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Kevin Harvick won't make the Chase this season, but he still put together an impressive weekend in Atlanta. Larry McReynolds has the latest from around the garage.
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" You know there's a few final -- so we're -- to Richmond. I think another great positive note came out of Atlanta Motor Speedway. Was the fact that Kevin Harvick Richard Childress racing between nineteen course we know they're not a player to be in the chase after making it the the last two years. But to have a car that finished second. He led a lot of laps and Kevin also dominated the Nationwide Series race on Saturday night he got his second win of 2009 and that series. But probably across the board know given any second. In the Daytona 500 back in Hayward probably the best run. The RCR cart has had this year and has not been for a late race caution with a fifteen laps to go. Obama wait it was caused by his teammate Clint Boyer spinning now. We may be talking about Kevin Harvick first Leon's as the 2007. I don't -- but you know that group pass to -- Just -- positive note headed to Richmond to come home with the top two finish -- so much race because his car. Was so good on long runs in on the flip side of that. -- that Collison Kasey -- even senator in his post race comments he has car was good for about ten to fifteen -- of -- start -- really lose. And I think that's one reason he was able to win the race. And he just took several laps for Kevin's call our economy and when you look at Clint Boyer with him sitting back there 168. Points out the tough way out. Pretty much that was the last hope for Richard Childress racing. To get a driver in the chase so what team operation had three and it last year actually the last two years. They will not have a player in the chase for the 2000 and Sprint Cup Series championship. Goodyear Tire & Rubber company you know they do such an awesome job week in and week out. But just things like Atlanta Motor Speedway. He's one of those tracks they just keep searching they just yet on the right tire combination. They compliments at racetrack. With the speed that these drivers running there the biggest problem most teams -- matter it was Kasey Kahne. If it was teams that finished in the top on the top team. -- the chance to announce crew chief of 48 car. He's hit it was so inconsistent. From set the set the city you can absolutely. -- car that was not turning in pushing. Make no adjustments just changed four -- in it may go from pushing and running and not -- To begin sat ladies' lives in fact it was so inconsistent. Mike or Danny Hamlin and eleven car. Locked themselves in tough conditions six -- themselves into the chase finally the union might Fortson were not in them adjust our car anymore because we can't predict. What the next that it tired is going to be line. We know it's a challenge because this circus is it doesn't have a lot of green. The surface is twelve years -- And when you look at the last four races there Atlanta Motor Speedway was being the four races we've actually run the new car. We've actually been at work or different tire combinations. And I believe that that probably and we go back there in the spring of 2000 the end. We'll be going to with a combination I'm sure they'll be more testing as well."
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