Subscribe to our newsletter. Well, Sunday, March 11, he proved them wrong. Harvick outran Jeff Gordon in one of the closest finishes in recent memory to take the victory at Las Vegas.
Some people say that it was beginner's luck.
Some speculate that it was a mystical connection to Dale Earnhardt, and some give all the credit to the team. To a degree they all have a point. Perhaps then, it was the car or the team. It could be argued that any driver qualified to drive a Winston Cup car could win if they had the support and backing of Childress and the Earnhardt team behind them. It was Kevin Harvick alone.