Looking back at the race stats of June's Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma County, Calif. tells you that Kyle Busch walked away with a race victory after a dominating performance that saw the No. 18 out front for 78 of 112 laps.What the stats don't show was how Yates Racing's David Gilliland finished second or how Hendrick Motorsports' Jeff Gordon -- the longtime road course king -- didn't lead a lap but finished third. They also don't show how both drivers moved up some four spots in the final six laps without actually making a green flag pass.
The reason for that? Mr. Kevin Harvick.
Harvick, running fifth at the time, entered Turn No. 7 at Infineon (a 90-degree right hand turn) just a little too hot while looking under Gilliland for a pass. Harvick's No. 29 spun sideways (video below) to collect third-place Jamie McMurray, who, in turn, collected second-place Tony Stewart.
The result was a synchronized spin that many synchronized swimmers would have been proud of, and one that drastically changed the race's Top-5 finishing order.
Ron Fellows, driving the No. 01 DEI Chevrolet in a one-race deal, also got caught up in smoky, sandy mess after trying to avoid the melee by driving through the sand run-off area.
The best part, though, was the TNT broadcast booth going absolutely bonkers during the wreck. Wally Dallenbach led off the reaction with a "O-aahhhhh! Harvick goes in and oh no! Doh oh!" that culminated with Kyle Petty and Bill Weber joining in on the not-so-lovely caroling.
Amazingly enough, Tony Stewart wasn't ticked after the incident despite it being the second race of the season that Kevin Harvick ruined for him (see: Bristol in March).
When the dust settled, Stewart ended up 10th, McMurray 18th, Fellows 29th and Kevin Harvick 30th.
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tony doesn't get mad when he gets wrecked from hard racing regardless who it was.
he gets mad when someone does a bone head move.
he didn't get mad cause it was his gay lover that wrecked him.