{"id":119351,"date":"2019-03-09T18:54:17","date_gmt":"2019-03-09T15:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/kevin-harvick-kyle-busch-discuss-their-evolving-relationship\/"},"modified":"2019-03-09T18:54:17","modified_gmt":"2019-03-09T15:54:17","slug":"kevin-harvick-kyle-busch-discuss-their-evolving-relationship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/kevin-harvick-kyle-busch-discuss-their-evolving-relationship\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch discuss their evolving relationship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\"10\">\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"AVONDALE, Ariz. \u2014 Clown. Two-faced. Head up his rear end.\" data-reactid=\"11\">AVONDALE, Ariz. \u2014 Clown. Two-faced. Head up his rear end.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"That\u2019s just a small sampling of terms tossed out there over the years from both parties of one of NASCAR\u2018s longest-running feuds \u2014 &lt;a class=&quot;yom-entity-link yom-entity-sports_player&quot; href=&quot;\/nascar\/sprint\/drivers\/205\/&quot;&gt;Kevin Harvick&lt;\/a&gt; vs. &lt;a class=&quot;yom-entity-link yom-entity-sports_player&quot; href=&quot;\/nascar\/sprint\/drivers\/947\/&quot;&gt;Kyle Busch&lt;\/a&gt;.\" data-reactid=\"12\">That\u2019s just a small sampling of terms tossed out there over the years from both parties of one of NASCAR\u2018s longest-running feuds \u2014 <a class=\"yom-entity-link yom-entity-sports_player\" href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nascar\/sprint\/drivers\/205\/\">Kevin Harvick<\/a> vs. <a class=\"yom-entity-link yom-entity-sports_player\" href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nascar\/sprint\/drivers\/947\/\">Kyle Busch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"These days? No name calling here. Just nothing but mutual respect.\" data-reactid=\"13\">These days? No name calling here. Just nothing but mutual respect.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Arguably NASCAR\u2018s two most talented drivers over the course of their decade and a half of racing against each other, Busch and Harvick have somehow gone from Harvick\u2018s arm extended through Busch\u2018s driver-side window \u2014 &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/youtu.be\/Lxtwh_o_SZc?t=95&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener&quot;&gt;you know, for punching purposes&lt;\/a&gt; \u2014 at Darlington in 2011, to being wrapped around Busch\u2018s shoulder in the garage area, sharing a laugh just last year.\" data-reactid=\"14\">Arguably NASCAR\u2018s two most talented drivers over the course of their decade and a half of racing against each other, Busch and Harvick have somehow gone from Harvick\u2018s arm extended through Busch\u2018s driver-side window \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Lxtwh_o_SZc?t=95\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">you know, for punching purposes<\/a> \u2014 at Darlington in 2011, to being wrapped around Busch\u2018s shoulder in the garage area, sharing a laugh just last year.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"canvas-image Mx(a) canvas-atom My(24px) My(20px)--sm\" style=\"max-width:100%;\" data-type=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia image\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" data-reactid=\"15\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"436\" data-reactid=\"16\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"800\" data-reactid=\"17\"\/><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:54.5%;\" class=\"Maw(100%) Pos(r) H(0)\" data-reactid=\"18\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kyle Kevin\" class=\"JsEnabled_Op(0) JsEnabled_Bg(n) Trsdu(.42s) Bgr(nr) Bgz(cv) StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" itemprop=\"url\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/emevV6DLMlYZjmpA7vA4ug--~A\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjtzbT0xO3c9ODAw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/nascar.com\/c430bcb56df4ccd449a699c5843d0649);\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/g\/images\/spaceball.gif\" data-reactid=\"19\"\/><noscript data-reactid=\"20\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kyle Kevin\" class=\"StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/emevV6DLMlYZjmpA7vA4ug--~A\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjtzbT0xO3c9ODAw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/nascar.com\/c430bcb56df4ccd449a699c5843d0649\" itemprop=\"url\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"At some point, Harvick says, that animosity toward each other turned to true appreciation for each other\u2018s talents and skill on the race track.\" data-reactid=\"26\">At some point, Harvick says, that animosity toward each other turned to true appreciation for each other\u2018s talents and skill on the race track.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"\u201cAs rough as our relationship was to start things off, there\u2018s a mutual respect that we have found over the past several years that have created a healthy competitiveness instead of an unhealthy competitiveness,\u201d Harvick told NASCAR.com Friday at ISM Raceway, site of Sunday\u2018s TicketGuardian 500 (3:30 p.m. ET, FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).\" data-reactid=\"27\">\u201cAs rough as our relationship was to start things off, there\u2018s a mutual respect that we have found over the past several years that have created a healthy competitiveness instead of an unhealthy competitiveness,\u201d Harvick told NASCAR.com Friday at ISM Raceway, site of Sunday\u2018s TicketGuardian 500 (3:30 p.m. ET, FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"\u201cLook, Kyle\u2018s a great race car driver. Kyle and I have really not much in common off the race track, but I have an extreme amount of respect for what he does in the race car and the things that happen on the race track. There isn\u2018t a guy in the garage that I want to beat more than Kyle just because of the fact that if you\u2018ve beat him on the race track, you\u2018ve had a really good day. Racing with him head-to-head is something that I enjoy. Definitely, he wants to beat me, I want to beat him, but I feel like I have a good relationship with Kyle.\u201d\" data-reactid=\"28\">\u201cLook, Kyle\u2018s a great race car driver. Kyle and I have really not much in common off the race track, but I have an extreme amount of respect for what he does in the race car and the things that happen on the race track. There isn\u2018t a guy in the garage that I want to beat more than Kyle just because of the fact that if you\u2018ve beat him on the race track, you\u2018ve had a really good day. Racing with him head-to-head is something that I enjoy. Definitely, he wants to beat me, I want to beat him, but I feel like I have a good relationship with Kyle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Even last year, the two raced hard for the win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, culminating in Harvick bumping Busch out of the way in the closing laps en route to the win.\" data-reactid=\"29\">Even last year, the two raced hard for the win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, culminating in Harvick bumping Busch out of the way in the closing laps en route to the win.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Surely, Busch would be furious after the race, having his shot at holding a giant lobster in Victory Lane clawed away from him by his fiercest rival, right?\" data-reactid=\"30\">Surely, Busch would be furious after the race, having his shot at holding a giant lobster in Victory Lane clawed away from him by his fiercest rival, right?<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"\u201cThat\u2018s fine; (if) that\u2018s how (he) wants to race, that\u2018s how I\u2018ll race back,\u201d Busch said at the time \u2014 an extremely measured response given their history.\" data-reactid=\"31\">\u201cThat\u2018s fine; (if) that\u2018s how (he) wants to race, that\u2018s how I\u2018ll race back,\u201d Busch said at the time \u2014 an extremely measured response given their history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"&lt;strong&gt;MORE: &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.nascar.com\/news-media\/2018\/07\/22\/kyle-busch-kevin-harvick-race-winning-move-how-you-race-is-how-you-get-raced\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Busch on Harvick\u2019s race-winning move: \u2018How you race is how you get raced\u2019&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/strong&gt;\" data-reactid=\"32\"><strong>MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nascar.com\/news-media\/2018\/07\/22\/kyle-busch-kevin-harvick-race-winning-move-how-you-race-is-how-you-get-raced\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Busch on Harvick\u2019s race-winning move: \u2018How you race is how you get raced\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Perhaps it can be attributed to the fact that they\u2018ve each matured, become dads and champions, all in the last six years. Regardless, it\u2018s fascinating to see two of the sport\u2018s top competitors \u2014 probably each other\u2018s &lt;em&gt;biggest&lt;\/em&gt; competitor \u2014 go from spewing vitriol at each other in post-race interviews to sparking a healthy relationship solely based on mutual respect on the race track.\" data-reactid=\"33\">Perhaps it can be attributed to the fact that they\u2018ve each matured, become dads and champions, all in the last six years. Regardless, it\u2018s fascinating to see two of the sport\u2018s top competitors \u2014 probably each other\u2018s <em>biggest<\/em> competitor \u2014 go from spewing vitriol at each other in post-race interviews to sparking a healthy relationship solely based on mutual respect on the race track.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"\u201cThere was certainly a time where Harvick and I both would agree that if neither of us showed up at the race track anymore that we would totally be OK with that,\u201d Busch said Friday. \u201cNow it\u2018s kind of resurfaced a little bit differently where I feel as though we feel like when we get to the race track we know we would much rather be able to beat each other and we\u2018ve done it way more respectfully over the course of the last \u2026 I don\u2018t know, 2014, since then. I don\u2018t know if that was just his move to SHR and the relationship that I had with Tony (Stewart) and Tony kind of telling Kevin, \u2018Hey, give him some slack,\u2018 or whatever, but it\u2018s definitely come more from his side than my side as far as the friendliness I guess you could say.\" data-reactid=\"34\">\u201cThere was certainly a time where Harvick and I both would agree that if neither of us showed up at the race track anymore that we would totally be OK with that,\u201d Busch said Friday. \u201cNow it\u2018s kind of resurfaced a little bit differently where I feel as though we feel like when we get to the race track we know we would much rather be able to beat each other and we\u2018ve done it way more respectfully over the course of the last \u2026 I don\u2018t know, 2014, since then. I don\u2018t know if that was just his move to SHR and the relationship that I had with Tony (Stewart) and Tony kind of telling Kevin, \u2018Hey, give him some slack,\u2018 or whatever, but it\u2018s definitely come more from his side than my side as far as the friendliness I guess you could say.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"\u201cIt\u2018s nice to be able to have that relationship with guys in the garage area. You don\u2018t have to be friends with them, but you do have to know that you have to respect them and you do have to know that you have to have an opportunity to go out there and race door handle to door handle or bumper to bumper and know that you\u2018re not going to get wrecked. Kevin and I have that going right now and hopefully we can keep that going that way and there are some others out there that could certainly learn a few things.\u201d\" data-reactid=\"35\">\u201cIt\u2018s nice to be able to have that relationship with guys in the garage area. You don\u2018t have to be friends with them, but you do have to know that you have to respect them and you do have to know that you have to have an opportunity to go out there and race door handle to door handle or bumper to bumper and know that you\u2018re not going to get wrecked. Kevin and I have that going right now and hopefully we can keep that going that way and there are some others out there that could certainly learn a few things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><button class=\"read-more-button Td(n) Cur(p) D(ib) Fw(b) Fz(14px) Fz(15px)--lg W(180px)--sm Bdc($c-fuji-blue-1-a) Bdrs(4px) Bds(s) Bdw(2px) Bgc($c-fuji-blue-1-a):h C($c-fuji-blue-1-a)! C(#fff)!:h Lts(.3px) Px(30px) Py(10px) Lh(1)\" data-reactid=\"37\"><span data-reactid=\"38\">Story continues<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"Ov(h) Trs($transition-readmore) Mah(0)\" data-reactid=\"39\">\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"&lt;strong&gt;RELATED: &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.nascar.com\/gallery\/kevin-harvick-vs-kyle-busch-anything-you-can-do-i-can-do-better-at-phoenix\/#\/0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Busch vs. Harvick: Anything you can do, I can do better&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/strong&gt;\" data-reactid=\"40\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nascar.com\/gallery\/kevin-harvick-vs-kyle-busch-anything-you-can-do-i-can-do-better-at-phoenix\/#\/0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Busch vs. Harvick: Anything you can do, I can do better<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"As fate would have it, given their dominance and success at Phoenix \u2014 they combined to sweep the track last year \u2014 Busch and Harvick enter the weekend with the best odds to win Sunday\u2019s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at an &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.nascar.com\/gallery\/las-vegas-odds-favorites-to-win-at-phoenix\/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;identical 7-2 apiece&lt;\/a&gt;.\" data-reactid=\"41\">As fate would have it, given their dominance and success at Phoenix \u2014 they combined to sweep the track last year \u2014 Busch and Harvick enter the weekend with the best odds to win Sunday\u2019s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nascar.com\/gallery\/las-vegas-odds-favorites-to-win-at-phoenix\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">identical 7-2 apiece<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"It wouldn\u2019t be surprising for the checkered flag to fall with either the No. 4 of Harvick or No. 18 of Busch leading the way, but don\u2019t expect any fireworks in the desert between them if the racing is hard down to the wire \u2014 perhaps just a respectful tip of the helmet and an, \u201cI\u2019ll get you next week.\u201d\" data-reactid=\"42\">It wouldn\u2019t be surprising for the checkered flag to fall with either the No. 4 of Harvick or No. 18 of Busch leading the way, but don\u2019t expect any fireworks in the desert between them if the racing is hard down to the wire \u2014 perhaps just a respectful tip of the helmet and an, \u201cI\u2019ll get you next week.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/kevin-harvick-kyle-busch-discuss-104349231.html?src=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] AVONDALE, Ariz. \u2014 Clown. Two-faced. Head up his rear end. That\u2019s just a small sampling of terms tossed out there over the years from both parties of one of NASCAR\u2018s longest-running feuds \u2014 Kevin Harvick vs. Kyle Busch. These days? No name calling here. Just nothing but mutual respect. Arguably NASCAR\u2018s two most talented &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":119352,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-119351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tie-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119351"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119351\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/119352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}