INDIANAPOLIS — Kevin Harvick revealed Saturday that he suffered “busted ribs” earlier this summer season after a fall down a flight of steps.

Harvick stated the autumn occurred whereas he was in Italy with son Keelan, who was racing go-karts there on the time.

Harvick stated the Cup races at Nashville and Chicago the next weekends had been tough however he had largely healed by Atlanta.

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Although he’s winless this season, Harvick can clinch a spot within the playoffs after Sunday’s Cup race (2:30 p.m. ET on NBC).

“It’s been an interesting year as far as how things have worked out,” Harvick stated at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. “I feel like we’ve performed OK with what we have.

“The guys have done a good job in making something out of it, put ourselves in position to have a chance to win a couple of races. Had some bad ones and some good ones, kind of fought … and scraped and worked through an injury after the break.”

Harvick, who has 11 top-10 finishes and 6 finishes of twentieth or worse this 12 months, stated of this season: “We just have fought one battle after another. It’s been typical (No.) 4 car stuff that we’ve worked through. Just keep grinding away for 13 more (races).”

Harvick enters Sunday’s race having scored 4 consecutive top-10 finishes, together with fourth-place outcomes at New Hampshire and Pocono.

Harvick, who’s in his closing full-time Cup season, made clear Saturday that he wouldn’t come again subsequent 12 months if this occasion is moved to the oval as is anticipated.

He has been essential of the observe shifting its race to the street course, however he is aware of he’ll depart this sport having received his closing two begins on the Indy oval. He has three complete wins on the Indy oval.