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With Harvick, only thing obvious is his frustration

"Settle now, we're focused on this week," he said Saturday, after qualifying 19th for the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard. "We have a appropriate car this weekend, and our focus is on this particular race."

Questions about Harvick's expected have persisted since last week, when reports surfaced that the flagship driver at RCR wanted out of his condense a year early so he could go race somewhere else. Team owner Richard Childress issued a utterance saying that Harvick would remain in the fold at least though the end of his current act on, which runs through 2010. And yet, the 2007 Daytona 500 conquering hero has offered no public hints about what he really wants to do.

Has he asked out of his crease? "We're focused on this weekend," he said.

And yet, his frustration with what he's called the worst age of his racing career is clearly evident. A championship contender for most of his residence at NASCAR's premier level, Harvick came to Indianapolis a aloof 25th in points and with no real shot at the year-end championship Pursuit. It's been 90 races since his last victory, that knife's-edge achievement over Mark Martin at Daytona now more than two and a half years ago. His struggles are reflected throughout RCR, which after two years of placing three drivers in the Track is on the verge of being locked out.

Source: Nascar