NASCAR champ Kevin Harvick opens up in incredible rant: 'Screw the manufacturers'

NASCAR champion Kevin Harvick has unleashed an astonishing rant aimed at those regulating motorsports in 2026.

The 2014 Cup Series champion didn't hold back on calling out the continued moves to reduce engine horsepower in F1 and NASCAR to be more 'road ready', hitting out at manufacturers who insist that top level motorsports are venues for them to develop things which can help their road car offerings.

Harvick claimed on his show Speed this week that motorsports including NASCAR have moved away from the purity of racing 'by trying to save the world', and begged for a return to the old days.

He told his co-host Will Buxton that the restrictions being placed on engines right now are detrimental to the spirit of a number of motorsport series.

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"We’re fighting it right now in NASCAR," he said. "You knock all the horsepower out of it, you try to make it so it fits in your Honda Civic so they can build this V6 or four cylinder – nobody cares about it. Nobody cares. It’s a race car. If you want to develop your car, go sports car racing."

He continued: "All the nonsense about knocking power out of the car, let’s make it more economical, let’s make it so it’s friendlier for the teams – every time we try to save money, we cost the teams more money," adding "One horsepower, two horsepower at a time is harder to find than it is when you have a more open rulebook."

The rant culminated in Harvick saying: "Screw the manufacturers and all the things they want to do to have it apply to their street cars. The fans want to see things that are out of control, go fast and loud. Please."

"That’s what people want to see. The fans love fast and loud. That’s what racing is all about, and who’s the bravest. We’ve gotten away from that by trying to save the world, and that’s not what racing is."