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As if things weren’t bad enough for NASCAR driver Natalie Decker after her latest on-track incident, they just got a whole lot worse thanks to future Hall of Famer Kevin Harvick.
Decker is under fire from all angles of the motorsports world after she had a radio meltdown during a recent Truck Series race at Dover, leading to her pulling her truck into the garage and quitting mid-way through the race.
“You guys I’m trying my best to hold my s— together, but I don’t want to keep doing this,” Decker told her team through tears.
“There’s just so many s—ty things that I could say right now, and I’m just trying to keep it together, about the f—ing director of the series,” she continued. I’m sorry (Team Owner) Josh (Reaume), I’m not going to come back to the Truck Series … I’m staying in the O’Reilly Series, this series f—ing sucks.”
Some fans had sympathy for Decker, expressing concern over her mental state. Others, like Harvick, didn’t exactly agree.
Some might disagree but I’m 100% with Harvick on this pic.twitter.com/fbYNzrYzg5
— 🏁Jamie45🏁 (@FortyFiveJamie) May 19, 2026
Kevin Harvick Says Natalie Decker Is Making Things Harder For Women In Racing
Decker has already faced criticism from other racers, both men and women alike, for her behavior off the track and lack of performance on it.
Multiple female drivers have said that Decker makes things more difficult for them in the sport, and now it appears that Harvick, a former NASCAR Cup Series champion, agrees with them.
“I’m in the zero-sympathy category,” Harvick told co-host Will Buxton on a recent episode of Speed on Fox Sports 1. “I think that racing is something that either you’re good at, or you’re not, and I don’t like to see a mockery made out of what our sport is.
“We have so many great up-and-coming female drivers … I hate to see all the work for a Jade Avedisian, that is coming up through the ranks, Isabella Robusto, all the females that are trying to do it the right way, by being good at their craft. And seeing the rage quite that (Decker) went through this weekend, I have zero sympathy for throwing a temper tantrum and blaming it on a series director.”
That may sound harsh. But it’s hard to disagree with anything Harvick said, and Decker seemingly has nobody to blame but herself for the controversy.