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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dodge Challenger 500
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September 14, 2007
September 14, 2007
September 14, 2007
Kevin Michael Harvick (born December 8, 1975 in
Bakersfield, California) is an American race car
driver and car owner, competing in the NASCAR Sprint
Cup and Nationwide Series for Richard Childress
Racing, driving the #29 Shell/Pennzoil/Reese's
Chevrolet in Cup racing full-time and the #21
AutoZone Chevrolet part-time in the Nationwide
Series, and in the Busch Series and Craftsman Truck
Series, where he drives cars and trucks that his own
team fields. Harvick is the owner of the #2 and #33
Camping World Chevrolet Silverados in the Craftsman
Truck Series, and the #33 Old Spice / RoadLoans.com
and #77 Dollar General Chevrolet in the Nationwide
Series.
Harvick began racing in karting after his parents
Mike and JoNell bought him a go-kart as a
kindergarten graduation gift in 1980. His father
would make a minor change on the race car he was
racing and would not tell the young Harvick what it
was. It taught Harvick to be ready for anything.
Soon after Harvick became a highly successful driver
on the go-kart circuit. He started part-time racing
in the NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Southwest
Series in 1992 and competed while completing high
school. Always the competitor, when not racing in
the winter months Harvick competed on his high
school wrestling team at North High School in
Oildale. He won a section title in his weight class
his senior year. He then graduated and became a
full-time driver and earned the honor of Rookie of
the Year in 1995.
He then moved up to the NASCAR Grand National
Division, AutoZone West Series in 1997, and in 1998
became champion of that series while driving for
Spears Motorsports. He received his first national
exposure during the winter of 1997/1998 on ESPN2's
coverage of the NASCAR Winter Heat series at Tucson
Raceway Park.
