Harvick Vs. Dillon Vs. Childress, A Not So Pleasant Parting?

So will Harvick's Closing Weeks At RCR Not Be So Pleasant?

We know Kevin Harvick is leaving RCR for Stewart Haas Racing.  I never suspected anything but the best for the move.  But over the years, rumors have swirled around the Harvick/RCR relationship.  I always thought it was just noise.

Then this last weekend, the Truck Series race seems to have brought out some interesting commentary from Harvick about TY Dillon and RCR.  And though it was surprising, it did not shock me to hear what Kevin Harvick had to say.

And this, in my mind, was not Kevin's best move, as far as leaving parting shots like this when exiting a team.  But then again, he does spat out what's on his mind.

In a nutshell, Harvick and Dillon tangled fenders racing for the second spot in the Truck race on Saturday.  They took each other out of contention.  Then Ty repeatedly showed his frustration by bumping Harvick's truck.

What was interesting was the radio chatter from Richard Childress himself, telling Ty to “turn (Harvick’s) ass over."

Harvick also had a sledge hammer tossed at his truck by an RCR crew member.  (OK, THAT was stupid.)

But then the "Harvick sound off" came after that in subsequent interviews...  which amounted to him calling out a few points about RCR

He called both Dillon brothers rich, "punk-ass kids" and finished up most of the noise with this being the reason he's leaving RCR.

“You've got those kids coming up, and they've got no respect for what they do in this sport. They've had everything fed to them with a spoon."

I guess he forgot who trusted him with the No. 29 (prioviously No. 3) car in those fateful, sad days?

Dang.

And of course, the next day Kevin apologized for his words.

Childress said he'll say what he has to say, to his face and not to the media.  And further added that despite familial help, drivers have to make it work, no matter what's handed to them.

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It was a surprise but then again, we've seen Harvick (and Childress) go off on folks.  But Harvick took it to the more personal level, as far as Childress is concerned.  Though if you look at most driver spats, don't they always get personal in some derogatory way?



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