Kevin Harvick's Happy Hour presented by NASCAR on FOX
Aug 25, 2026 · 53 min · 14 segments
Kevin Harvick, Kaitlyn Vincie & Mamba Smith recap a wild weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Ryan Blaney overcomes pit road adversity to conquer Loudon for the second year in a row, while Josh…
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Obviously, Loudon happened this weekend, and Ryan Blaney and Loudon just seem to go together.
And, you know, I think we expect him to be strong, but this was a really unique race, starting in the rain, having to deal with all the elements.
Uh, one point he had a bad pit stop, but ultimately just Blaney doing Blaney things.
One on two tires, and the guys behind him chasing him on four tires to, to make up for his bad pit stop.
He's just, when he gets his car turning in the middle of the corner and it, it just keeps turning, and it doesn't fall off like everybody else's.
And that's really been his strength for a number of years, to be able to drive the car so that it turns so well through the center of the corner and it doesn't affect the other two extremities.
You look at Logano winning last week, Blaney winning this week, Logano winning at North Wilkesboro.
And even when the Penske struggles, you know, were happening at the beginning of the year and, and through the, you know, the middle of the season, Blaney They always figured out a way to get there.
Um, it didn't make their pit crew better, but it, I feel like it makes them better as a race team and driver and everything else that, that you do by being able to battle through those moments, and you get even better, uh, when, when your car's cycle back around to be good.
Yeah, Ryan said that Team Penske is on a heck of a tear right now, and this is the time to be on the momentum train, for sure.
Obviously, Loudon happened this weekend, and Ryan Blaney and Loudon just seem to go together.
And, you know, I think we expect him to be strong, but this was a really unique race, starting in the rain, having to deal with all the elements.
Uh, one point he had a bad pit stop, but ultimately just Blaney doing Blaney things.
One on two tires, and the guys behind him chasing him on four tires to, to make up for his bad pit stop.
He's just, when he gets his car turning in the middle of the corner and it, it just keeps turning, and it doesn't fall off like everybody else's.
And that's really been his strength for a number of years, to be able to drive the car so that it turns so well through the center of the corner and it doesn't affect the other two extremities.
You look at Logano winning last week, Blaney winning this week, Logano winning at North Wilkesboro.
And even when the Penske struggles, you know, were happening at the beginning of the year and, and through the, you know, the middle of the season, Blaney They always figured out a way to get there.
Um, it didn't make their pit crew better, but it, I feel like it makes them better as a race team and driver and everything else that, that you do by being able to battle through those moments, and you get even better, uh, when, when your car's cycle back around to be good.
Yeah, Ryan said that Team Penske is on a heck of a tear right now, and this is the time to be on the momentum train, for sure.
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