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Kevin Harvick's Happy Hour presented by NASCAR on FOX

NASCAR History at COTA! Tyler Reddick’s DOMINANT Run, Lawsuit Update & Phoenix Preview

Kevin Harvick's Happy Hour presented by NASCAR on FOX

Fox Sports

Leisure, Sports, Automotive

4.8523 Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Tyler Reddick rewrites NASCAR history with three straight Cup Series wins to open the 2026 season, becoming the first driver since 1949 to start 3-for-3, as COTA delivers chaos, mechanical failures, late-race drama, and major playoff implications. On this episode of Kevin Harvick’s Happy Hour, Kevin Harvick, Kaitlyn Vincie, and Mamba Smith break down Reddick’s dominant weekend, Shane van Gisbergen’s push to second, Ty Gibbs’ statement finish, Kyle Larson’s cool suit malfunction, Alex Bowman’s early exit, Ross Chastain’s costly penalty, and the latest developments in the Joe Gibbs Racing–Chris Gabehart lawsuit. The crew then previews Phoenix Raceway — where Harvick won nine Cup races — explaining what makes the track so challenging and revealing their official race predictions for the weekend. Mamba’s Social Sips dives into Bill Elliott’s vintage victory at age 70, Myatt Snider’s last-second braking advice, and fan voicemails from around the country. 0:00 - Intro 2:32 - COTA Weekend Recap 33:54 - Phoenix Preview 42:30 - Mamba’s Social Sips 50:05 - Last Call Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Momentum is a real thing in our sport.

0:01.6

When you have that, things just happen easier, but you better ride that wave. He looked at me down the eyes. You want to be a race car driver, and you didn't bring your helmet to the racetrack? Trust me, there's nothing more than I want to do, then grab the controls on that thing and just throw your ass right off of it. Myatt Snyder is Jamie Little's pit spotter. What do you think he's thinking right there?

0:19.9

Probably nervous.

0:20.9

Holy. is Jamie Little's pit-spotter. What do you think he's thinking right there? Probably nervous.

0:20.9

Welcome to Kevin Harvick's Happy Hour, presented by NASCAR on Fox.

0:35.9

I'm Kevin Harvick.

0:36.8

She's Caitlin Vincy, an official...CAR and Fox. I'm Kevin Harvick. She's Caitlin Vincey.

0:54.9

An official Fox attire. Fox attire Mama Smith. Yes, sir. That's the top button-buttoned. First time I've ever seen him wear a Fox shirt. I like the Fox shirt. And also, they make my arms look really big. I've been in the gym. Oh, was that the movie? Either your arms look big or your shirt's too small. The shirts have been the same.

0:57.3

Well, either way, that means I'm getting, you know, I'm getting there.

1:10.8

It's too small. The shirts have been... Well, either way, that means I'm getting, you know, I'm getting there. It's the fit, one way or the other. Yeah, we're throwing a fit. Speaking of I'm throwing a fit, Kev, I gotta be honest, your shoes, the shoe socks shirt game today. Yeah. Thank you. It looks like you really thought about it. The palette. I got home at 3 a.m.

1:11.7

Yeah, the color pallet. I got home at 3 a.m.

1:13.1

So the sun was up when I got dressed, I guess is what I was saying. Oh, yeah. Yeah, you had some troubles leaving Austin, right? Yeah. Yeah, got stuck in Austin for a bit. The best part about that is when he when he was getting back, I was just going to the airport.

1:28.7

In that wild.

1:29.7

Yeah.

1:30.6

At least you both made it.

1:31.8

We made it. That's a positive thing. Welcome in to another edition of Harvick Happy Pod. We have a lot to talk about leaving a very eventful race out in Austin, Texas.

1:41.1

Coming up next will be Phoenix and you've got some Sips on tap for us.

1:46.0

The Sips is cool.

1:48.1

Sipses. The Sipses are cool. I had a fan tell me this weekend, hey, just make sure you tell Mama that the Sips is the best part of the show. Oh, you had a fan to me that. Yeah, I had a fan tell me that. I told him, I said, you should quit listening.

1:58.3

Because obviously you're not paying attention for the right reasons.

2:00.9

Listen, man, look, they come for Kevin.

2:04.0

They stay for Caitlin. I told him, I said, you should quit listening. Because obviously you're not paying attention for the right reasons.

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