Kevin Harvick made his debut on Fox Sports as an analyst submit his retirement after the 2023 NASCAR season.

NASCAR’s Busch Light Clash of 2024 marked the primary pre-season NASCAR racing occasion of the yr. Accompanying Mike Joy and Clint Bowyer within the Fox Sports sales space for the evaluation was former driver Kevin Harvick. He retired on the finish of the 2023 season after a profitable racing profession within the sport.

The occasion, which was preponed to Saturday due to unprecedented climate circumstances in Los Angeles, was gained by Denny Hamlin. He was adopted by Kyle Busch and Ryan Blaney in second and third locations, respectively.

Fans on social media had been quite excited to see Kevin Harvick within the sales space as a NASCAR analyst. One fan mentioned:

“He’s raised the bar for the whole booth. Really good strategy discussions.”

“Not a surprise whatsoever, but Kevin Harvick is excellent in the Fox Sports booth,” remarked one other fan.

“I am not surprised that he’s doing a tremendous job. Great addition to the team!” mentioned a 3rd fan.

Here are a couple of extra fan reactions:

A ‘difficult’ occasion in Kevin Harvick’s phrases turns victorious for Denny Hamlin

Kevin Harvick’s debut occasion as an analyst, the Busch Light Clash, was preponed due to the acute climate circumstances in LA. The observe periods had been quite chaotic due to the moist circumstances which had been seemingly going to have an effect on the principle occasion. In Harvick’s phrases, the occasion was set to be ‘difficult’.

“I saw how challenging it is going to be for qualifying, because of the fact that these are guys are slipping and sliding, and running into each other already? I am glad I’m not driving.”

As talked about earlier, the 150-lap occasion was gained by Denny Hamlin. He first took the lead early on at lap three from Joey Logano. Later on through the race, Ty Gibbs led after overtaking Hamlin on the fiftieth lap. But the latter was capable of get forward of the pack later after a late restart with 10 laps to go.

A last late restart mixed with a two-lap extra time was sufficient for Hamlin to remain within the lead, successful it with Joe Gibbs Racing’s Toyota. This was his fourth Busch Light Clash victory and the primary after 2016.