{"id":718,"date":"2016-03-12T13:16:34","date_gmt":"2016-03-12T19:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=718"},"modified":"2016-03-12T13:16:34","modified_gmt":"2016-03-12T19:16:34","slug":"will-kevin-harvick-win-again-at-phoenix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2016\/03\/12\/will-kevin-harvick-win-again-at-phoenix\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Kevin Harvick win again at Phoenix?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"DesertDomination_Harvick\"<\/p>\n

Can anyone stop NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick from winning this weekend at Phoenix International Raceway?<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t think so.<\/p>\n

When it comes to racing and winning at Phoenix, no driver is as dominate as Harvick on the Arizona oval.<\/p>\n

\"Kevin
Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Jimmy John’s Chevrolet, speaks to the media during a press conference prior to practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Good Sam 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on March 11, 2016 in Avondale, Arizona. Photo by Daniel Shirey\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The driver of the No. 4 Chevrolet has won five of the last seven races, including four of the last five at the one-mile track.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s obviously been a great race track for me personally, but really for the last two years at Stewart-Haas Racing it\u2019s been phenomenal,\u201d said Harvick during a news conference on Friday at PIR.\u00a0 \u201cWe have won three of the four races and got beat by the rain in the last one.\u00a0 All-in-all it\u2019s been a lot of fun to come here.\u00a0 For me personally, this is a fun place to come just for the fact that I started racing here in the mid-90\u2019s and you still see a lot of the same fans and people that followed your career up through the ranks.\u00a0 I love coming out here and look forward to getting another weekend started.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Kevin
Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Jimmy John’s Chevrolet, aims for his eighth victory at Phoenix International Raceway this weekend. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Harvick has a record seven victories at Phoenix and he will compete for number eight in Sunday\u2019s Good Sam 500 (3:30 p.m. ET on FOX).\u00a0 In addition, he has 1,345 career laps led and his 264 laps led in a single race (Nov. 2014) are both track records.<\/p>\n

Since PIR was repaved in 2011, Harvick has led all drivers with five wins, a 4.6 average finish, 1,028 laps led and a 130.1 driver rating.\u00a0 He is off to a fast start in 2016, posting finishes of fourth (Daytona), sixth (Atlanta) and seventh (Las Vegas).<\/p>\n

I am predicting Harvick will score another victory at PIR on Sunday and he will become the fourth different winner in as many races to score a victory so far this year.<\/p>\n

Kevin Harvick graphic and photos courtesy of NASCAR.<\/em><\/p>\n

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Next Race: Good Sam 500<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Place: Phoenix International Raceway<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Date: Sunday, March 13<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Time: 3:30 p.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\n

TV: FOX, 3 p.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\n

Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio<\/strong><\/p>\n

Distance: 312 miles (312 laps)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Can anyone stop NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick from winning this weekend at Phoenix International Raceway? I don\u2019t think so. When it comes to racing and winning at Phoenix, no driver is as dominate as Harvick on the Arizona oval. 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