.<\/p>\n<p>Harvick explained, \u201cAll of these situations should be handled during the race. Just like F1 \u201cunder investigation\u201d works at any point of the race, you issue a penalty and move on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat way when you \u2018don\u2019t see it\u2019 you can still handle during the event,\u201d he elaborated.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5514\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5514\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5514\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kevin-Harvick1-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"754\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kevin-Harvick1-1.png 754w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kevin-Harvick1-1-300x214-1.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kevin-Harvick1-1-750x536-1.png 750w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5514\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kevin Harvick Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/09\/kevin-harvick-blasts-nascar-for-crappy-a-parts-after-his-car-erupts-in-flames-says-they-dont-care\/\">Kevin Harvick Blasts NASCAR For \u201cCrappy A** Parts\u201d After His Car Erupts In Flames, Says \u201cThey Don\u2019t Care\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Harvick would then assert that Byron\u2019s in-car camera was NASCAR-owned and that NBC Sports and FOX Sports are unable to use.<\/p>\n<p>He then again tore into NASCAR for their failure to penalize Byron writing, \u201cThis camera is actually NASCAR owned camera that TV apparently can\u2019t use but sure seems like it should be hard to miss.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven if you miss it has to be addressed during the race. Just bring your social media rep to race control you\u2019ll know everything that\u2019s happening eventually,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5515\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5515\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5515\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kevin-Harvick2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"762\" height=\"636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kevin-Harvick2-1.png 762w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kevin-Harvick2-1-300x250-1.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kevin-Harvick2-1-750x626-1.png 750w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5515\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kevin Harvick Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Harvick didn\u2019t just put NASCAR to the torch for their lack of punishment against William Byron. He also noted they need to fix pit road opening issues that reared its head after a very hard and dangerous hit suffered by Cody Ware at Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Ware slammed into the outside wall at Texas coming out of turn four and then his car came down the track into the pit road where it barely missed a hard opening in the pit wall that could have done severe damage to the driver.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n<div class=\"video-player youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/09\/toyota-boss-on-kyle-busch-getting-eliminated-from-nascar-cup-series-playoffs-the-worst-nightmare-imaginable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Toyota Boss On Kyle Busch Getting Eliminated From NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs: \u201cThe Worst Nightmare Imaginable\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time an accident like this has occurred. Mark Martin made contact with the pit wall opening back at Michigan while he was the leader of the race. The pit wall barely missed the driver side door, hitting just behind Martin\u2019s seat.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n<div class=\"video-player youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Harvick tweeted, \u201cOpenings should be filled ASAP. Figure out access another way on one end or the other of pit wall. Just glad it wasn\u2019t worse than it was so lets not wait.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5515\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5515\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kevin-Harvick2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"762\" height=\"636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kevin-Harvick2-1.png 762w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kevin-Harvick2-1-300x250-1.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kevin-Harvick2-1-750x626-1.png 750w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kevin Harvick Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He also wants improvements to the Next Gen car when it comes to crash impact safety and the amount of damage drivers\u2019 bodies are taking when they are involved in an accident.<\/p>\n<p>Harvick blew a tire while leading the race and smacked the wall with the rear of his car pretty hard. The car then came back up the track and the front of the vehicle made contact with the wall. It then drove around the wall for a couple of feet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n<div class=\"video-player youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/09\/nascar-responds-to-criticism-of-crappy-parts-after-multiple-failures-at-bristol-motor-speedway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASCAR Responds To Criticism Of \u201cCrappy Parts\u201d After Multiple Failures At Bristol Motor Speedway<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When asked how he was feeling after the wreck, Harvick replied, \u201cCurrently doing red light therapy with an extremely sore back and neck.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll the reasons that the car has issues that need to be addressed. Sore body, car keeps going after extreme contact,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5516\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5516\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5516\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kevin-Harvick4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"747\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kevin-Harvick4.png 747w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kevin-Harvick4-300x209-1.png 300w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kevin Harvick Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Harvick previously addressed the media about the hits the Next Gen cars are suffering saying, \u201cEvery hit that I\u2019ve pretty much taken in the car hurts. We hear it week after week after week. Seems slow, the response in my opinion. That\u2019s just my opinion.<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cFrom my previous experiences I\u2019ve had some things that I\u2019ve presented that we\u2019re three years into having no response to. So from a driver\u2019s standpoint the things that I think that the drivers would consider most important may not rank as high on that priority list when those people \u2014 everybody\u2019s not out there banging into stuff themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think when you see Denny talking about being banged up and Kurt out and you hear the hits week after week after week and I know everybody\u2019s talking about making some changes, but haven\u2019t really seen any,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n<div class=\"video-player youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>When told about Joey Logano\u2019s comments and that the problem is money, Harvick bluntly replied, \u201cWell, that tells you where we rank. Money is more important than the safety of the car. That\u2019s the perception that seems to be coming with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harvick also said the car is not better than the previous car, \u201cIt\u2019s not better from a crashing standpoint. The hits are violent and at Sonoma I hit the back of the 2 car so hard that it locked my Hans out and I just kept going. It was just over the hill. They checked up and I hit him and it locked my Hans. And every hit is violent and some of the smallest hits hurt like they shouldn\u2019t hurt.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4647\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4647\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4647\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kevin-Harvick1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1052\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kevin-Harvick1.png 1052w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kevin-Harvick1-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kevin-Harvick1-768x408-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kevin-Harvick1-480x256-1.png 480w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kevin-Harvick1-600x320-1.png 600w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kevin-Harvick1-750x399-1.png 750w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4647\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kevin Harvick via Skewcar YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/09\/after-successful-racetrack-revival-nascar-announces-north-wilkesboro-speedway-will-host-2023-all-star-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">After Successful Racetrack Revival, NASCAR Announces North Wilkesboro Speedway Will Host 2023 All-Star Race<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The driver of the No. 4 went on, \u201cEverybody knows that the car is too stiff and I think when you look at the crash data it just doesn\u2019t represent what the drivers are feeling in the car. They\u2019ll say, \u2018Well, it was only a 15G hit.\u2019 Well, I\u2019m telling you some of those 15G hits feel like 50 compared to what they have been in old cars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then pointed to the wreck at Daytona, \u201cAnd like at Daytona, in that particular wreck, those hits were all hard and I think especially the one s where the car gets loose and goes to the right. When you watch that video of all those cars slide and then just go immediately to the right, I can\u2019t even explain to you how violent that is and then to have half the field or more piling into you\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n<div class=\"video-player youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s all too slow to me,\u201d Harvick reiterated. \u201cWe talk about guys getting gassed out and things on a random; it\u2019s just random. It\u2019s like I said earlier I\u2019ve been in a scenario where I had just tons of blood work and urine work and all the things presented us as to what was inside my body with the specifics of what was in my bloodstream after the race and I\u2019m still three and a half years into hearing from somebody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When questioned on whether the wrecks are at different angles and at higher speeds, Harvick said, \u201cI disagree. \u2026 They don\u2019t feel the same, Bob. They are just blunt, violent wrecks. Every time you hit something and they do not feel like they did in the old car. It\u2019s like we\u2019ve taken the soft walls down. Every time we hit a car it feels like hitting a concrete wall. Every time we hit a soft wall it feels like hitting a concrete wall. They are violent. There\u2019s no way around it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4649\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4649\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4649\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kevin-Harvick3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1110\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kevin-Harvick3.png 1110w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kevin-Harvick3-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kevin-Harvick3-768x383-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kevin-Harvick3-750x374-1.png 750w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4649\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kevin Harvick via Skewcar YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What do you make of Harvick putting NASCAR\u2019s feet to the coals on a number of issues?<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/09\/kyle-busch-answers-why-a-deal-wasnt-made-with-joe-gibbs-racing-after-making-announcement-to-join-richard-childress-racing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kyle Busch Answers Why A Deal Wasn\u2019t Made With Joe Gibbs Racing After Making Announcement To Join Richard Childress Racing<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASCAR Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick expressed his shock and took NASCAR to task after the company\u2019s SVP of Competition Scott Miller claimed the organization had \u201cno eyes on\u201d William<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1662144,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1662142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1662142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1662142"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1662142\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1662144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1662142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1662142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1662142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}