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Harvick to 'Buschwhacker' critics: Quit griping
By Bob Pockrass
Friday, August 18, 2006
BAMBI MATTILA / NASCAR SCENE
BROOKLYN, Mich. - NASCAR Busch Series point leader Kevin Harvick is one of 24 drivers attempting to run in both the Busch Series and Nextel Cup events this weekend at Michigan International Speedway.
With the record number of "Buschwhackers" at Michigan, Harvick knows there will be talk about limiting the Cup drivers in the Busch Series.
And he's going to have none of it.
"They need to quit griping and start learning how to win," Harvick said. "That's what all of us had to do. This is not something that's new. It's just something that's more widespread through the media.
"There's a couple of them that gripe about it more than others that have been here for a while that seem like they're on the coast-and-collect program so they just need to figure out how to win races and run better. That'd be what I would do."
Harvick leads Carl Edwards by 443 points in the standings. The top six drivers in the standings are Nextel Cup regulars.
"When I came in, Mark Martin was pretty much kicking everybody's butt, Jeff Burton [was also good]," Harvick said. "They were winning races and it wasn't really that big of a deal and now it's a big deal it seems like.
"I've always been the type that if you get beat you need to figure out why. That's what I would do if I was them instead of worrying about how we can try to be more competitive with getting rid of people. That's not really the answer to things."
Mentioned Drivers: Carl Edwards
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