2018 in Nascar has been all about The Big Three—Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, and Martin Truex Jr. With SummerSlam just around the corner there’ll be a triple-threat match for the Nascar Championship—here’s how they stack up:
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Kevin Harvick: 1
Kyle Busch: 1 (well, sorta)
Martin Truex Jr.: 1 “…with so much adversity”
NICKNAMES
Kevin Harvick: Happy, The Closer, Bakersfield Basher, Power Plugs
Kyle Busch: Rowdy, Wild Thing, Shrub, Candyman, Win or Whine
Martin Truex Jr.: King of the Cookie Cutters, Bass Gas or Grass, CLAMMMMMM
BILLED FROM
Kevin Harvick: Bakersfield California
Kyle Busch: Las Vegas
Martin Truex Jr.: Dover, Pocono, Watkins Glen, New Hampshire, etc. etc. etc.
STABLE
Kevin Harvick: The Smoke Show (“when you run with us, it HAAS to be a win”)
Kyle Busch: The Hogs 2.0 (“we’re not big, we’re not intimidating, we’re not likable”)
Martin Truex Jr.: The Lone Wolf (“there used to be two of us”)
FINISHING MOVE
Kevin Harvick: Buschhhhhh Push (shove into the back with theatrics)
Kyle Busch: Battery-ing Ram (bloody headbutt)
Martin Truex Jr.: Energy Shortage (sleeper hold)
MANAGER
Kevin Harvick: Aric Almirola (he has to do SOMETHING this year)
Kyle Busch: Red M&M
Martin Truex Jr: some guy from Point Pleasant (no, not DDP)