Driver, No.
29
Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet Impala
Date of Birth: 12/8/1975
Hometown: Bakersfield, CA
Residence: North Carolina
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: DeLana
Hobbies: Remote Control Cars, Vintage Video Games, Skeet Shooting, Riding ATVs and Go-karts
Driver Bio:
2010 marks Kevin Harvick's 10th season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. In 322 starts, Harvick
has earned 11 wins, five poles, 61 top-five and 129 top-10 finishes.
Finished the 2009 season with five top-five and nine top-10 finishes
Captured the 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver and owner championships as coowner
of Kevin Harvick, Inc. with wife DeLana and driver Ron Hornaday Jr., the second title for KHI in
three years
Won the 2009 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway
Raced his way to a third consecutive Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup in 2008, finishing fourth in
the championship point standings
Ranks second behind Mark Martin for all-time NASCAR Nationwide Series wins with 32
Hold the modern-era (1972-present) NSCS record of 80 races without a DNF (did not finish)
Won the 2007 Daytona 500
Won the 2007 NASCAR All-Star Challenge, the first non-points victory in his career
Finished 10th in the championship point standings in 2007, marking his second appearance in the
Chase for the NSCS
Won the 2007 NCWTS championship with driver Hornaday Jr., KHI's first championship title
In his seventh season, Harvick earned his first berth in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup and
finished fourth in points with five wins, one pole, 15 top-five and 20 top-10 finishes
Won his second NNS championship by a record margin of 824 points on the strength of nine wins,
one pole, 23 top-five and 32 top-10 finishes in 2006
The first driver to win the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway from the pole position in
August 2003
Helped Richard Childress Racing win the NNS owners' championship in 2003
Won the 2002 International Race of Champions (IROC) Championship during his rookie season on
the strength of one win, three top-five and four top-10 finishes
First NCWTS victory came at Phoenix International Raceway in November 2002
Won the NNS championship in 2001 with five wins, four poles, 20 top-five and 24 top-10 finishes
First NSCS victory came at Atlanta Motor Speedway in March 2001
Earned 2001 Rookie of the Year honors in the NSCS
Earned 2000 Rookie of the Year honors in the NNS
Captured the NASCAR Winston West championship in 1998
Earned 1995 Rookie of the Year honors in the Featherlite Southwest Series, finishing 11th in the
point standings
Began racing go-karts at the age of seven, went on to claim seven national championships and two
grand national championships
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