The Most Clutch NASCAR Driver

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Vince Moscar

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@adamstare1137 3 ай бұрын

This why harvick was my favorite driver

@CaptainCjr 3 ай бұрын

Your not the only one😂😂😂

@6Humanity6Is6Doomed 3 ай бұрын

Same bro literally since day one after he replaced Earnhardt

@johnvandeventer8668 3 ай бұрын

In 2001, the original plan for him was to run part-time in the 30 car before going full-time in 2002

@Angelmunoz_19 3 ай бұрын

And still with 1 start less than the rest of the competition he finished 9th

@idkIamBORED 3 ай бұрын

Being clutch is such an underrated stat in NASCAR. 9/10 people only think about being clutch in a championship since rarely in standalone races, in every overtime, or 1 on 1 duel late in a race it comes down to how much ice you truly have in your veins, AND NONE HAS EVER CAME CLOSER 2 THE CLOSER

@JReaLBiz86 3 ай бұрын

That 2011 race at Fontana is the race that made me a Harvick fan. I had never really had a favorite driver. Had guys I liked or disliked, but nobody I'd buy merchandise for. Then Harvick pulled off one of the most amazing, clutch final-corner passes I've ever seen in my life (still to this day 13 years later) on the defending series champion. And I was sold. To this day, Kevin is the only "favorite driver" I've ever had.

@kalobbiggs4654 3 ай бұрын

I can only imagine how many more wins and championships he could’ve gotten if not for being with RCR all those years. Nevertheless, I grew up a Harvick fan with my dad and glad to say I got to watch him win his one and only championship! No other like him 💯

@Angelmunoz_19 3 ай бұрын

7 and over 90

@easyenetwork2023 3 ай бұрын

He had 37 in 10 years at SHR, 24 at RCR in 13 years.

@easyenetwork2023 3 ай бұрын

@@Angelmunoz_19Doubt that, but he would have probably had almost 80 wins and 3-4 titles.

@Angelmunoz_19 3 ай бұрын

@@easyenetwork2023 he actually is in the Winston cup points format.

@cheetahyoda 3 ай бұрын

I still feel like if anyone was gonna have a championship in his final season, nobody would of blinked if it was Harvick

@NeoEonX 3 ай бұрын

The fact that Harvick one his first race in his third ever start by out-dueling the best in the sport at the time, Jeff Gordon, (who was still at or darn near his best) should’ve told us he would be good. To not make a “rookie mistake” while FINDING a way to beat Gordon clean when Jeff didn’t really make any mistakes (he got loose on the last corner, but he’s still able to drag race Harvick back to the line without hitting him) told us everything we really needed to know about Harvick’s “clutch” gene. Looking forward to the inevitable HoF induction when he’s eligible and we can safely say we WILL know where that induction came from

@NASCARFAN93100 3 ай бұрын

Kevin Harvick had more starts than Jeff Gordon (826 > 805). As well as More Top 5s (251 > 232) More Top 10s (444 > 374) And a better career Average Finish than Jimmie Johnson (12.8 > 13.4).

@TotoDG 3 ай бұрын

Not to discredit Harvick, but Jimmie's comeback career didn't exactly help his average finish stat... EDIT: As it turns out, Harvick would still beat Johnson in average finish, even excluding his return. Granted, it certainly didn’t _help,_ but it was a bit disingenuous of me to imply that nine fairly bad races would tank a HOF-calibre career.

@NASCARFAN93100 3 ай бұрын

@@TotoDG Harvick still beats Jimmie in Average Finish Excluding Jimmie's Comeback Career.

@TotoDG 3 ай бұрын

@@NASCARFAN93100. Duly noted.

@corwintipper7317 3 ай бұрын

how come Harvick only has 1 championship?

@NASCARFAN93100 3 ай бұрын

@@corwintipper7317 Because of The Chase/Playoffs where if it wasn't for That, Harvick would be a 4-Time Champion (2010, 2015, 2016 & 2020).

@AImpatientMan 3 ай бұрын

Kevin harvick at one to go once he sees the drivers that lead the whole race: its time to commit steal

@blufey2925 3 ай бұрын

As a HUGE Harvick fan I always wondered why he came up short in the championship 4 races. He did win in 14 but he was in position to win a handful of other times. Glad he did get at least one 'ship tho.

@Jahschemetoodrippy 3 ай бұрын

As a lifelong kevin harvick fan thus hits home for me I watched all of these races live ahh the nostalgia

@miketag7541 3 ай бұрын

Y’all need to go check out Kevin harvick in car camera from the Daytona 500. It shows the final ten laps!

@blaco7933 3 ай бұрын

I miss this Guy soo much

@isaiahspell3019 3 ай бұрын

Harvick actually did a lot of the testing for Earnhardt

@humdll 3 ай бұрын

He is the only driver i have ever cheered for

@Brycelamb682 3 ай бұрын

The only time I didn’t want him to win was the talladega race where he beat my favorite driver Mcmurray

@seannolan9857 3 ай бұрын

While I do believe Harvick is one of the all-time best, the stats don't exactly support the narrative of him being the most clutch. Since the invention of loop data in 2005, Harvick has had 71 races where he had the highest driver rating. He won 56 times during that period. The noteworthy "where did he come from" wins don't equal the sheer number of races he should have won but didn't. That award should probably go to someone like Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards or Brad Keselowski, who have considerably more wins than they should have.

@easyenetwork2023 3 ай бұрын

Jimmie also had arguably the second best crew chief all-time.

@seannolan9857 3 ай бұрын

@@easyenetwork2023 While I do rate Knaus highly, I don't think he deserves top two status. That should go to Herb Nab (who gave Fred Lorenzen, LeeRoy Yarborough, Bobby Allison and Cale Yarborough their best seasons and even won with Lennie Pond) and Dale Inman for his sustained success with Richard Petty for 20 years and winning a championship with Terry Labonte too.

@easyenetwork2023 3 ай бұрын

@@seannolan9857 No love for Ray Evernham also? Won nearly 50 races and 3 titles in just 7 seasons with Gordon. Easily would have won 1-2 more titles with Jeff and likely 30 or more races.

@mrwest231 3 ай бұрын

Harvick won more than half of those RCR wins in cars that had no business being near victory lane. Jimmie Johnson is one of the greatest ever, but Jimmie never had to race bad or mid-pack cars. I have huge respect for Keselowski winning races in cars that probably shouldn't. People often overlook the equipment some drivers have raced. When Jeff Gordon came to Hendrick, that team was winning 2-4 times a year. HMS wasn't the team it was when Jimmie came along. Harvick won 23 races for RCR; more wins than EVERY other driver he was teamed with there combined. (Some of those teammates were bums though)

@seannolan9857 3 ай бұрын

@@mrwest231 His teammate record is exactly why I rank him above Busch and Johnson overall. But that doesn't change the fact that there were plenty of races in his SHR days that he should have won but didn't. How much you can get out of a car and how much you can be counted on with two laps to go are different skills, and in that particular area, Johnson shines. In over 69% of the races were he was involved in the final lead change, Johnson was the guy passing for the lead. No one from 1985 to the present has a higher percentage in that stat.

@curtissmith8568 3 ай бұрын

2011 Coke 600 broke my soul!

@shaziaummad5517 3 ай бұрын

Hope he had a great time with his team before retiring 😢😢

@themoo908 2 ай бұрын

THE GOAT!!!! Behind Dale…

@aldouscoroza 3 ай бұрын

The Closer and Mr. Where did he come From

@DanielNuteson 3 ай бұрын

He was especially clutch in the 2020 playoffs

@arenasnow 3 ай бұрын

That was not exactly his fault as they shouldn't have been racing at Texas in the rain, but since Harvick was my least favorite driver at the time, I will admit I found it very funny.

@SebaDE 3 ай бұрын

song at 6:53?

@VinceMoscar 3 ай бұрын

RAMBO - Phonk 2024 (No Vocal) by ScrewedQueen

@SebaDE 3 ай бұрын

@@VinceMoscar thx

@pwc209 3 ай бұрын

When Earnhardt died, most became Jr fans. But I went with Harvick. There were some rough years, but in the long run he became one of the best.

@jesustorres-t9t 3 ай бұрын

@pwc209, same here. I was fortunate to be able to "volunteer" at the California Speedway and the following year through my employment with Circle Racing Wheels was able to meet Happy Harvick and Tony Stewart at the winners circle of the IROC race which Smoke had won......Sure do miss the early 2000's

@keamu8580 3 ай бұрын

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

@arenasnow 3 ай бұрын

The most clutch driver in NASCAR history is Jimmie Johnson. I have calculated this. Johnson has an 80-35 on track record on the final lead change of a race. Harvick's is 61-43... still great but definitively worse. Not to mention he won titles most times he was in contention for them while Harvick didn't... Harvick is admittedly the driver the media HYPED as the most clutch driver, but it's not correct. Just like they hyped Ryan Newman as the "hardest driver to pass" when he has the worst career lead change record of any major NASCAR Cup star 1985-present (131-202). Admittedly, few people before me did this sort of research...