{"id":1545931,"date":"2023-01-13T10:59:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T15:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1545931"},"modified":"2023-01-13T10:59:03","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T15:59:03","slug":"with-all-due-respect-to-kevin-harvick-its-high-time-he-decided-to-hang-it-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/with-all-due-respect-to-kevin-harvick-its-high-time-he-decided-to-hang-it-up\/","title":{"rendered":"With All Due Respect to Kevin Harvick, It\u2019s High Time He Decided to Hang It Up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With 60 career NASCAR Cup Series wins, a Cup Series title, and victories in all of <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/motorsports\/\">NASCAR\u2019s<\/a> marquee events, <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/kevin-harvick-job-lined-up-2024\/\">Kevin Harvick<\/a> has accomplished just about everything one could ever dream of accomplishing in the United States\u2019 premier motorsports league.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And now, it\u2019s time for him to retire. Time not just in the sense that he announced Thursday that <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/5-legit-reasons-to-be-pumped-about-nascar-heading-into-new-year\/\">2023<\/a> will be his final season, but time in the sense that he probably should\u2019ve actually made this announcement two years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Disagree with this assessment? That\u2019s fine. But the facts prove otherwise \u2014 as we\u2019ll see in just a moment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/4EVER?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#4EVER<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iH5dzpt4HY\">pic.twitter.com\/iH5dzpt4HY<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Kevin Harvick (@KevinHarvick) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KevinHarvick\/status\/1613521186255675392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 12, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-as-recent-as-2020-kevin-harvick-was-still-competing-at-an-elite-level\">As recent as 2020, Kevin Harvick was still competing at an elite level<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While so much was going wrong in the world in 2020 \u2014 remember that pandemic thing? \u2014 Kevin Harvick was enjoying one of the best seasons of his NASCAR Cup Series career. By midsummer, he\u2019d won several races and established himself as a favorite to win the championship, as had <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/denny-hamlin-shares-conflicts-chase-elliott-social-media-video-fans-respond\/\">Denny Hamlin<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Harvick dominates on his way to ninth win of 2020 | NASCAR Cup Series Race Rewind\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XkU0h3XpCuc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then by the time the playoffs and, specifically, the Round of 8 rolled around, Harvick had been to Victory Lane a Cup Series-high nine times and showed no signs of breaking from the dominant form he\u2019d carried for most of the season. Entering the Round of 8 elimination race at Martinsville, Harvick was atop the standings and seemed like a virtual shoo-in for the Championship 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, the wheels fell off. Harvick struggled all day at the <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/martinsville-president-clay-campbell-shares-hilarious-dale-earnhardt-story-dishes-on-day-vs-night-racing-hot-dogs-more\/\">paperclip-shaped short track<\/a>, finishing 17<sup>th<\/sup> and just missing out on an opportunity to race for a second series championship in the next weekend\u2019s season finale at Phoenix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Memorable Moments of the 2020 NASCAR Season (according to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bobpockrass?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BobPockrass<\/a>).<br><br>&quot;No. 5: Kevin Harvick won 9 races but was eliminated in the Round of 8. Needing just one more spot to advance at Martinsville, he tried to wreck Kyle Busch for the position and instead wrecked himself.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PYYcRJopZj\">pic.twitter.com\/PYYcRJopZj<\/a><\/p>&mdash; FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASCARONFOX\/status\/1339722044271837184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Turns out, the end of the 2020 season is actually when Harvick perhaps should\u2019ve called it quits from racing. Because he hasn\u2019t been the same since. Not even close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kevin Harvick has been in rapid decline for the last two years<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The last two seasons have been a struggle for Kevin Harvick \u2014 and that\u2019s putting it mildly. Sure, the <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/3-drivers-stewart-haas-racing-needs-now-that-kevin-harvick-has-made-his-decision\/\">Stewart-Haas Racing<\/a> driver has backdoored his way into the playoffs in both years, and this past season, Harvick even bore shades of his old front-running self over a memorable two-week stretch in which he scored back-to-back wins at Michigan and Richmond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But his overall performance has dipped significantly from 2020 and several years leading up to it when he went to Victory Lane with regularity. Consider: 2021 was the first season since 2009 that Harvick didn\u2019t win a race. Likewise, consider: Harvick\u2019s 15<sup>th<\/sup>-place points finish in 2022 was his worst since 2009 and the third worst of his Cup Series career. The veteran driver\u2019s number of top-fives and top-10s in the past two years has also nosedived from his norm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kevin Harvick: &quot;You only get one chance to do your last&quot; - Tuned In\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U6IxAAKYf6Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So how did Harvick go from leading the Cup Series in victories and contending for the championship in 2020 to being shut out of the Winner\u2019s Circle in 2021 and plummeting all the way to a 15<sup>th<\/sup>-place points finish <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/nascar-3-most-cringe-worthy-decisions-or-non-decisions-of-2022\/\">in 2022<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ll explore the reasons next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kevin Harvick\u2019s decision to retire is the correct one, with one possible caveat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As much as it might appear this way, Kevin Harvick didn\u2019t just wake up in 2021 and forget how to drive race cars at a high clip. Instead, his decline in performance is largely traceable to the decline of the organization for which he competes \u2014 Stewart-Haas Racing \u2014 which, after years of hanging with the likes of Hendrick Motorsports, Joe Gibbs Racing, and Team Penske, has <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/stewart-haas-racing-is-no-longer-one-of-nascar-elite-teams-even-darker-days-could-be-ahead\/\">seen its star fade somewhat<\/a> over the last couple of seasons and is no longer widely considered a tier-one organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another likely reason for Harvick\u2019s seemingly swift drop-off in performance during the past two years is the simple fact that he\u2019s getting further past his prime. While it might seem odd on the surface that being just a year or two older than he was during his mostly magical 2020 season would be much of a factor in his on-track results, you have to consider his age. Sure, the two years separating a 27-year-old from a 29-year-old driver or even a 33-year-old from a 35-year-old rarely seem to matter in NASCAR, but when a driver is in their mid-to-late-40s, it\u2019s usually a different story. At this age, two years are more like five years would be for someone in their 20s or 30s. Five years are more like eight or 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Harvick, who turned 47 in December and is the Cup Series\u2019 oldest active full-time driver, isn\u2019t immune to this type of rapid decline in driving skills. That\u2019s just how it works in almost all cases when a driver is his age or somewhere close to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kevin Harvick crashes while leading at Texas\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n9cz0lLUo_4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The sad reality is that if Harvick hung around much longer, he would almost certainly become an also-ran or mid-pack driver incapable of hunting even the occasional win, much less a championship. Don\u2019t believe me? I\u2019d invite you to go back and look at how Richard Petty, Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/dale-earnhardt-jr-makes-aggressive-prediction-what-kevin-harvick-fans-expect-2023\/\">Dale Earnhardt Jr.<\/a>, Bobby Labonte, and Terry Labonte did over their last few seasons as full-time drivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To put it as nicely as possible, the answer is: not very good. Harvick is in the same age range all those drivers were in when they started fading out in a noticeable way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, Harvick needs to hang it up simply because he\u2019s ready. On Thursday, the Bakersfield, Calif., native made no bones about his belief that his time to step aside is quickly approaching. If Harvick is losing the desire to drive race cars <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/3-things-nascar-nailed-3-things-nascar-botched-badly-2023-cup-schedule\/\">38 weekends out of the year<\/a> \u2014 which means not only competing in a dangerous sport but also missing out on precious family time \u2014 then he absolutely shouldn\u2019t continue on. Doing so would be a disservice to his fans, his wife and two young children, and mostly to himself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/4EVER?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#4EVER<\/a> a family man. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J5PDQr57Yq\">pic.twitter.com\/J5PDQr57Yq<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Stewart-Haas Racing (@StewartHaasRcng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StewartHaasRcng\/status\/1613611901526605826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 12, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Simply put: If Harvick doesn\u2019t want to race past 2023, he shouldn\u2019t race. Case closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The only possible problem with his decision to hang up his helmet at the <em>end<\/em> of 2023? 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