While the garage buzzed over the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway, where Chase Elliott claimed a dramatic final lap victory passing Denny Hamlin, a major shake-up quietly unfolded days earlier. NASCAR confirmed the abrupt departure of race director Jusan Hamilton, effective immediately before that very race. This move, unrelated to performance per reports, added to a pattern of exits, like the senior executive Chip Wile’s planned step down after 13 years at season’s end to focus on family. Such changes hint at deeper shifts within the organization.

And amidst these shifts, Kevin Harvick, with 60 Cup Series wins and knowing the workings of the sport over two decades, didn’t shy away from weighing in on these developments. As for Hamilton, who joined NASCAR as an intern in 2012 and r

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