This past weekend at Texas Motor Speedway, Kyle Busch (No. 51 Miccosukee Resort/Graceway Pharmaceuticals Toyota) came close to pulling off an unprecedented triple-sweep, winning both the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series races before coming up short in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event.
This coming weekend at Phoenix presents another opportunity, and this time Busch is not alone. Kevin Harvick (No. 4 Longhorn Chevrolet) will also attempt the feat, and the statistics suggest that he may have a better shot at accomplishing it.
Statistically, the first leg of the triple will be the easiest to secure. Harvick is brilliant in the trucks at Phoenix. In his last four series visits to the track, Harvick has won three times.
Harvick, the defending champion of this race, registered strong stats in last season’s victory: a Driver Rating of 139.9, an Average Running Position of 2.5, 34 Fastest Laps Run and he ran all 150 laps among the top 15. He also was passed only three times while under green.
In his two Phoenix races since the inception of Loop Data in 2005 (2007 and 2008), Harvick has a Driver Rating of 131.0, an Average Running Position of 3.4, 51 Fastest Laps Run and has run all 300 Laps in the Top 15.
Harvick’s Phoenix stats in the other two series are likewise strong. In NASCAR Nationwide Series competition, Harvick has a Driver Rating of 115.6. In the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, he has a 99.0, which includes a perfect 150.0 in his 2006 win. Auto Racing Daily
CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR 4 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Longhorn Smokeless Tobacco 5 Mike Skinner Toyota Exide Batteries 6 Colin Braun Ford Con-way Freight 7 Chad McCumbee Chevrolet Valvoline Fuel Proof / Tiwi 8 Jamie Dick Chevrolet SS Green Light Racing 10 James Buescher* Ford International Maxx Force Diesel 11 T.J. Bell Toyota Red Horse Racing 13 Johnny Sauter* Chevrolet Fun Sand / Rodney Atkins / Curb Records 14 Rick Crawford Ford Circle Bar Truck Corral / International 15 Aric Almirola Toyota Graceway Pharmaceuticals 16 Brian Scott Toyota Albertsons 23 Jason White Dodge GunBroker Racing 24 David Starr Toyota Zachry 25 Mike Bliss Toyota Cajun Industries / Harris Trucking 30 Todd Bodine Toyota Copart 33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet VFW 47 Richard Harriman Chevrolet FT-11 Multi-Purpose Degreaser 51 Kyle Busch Toyota Miccosukee Resort / Graceway Pharmaceuticals 60 Stacy Compton Toyota SafeAuto Insurance Company 81 Tayler Malsam* Toyota One Eighty 88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet Menards 102 Andy Ponstein Chevrolet Corrie Stott Racing.com 117 Timothy Peters Toyota Strutmasters.com / Red Horse Racing 121 Nick Tucker Dodge GunBroker Racing 122 Tim George Jr. Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 137 Robbie Brand Ford Lagunitas 148 Dan Brode Chevrolet Rockingham Speedway Polar Bear 150 157 Norm Benning Chevrolet Norm Benning Racing 161 Brett Thompson Dodge Rich Thompson Trucking Inc. 171 Kevin Conway Chevrolet Extenze 190 Brad Sweet Toyota Great Clips 212 Derek White Chevrolet OCRGazBar.com / James Carter Attorney / SponsorTheTruck.com 231 Ricky Carmichael* Chevrolet Monster Energy 250 Wheeler Boys Dodge Boys Will Be Boys Racing Co.
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