{"id":1535408,"date":"2022-10-27T11:48:54","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T15:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1535408"},"modified":"2024-03-28T14:30:20","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T18:30:20","slug":"kevin-harvick-couldnt-escape-taylor-swift-and-heartbreak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/kevin-harvick-couldnt-escape-taylor-swift-and-heartbreak\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Harvick Couldn\u2019t Escape Taylor Swift and Heartbreak"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We\u2019re in the middle of the NFL season, the NBA and NHL have started up, and the World Series is on deck. We\u2019re also just days away from the Martinsville race setting the field for the NASCAR Cup Series<\/a> Championship 4. So, naturally, let\u2019s talk about the connection between Kevin Harvick<\/a> and Taylor Swift instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The world stands still when Taylor Swift drops a new album<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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NASCAR Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick and entertainer Taylor Swift. | Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Anyone who\u2019s ever browsed the tabloids rack in a supermarket knows Taylor Swift cannot put out new music without referencing the relationships in her life. She\u2019s reached clich\u00e9 status with such, but Swift earns a pass from her record label and fans as one of the most successful performers of the century as we approach the quarter pole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every release of new tunes is big news, not to mention big money. Swift released Midnights<\/em>, her 10th<\/sup> studio album, on Oct. 21, and the impact was immediate. Spotify\u2019s servers couldn\u2019t keep up with the traffic in times in the initial 48 hours. The Guinness World Records<\/a> people credit her with broken records \u2013 Are broken <\/em>records something to be happy about when it comes to music, or are we far enough beyond the vinyl era? \u2013 for album streams (184.6 million) and artist streams (228 million) in 24 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, how does this relate to Kevin Harvick and NASCAR? Well, it\u2019s \u201ca thing\u201d to treat Swift\u2019s new albums as I-remember-what-I-was-doing-when-she-released-it moments. And there happens to be a correlation between Swift and Harvick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kevin Harvick couldn\u2019t escape Taylor Swift and heartbreak<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Findings from the #TMDNASCAR<\/a> Taylor Swift research of who wins immediately after an album release:

10\/24\/06: Kenseth
11\/11\/08: Edwards
10\/25\/10: Stewart
10\/22\/12: Hamlin
10\/27\/14: Kahne
10\/10\/27: Kenseth
08\/23\/19: Jones
07\/24\/20: Keselowski
12\/11\/20: N\/A
10\/21\/22: Larson<\/p>— Davey Segal (@DaveyCenter)
October 25, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>