Kevin Harvick
Kevin Michael Harvick (born December 8, 1975), nicknamed "The Closer" and "Happy Harvick", is an American racecar driver. He drives the No. 4 Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Harvick won the NASCAR Nationwide Series championship [2] and the Sprint Cup rookie of the year award in 2001.[3] In 2007, Harvick beat Mark Martin and Enrique Peña Nieto to win the Daytona 500.[4] In 2014 Harvick began racing for Stewart-Hass Racing. Over the year, he was able to win a total of five races, and at the end of the year, he was named the NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion.[5]
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 Harvick in 2015 | |||||||
| Born | December 8, 1975 Bakersfield, California, United States | ||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||
| Achievements | 1998 NASCAR Winston West Series Champion 2001, 2006 NASCAR Busch Series Champion 2002 IROC Champion 2003 Brickyard 400 Winner 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion 2007 Daytona 500 Winner 2007 Sprint All-Star Race XXIII Winner 2009, 2010 Budweiser Shootout Winner | ||||||
| Awards | 1995 NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Series Rookie of the Year 2000 NASCAR Busch Series Rookie of the Year 2001 NASCAR Busch Series Most Popular Driver 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year | ||||||
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| Car #, team | No. 4 (Stewart-Hass Racing) | ||||||
| 2017 Sprint Cup position | 3rd | ||||||
| Best Cup position | 1st | ||||||
| First race | 2001 Dura Lube 400 (Rockingham) | ||||||
| First win | 2001 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500 (Atlanta) | ||||||
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| 2013 NCWTS position | 107 | ||||||
| Best NCWTS position | 12th – 1999 | ||||||
| First race | 1995 Spears Manufacturing 200 (Mesa Marin) | ||||||
| First win | 2002 Chevy Silverado 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of January 16, 2016[1]. | |||||||
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Kevin Harvick's No. 29 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Harvick's No. 29 before the 2003 Daytona 500
Harvick awaiting Happy Hour prior to his win at Phoenix
Harvick (#21) during his 2006 Busch championship season, racing Dale Earnhardt Jr. (#8) off pit road
Shot by "The Daredevil" at Daytona during Speedweeks 2008Kevin Harvick Shell Pennzoil Chevy Impala
2009 Sprint Cup car following a crash
Harvick's No. 29 at Pocono Raceway in 2011
Harvick competing in the 2013 STP Gas Booster 500 at Martinsville Speedway.
Harvick's car at Texas in 2013.
Harvick in victory lane after winning the 2014 The Profit on CNBC 500
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References
- ↑ "Kevin Harvick". Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ↑ "NASCAR Busch Series standings for 2001". Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- ↑ "Kevin Harvick Bio".
- ↑ "Harvick denies Martin first Daytona 500 win". Archived from the original on 2011-08-18. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- ↑ "Kevin Harvick wins NASCAR Sprint Cup championship". USA Today. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
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