RCR vs. Hendrick

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Hendrick Motorsports has been the dominant team in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, but Richard Childress Racing has come up with the big wins so far this year.
Kevin Harvick won the season-opening Daytona 500 for Childress, then followed it with a win in the All Star Challenge at Lowe's Motor Speedway.
Don't think beating Rick Hendrick's drivers Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Casey Mears and Kyle Busch is lost on Childress.
"To win what was the Winston and now is the All Star is pretty huge wins for us," Childress said. "This is the fourth win for RCR and to watch Kevin win it there and beat Jimmie and the whole Hendrick crew, I just have so much respect for Rick and his whole organization. This is their home track. Just to see Kevin do such a great job of driving, one of the best I have ever seen, no pressure got to him. He just did a great job, this means a lot."
Harvick was reminded that he finished second to Johnson in last year's All Star Challenge. Harvick said all he remembers is that he did not win the race.
"It was only a check and a trophy on the line (Saturday) night so I was going to do all to make it happen," said Harvick, driver of the No. 29 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing. "Last year he got track position on us if I remember right and I am not sure exactly what happened, to tell you the truth, I didn't even remember we finished second to tell you the truth so I guess that tells you how much emphasis it put on winning at the All-Star race, I had forgotten that we finished second."

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