Harvick ranks fourth in career average finish at road courses among those competing at Sonoma this weekend, as shown in the figure below. Chase Elliott has 25 road course runs in just eight full-time seasons. Harvick has 56 road course starts in 23 full-time seasons. It’s almost unfair to compare Harvick to today’s drivers because of the way road course racing’s role has changed since Harvick started his Cup career in 2001. Watkins Glen and Sonoma are numbers 15 and 16, with average finish positions of 12.7 and 12.8 respectively. That’s an 11.5 average finish for the Daytona road course, which is followed by 11.6 for Charlotte’s Roval. The first road course on a ranked list of Harvick’s average finish position doesn’t appear until number 11. Consider, for example, his 7.3 career average finishing position at Homestead. People might overlook his road course prowess because he’s so good at other types of tracks.
Harvick has evolved alongside the NASCAR schedule. There’s even a road course in the playoffs.
Once just two of 36 points-paying events, as many as seven road courses have been included in recent Cup seasons. Road course racing evolved from exception to essential during Kevin Harvick’s 23-year career.
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