Stewart-Haas Racing closing down after 2024, Bell wins in Charlotte, Larson’s double spoiled & more!

On Episode 29 of “Kevin Harvick’s Happy Hour,” NASCAR Legend Kevin Harvick sits down with co-hosts Kaitlyn Vincie and Mamba Smith to provide an exclusive recap of the Coca-Cola 600.
Get ready for an in-depth analysis of the weekend’s standout moments, including Christopher Bell’s triumphant victory at the Coca-Cola 600 after rain delays at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The trio also delves into Kyle Larson’s ambitious attempt at "The Double," aiming to conquer both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600. Unfortunately, storms in Indianapolis delayed the start, resulting in an 18th-place finish for Larson. Despite his rushed journey to Charlotte, rain prevented him from running a single lap in the NASCAR race.
Next, they discuss Stewart-Haas Racing's announcement that it will close its NASCAR operation at the end of the 2024 season. The trio also discuss the $75,000 fine that Ricky Stenhouse Jr. received from NASCAR following his altercation with Kyle Busch. To wrap up the show, they highlight the crucial moments of the race and provide a preview of the upcoming Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway. Don’t miss this action-packed episode, brimming with expert analysis and all the thrilling moments you crave from the world of NASCAR!
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Stewart-Haas Racing closing down after 2024, Bell wins in Charlotte, Larson’s double spoiled & more!
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[@NASCARonFOX]

What were your thoughts on Christopher Bell’s triumphant victory?

[@marcusvillarreal]

I predicted Christopher Bell would win and he did and I predict he'll win more races this year including this weekend

[@MCC-fo1oe]

Right place at the right time I guess lol

[@marcusvillarreal]

@@MCC-fo1oe yeah I know

[@llLittleNicky]

I thought you should have tried to dry the track a little better tbh.

[@dangelj316]

Congratulations to him, just disagree with NASCARs decision to cancel the race. Wish they would've continued on Monday.

[@gregfaircloth6606]

Kevin Harvick was keeping the doors open at SHR. When Kevin said goodbye the wheels started coming off two at a time !

[@TheTonyStark3000]

Didn't even win them their first championship. He's a sellout Hendrick fan like bowyer

[@3120DownForce]

The wheels went flat on the nascar team when Stewart realized NHRA drag racing was much more enjoyable and less 🌈🤡💩 Had nothing to due with Harvick leaving.

[@ashketchumsdad]

​@@3120DownForcewhile Nascar's handling of politics deserves criticism, this doesn't happen if Busch Beer or Smithfield was still on that team.

[@ashketchumsdad]

​@@TheTonyStark3000? Won them more races than anyone else. Was competitive until he took the checkered flag on his career

[@dedo7326]

@@TheTonyStark3000how was he supposed to win a their first championship when he wasn’t even there at the time🙄 harvick was absolutely the only reason SHR stayed opened. Even before harvick announced he was retiring everyone was talking about what SHR was going to do because Aric Cole and chase couldn’t drive a car to save their careers.

[@jacksonrhodes1500]

SHR was on the precipice of closing for a while and I am flabbergasted that it is official

[@patriciagrenier3853]

Did you catch the words in the last post . 😅

[@jaggerdebusk14]

Thank you Kevin for all the great memories you gave us while you drove at SHR

[@mattwruff]

I worked for DW for about a decade I was the one who set DW up on Twitter. After his first tweet or two Kevin Harvick had the BEST Tweet! "JAWS had now become PAWS" when I saw that I was laughing and I that was DW first 'LIKE"

[@mauriciocastillo2344]

Awesome man! Thanks for sharing that story🙌🏾

[@kristenangier9673]

This is the version of Kevin fox needs in the booth right now. Watching the Fox broadcasts is like watching Bob Ross (puts me to sleep)

[@Ktaurus26]

Even though Kevin was more successful at SHR I will always love his RCR days more. He carried two race teams at the begging and ending of his career. Crazy ride.

[@danielcarrino5352]

Here's a word for Harvick: Serendipitous.

[@jaredchampagne2752]

Serendipitously

[@jerry7433able]

I would like too see how much ratings went up after Kyle finished the 500 and started heading to the 600 , I bet the second half ratings went way up!

[@jerry7433able]

Poor ol Noah just getting passed around like Friday night blunt! I!! Someone give this young man a forever home!

[@John-kx3ng]

I already know for a fact that at least one Xfinity team is interested in his services for next year.

[@DavidClark-vu3dw]

When Jeff Gordon said that HMS hasn't made any money in the last decade I was flabbergasted. I think Tony made a wise decision.

[@guymichaels3233]

Kevin Harvick is doing an outstanding job!

[@channel11newskamcamarillo47]

A word for Kevin Harvick about SHR shutting down: Great

[@jeffogden-v7w]

i watched indy for the first time in many years because kyle was there!!!!

[@outfield1988]

Hill is unhinged and should be replaced.

[@modasher]

It was interesting to hear Kevin say "Hands off". When he said that it made me think of DEI. In a way it's a similar situation. You had a hands off owner and the team started to go downhill as a result. The star driver and his sponsor left. The team continues for a bit but can't really rebound from that loss.

[@chrisodie2467]

Kevin, buddy, your awesome..thank you for staying in the sport

[@antoniovgmx]

I just know one of the causing chaos moment for Harvick was pushing Brad into Jeff to start the huge fight 🤣

[@sapphirekennedy]

Love all of the presidential visit stories, past and present! Thanks for sharing those Kevin!

[@channingchills]

Rodney Childers will be the biggest FA to come out of SHR. Whoever picks him up will be getting a top 5 crew chief of all time. Absolutely instrumental in so many of those miraculous Harvick wins.

[@sapphirekennedy]

I would love to see Kevin describe anything or anyone as “a mood”. Like “Cliff Daniels with his head in his hands is a mood.” Or “Denny Hamlin in his golfing clothes is a mood.” Something like that

[@WilliamWallaceRoss]

A F1 Team wants him to test a car, but, I think that would be asking too much. If he were to hop into a F2 car first to get a feel, then, he might see if he would want to take the leap into a F1 car. If Jr were to get a Charter, with SHR shutting down, he could keep that affiliation with Hendrick, plus, get some valuable talent, if he wants. He is also getting the #8 from DEI, so, he might use that in the Xfinity Series for a few races, seeing Richard is using that number for KB. Crazy NASCAR Season.

[@EverythingRVbyPat]

I would like to know more about Ford not giving Tony Stewart more support for SHR. Ford didn't allow SHR to hire Kyle Larson when he was coming off suspension. I may be reading something into all of that but I do remember that Tony was vocal about it and was vocal about seeking a different manufacturer which is where all the rumors of Dodge coming back into the sport came from. Did he try to make a deal with Honda? And is this shutdown more about Ford pulling out than anything else? If a new manufacturer came into the sport and threw the money at SHR would they remain open? I would like to hear more from you about this next week. Thanks, Pat

[@brandoncreswell]

Harvick is starting to settle in and I'm here for it

[@erikdexter3100]

I think SHR should be able to sell the talent collected like a football team can …it would certainly be a good way to boost team values and growing talent for value instead of everything going to nascar founders

[@GreaseMonkey-dq2dk]

Once Tony met Leah and took that Top Fuel Dragster down the track, he lost interest in Nascar. Its gone downhill ever since

[@jeffogden-v7w]

i caught both words this week, very smooth Kevin!!!

[@timwhite9272]

If Stewart Haas goes away, it's going to take something really good to happen to keep me interested.

[@DavidClark-vu3dw]

It's just a matter of time before we see another one leave.

[@dangelj316]

Well they are gone at the end of the year. So. . . 🤷‍♂️

[@darrellhigley4523]

Kevin, Great to listen to you! A true voice of reason. However, Haas in F1 has been a complete joke. I hope Gene enjoys sitting in the back row for the rest of his racing time, he could not do anything in Nascar before Stewart, and he is proving the same in F1...

[@jasonknittle6371]

Denny was saying that the 24 pitting before him made him have to pull in deeper, because by the time he gets to the 24 car the tire changers are on the left side, which makes him pit deep then comes the 17 having to do the same, then the 42 having to do the same, and then the 3 having to do the same. if the 3,42,0r 17 was a lap down or out of the race it would have corrected the problem. it was just a worst case scenario that they pitted in that order. 24 was always 2 cars ahead during cautions and him ahead of the 17 and the 17 ahead of 42 and 42 ahead of the 3. just bad luck.

[@jaredchampagne2752]

This podcast really needs to have a separate KZbin channel and not be bogged down with the negativity of how bad fox is for nascar. It’s just a bad look with all the corporate slime within that company, which is really hurting this sport.

[@zavtparticles6828]

the NBC broadcast for the indy 500 was something i was surprised at with extremely minimal ad breaks

[@Rippingthewall]

Word For Kevin: Siiiiick

[@michaelfleming5999]

I wasn't a Kevin fan until he got in the 4 car . He drove like the old days. People say what do you mean?" Kevin would drive you like you drove him. That is until the last 25 laps, then it was, get the. .out of my way !

[@tomwest8663]

Denny said he couldn't pit farther back because he had to go around the 24s front tire changer.

[@ashketchumsdad]

Kevin I'm calling it....Childers goes to RCR with Kyle Busch

[@jeffmann6187]

Kevin I am a big fan of yours for years, listening to the rain out segment I didn't hear any of the 3 of you mention the word fans once. Pointing fingers at people saying the its not FOX that cancels the race, Humidity or the safety workers does not work. I am a big fan I purchase Kevin Harvick merchandise, buy tickets when the race is local, when its not i reserve time in front of the TV to watch the races, play NASCAR draftkings, and drink Coca-Cola . NASCAR calling the race with 140 laps left is not acceptable to my wallet its not professional its middle school mentality. Danny Hamlin KZbin show said the TV network have a lot to do with calling the races which I'm inclined to believe. I don't care if its NASCAR or Fox who cancels the races it had better stop or my money will stop.

[@Rubiconflys]

Paul Newman was the backbone.

[@jacobnichols1947]

And nascar never penalized Denny Hamlin for his tire rolling into the 17's pit stall

[@KnollMountain]

Kevin’s word of the week - how about some southern flavor for Kevin - hankering, yonder, plumb or reckon - see if he can work one of those in

[@rynosraceroom66]

Yo Mamba , lets talk about & ask SVG about how Xfinity racing is better than Cup ! Thx , great show 🤘🏻🏁

[@jasonknittle6371]

I had the 500 on one TV and the 600 on another TV both sitting side by side so I didn't miss a single min.

[@WillowCreative]

word of the week suggestion: "snarky"

[@GrandpaShark]

That's Kevin every week!

[@carol2girls]

Stewart not into nascar anymore he likes drag racing better

[@mwdrum]

Report on the Larson playoff waiver?

[@johnhaas2523]

There is nothing to report

[@jaredchampagne2752]

He’ll get it, even though he shouldn’t. Hendrick got the OK from nascar before they missed the race, otherwise they wouldnt take that type of massive risk.

[@chance2enzo]

​@@jaredchampagne2752NASCAR does what NASCAR wants.

[@oscarjimenezsr.560]

SHR was killed by Kevin's retirement

[@joshuadodginsatgoogle4116]

Will Kevin Still be Doing His Podcast during NBC'S portion or Will June 11th be Finale

[@jollyjolly9027]

The Malice in the Palace had players fighting fans....FWIW

[@roberthevern6169]

So Kevin surreptiously said his words!

[@matthewnachtway4859]

Word of the week, " phenomenal"

[@outfield1988]

Glad someone picked Alex.

[@LeeHunter-ez7dz]

Will you get Mamba Smith from

[@FFV_24]

Harvick and Dale Jr. buy SHR, create EHR Earnhardt/Harvick Racing go with Chevy boom!

[@saragrant9749]

No surprise there. That whole organization hasn’t done squat in a while, even less without Kevin behind the wheel. Other new teams will come along and fill the void. That’s the nature of the sport.

[@outfield1988]

Bell is a good driver for sure.

[@MohammedAlhadi-hp7yh]

I love Kevin harvek I love Nascar 🙂❤️‍🔥

[@dannyatkinson3744]

😂😂😂😂

[@tugyorktown7899]

Did SHR have a press conference ? I can't find it if they did.

[@maits18]

Just the announcement at the socials as far as I know for now

[@jmichaelhpaul]

Gully Washer, Plethora, Fixin’ to, Fractal, Bedazzle

[@anandguruji83]

Stewart-Haas Racing closing down after 2024

[@anandguruji83]

Stewart-Haas Racing closing down after 2024

[@Rick88843]

Conor Daly could do the double in the 50 car and the Indycar

[@jashbaug]

Eight teams is a lot to juggle, Now Tony will be down to two...Sad to see him leave.

[@jinglebells1238]

Maybe TSR might start up his own one car team in 2026 or 27 if they bring dodge back to nascar.

[@jasonknittle6371]

work of the day "Harvic" or "Harvicking" to hug the corner on the painted line through the corner.

[@timothywinters7304]

I am glad Tony got out before Nascar goes broke. Y’all destroyed Nascar when you supported Bubba Smollet with his fake hate crime. Slowly but surely Nascar is going down.

[@reedcameron6238]

Why is it a problem saying...A GODLY ACT SLOWED DOWN KYLE LARSON!

[@buckinright]

I got Kevin a word if it hasn't been used yet,,, discombobulated it means confused and disconcerted

[@keithbowman6029]

Kevin 9.7

[@nathansouthard5240]

Word of the day. Hugger-Mugger

[@DanielLongworth-nk9kb]

It’s laughable that Kevin is trying to convince us Fox doesn’t have a say in the race resuming. Hey Kevin, just because they aren’t asking for you, or your drunk buddies opinion, doesn’t mean that important people with nascar, aren’t talking to important people at Fox and making decisions that you don’t ever hear or see

[@alancranton1049]

Mr Harvick I am not sure if you have used the word Plethora. sneak that one in

[@KevinRay4083]

They didn't fine Stenhouse for the fight....it was because of those stupid shorts! 😂😂

[@cats362]

no idea why they took on aric, Danica. Bad call

[@Upracefan]

Charters are making the team owners realize they are better off selling, which to me is wrong, they should have no monetary value, if the team is no longer going to run full time as required to have a charter, nascar should take them back to distribute as they see fit.

[@jeffogden-v7w]

What about EHI???? Earnheart Harvick Interprise buys shr??????

[@razorsharp8549]

I hope that someone will buy the team

[@stevenjames3822]

I disagree with bell staying at jgr... I think the next good opening on a good team he'll take because of the durt thing jgr holds on him. But money does talk..

[@jeffreysanchez1996]

Man was like LeBron carrying that team to stay irrelevant 💯😅

[@supersevenn]

Kevin, get a partner and buy SHR !

[@outfield1988]

HAAS F1 should shut down.

[@t.j.m3987]

Interesting

[@RedBeardedJoe]

See the thing is thought NASCAR as big as their Company is you know they have a Social Media Team someone probably was like oh wow that was Awesome to watch so they posted it all over there Social Media accounts

[@JohnForrester-mg2cd]

I'm have been a lot time fan of shr and I am disappointed 😔 and they don't care about about how long of a fan you are

[@JohnForrester-mg2cd]

I grew up with you Kevin and Tony

[@carol2girls]

Does anyone ? NO

[@JohnForrester-mg2cd]

We as big fans of shr and we have to move on to another team

[@mcarpenter01]

The problem isn’t SHR, the problem is NASCAR. Identical cars, limited personality drivers, limited skill. NASCAR is a full body IRL car and no one cares anymore. I love racing and I’ve loved NASCAR, but the product on the track is not the same as it once was.

[@jaredchampagne2752]

They only ever cared about money. Stewart or haas never cared about fans or the experience, and it shows.

[@timchalmers1700]

Where's Kyle Busch's fine for intentionally wrecking Ricky?

[@archieharrison9433]

Since he wrecked Spinhouse, I am starting to like him a little bit.

[@tysweekendcorner]

Use the word "conniption".

[@brandonpennington1983]

WTF people actually think yall FOX SPORTS control what is NASCARS job? How are they race fans if they think that?

[@hengineer]

Here is a word: Schaudenfraude

[@mwdrum]

Tony is a winner…..Haas is the worst F1 team forever…..move on Tony,

[@joshpitts7256]

Pfft

[@ashketchumsdad]

Tony was part of the problem

[@Skeeerttttt]

Lost a lot of respect in Harvick, honestly.

[@joeshelton1077]

Precipice & Flabbergasted? Hmm..... I nevered heard those two words before, I need to look em up in the dictionary.

[@alexcarter6446]

I have. I just don't hear them a lot.

[@joeshelton1077]

@@alexcarter6446 😊

[@christinesmith3261]

Word of the week: Juxtaposition 😁

[@andyjeffery1660]

Here is a word foe Kevin: Moist

[@PitbullN.C.]

Kattywhompass

[@rickhaul9540]

Me thinking SHR is tired of Nascars BS and junk cars, NHRA and all the sprint car series are way more exciting to watch.

[@playboyc2]

It’s clear that Harvick kept the doors open longer than they would have been. He was the glue, & after he left, things came apart pretty quickly! What a shame……

[@bretthobson3034]

So y'all pass over the part where they told the drivers 15 minutes back to the cars.

[@rynosraceroom66]

Yo Mamba , lets talk about & ask SVG about how Xfinity racing is better than Cup ! Thx , great show 🤘🏻🏁