Kevin Harvick/No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet Impala SS Event
Preview Fact Sheet
April 6, 2008 | Texas
Motor Speedway |
Kevin Harvick’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Performance History at
Texas Motor Speedway:
|
Date |
Race |
Start |
Finish |
Laps Completed |
Total Laps |
Status |
Winnings |
|
11/04/07 |
Dickies 500 |
4 |
10 |
334 |
334 |
Running |
$168,261
|
|
04/15/07 |
Samsung 500 |
11 |
29 |
331 |
334 |
Running |
$140,961
|
|
11/05/06 |
Dickies 500 |
21 |
3 |
339 |
339 |
Running |
$254,186 |
|
04/09/06 |
Samsung/Radio
Shack 500 |
24 |
5 |
334 |
334 |
Running |
$204,511 |
|
11/06/05 |
Dickies 500 |
33 |
16 |
334 |
334 |
Running |
$140,261 |
|
04/17/05 |
Samsung/Radio
Shack 500 |
17 |
13 |
334 |
334 |
Running |
$110,100 |
|
04/04/04 |
Samsung/Radio
Shack 500 |
22 |
13 |
333 |
334 |
Running |
$135,153 |
|
03/30/03 |
Samsung/Radio
Shack 500 |
8 |
15 |
333 |
334 |
Running |
$128,128 |
|
04/07/02 |
Samsung/Radio
Shack 500 |
25 |
25 |
331 |
334 |
Running |
$112,528 |
|
04/01/01 |
Harrah's 500 |
33 |
7 |
334 |
334 |
Running |
$137,777 |
|
Totals/Averages |
19.8 |
13.6 |
3,337 |
3,345 |
|
$1,531,866 |
|
NOTES:
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This Week’s Race Car at Texas Motor Speedway … Kevin Harvick will pilot
Chassis No. 238 from the Richard Childress Racing (RCR) stable. Built new for
the 2008 season, this is the same Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet Impala SS that
Harvick drove to a seventh-place finish at Atlanta Motor Speedway and an
eighth-place finish at Auto Club Speedway of Southern California.
· Stat Facts … In 10 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Texas Motor Speedway,
Harvick has two top-five and four top-10 finishes. Additionally, the
Bakersfield, Calif., native has completed all but eight laps of competition.
· Former Winner … Although Harvick is still searching for his first NASCAR
Cup Series win at Texas, he has been no stranger to Victory Lane in the Lone
Star State. In 2001, he drove the No. 2 Nationwide Series entry to Victory
Lane, and then did the same in 2005, 2006 and 2007 behind the wheel of RCR’S
No. 21 Chevy. Additionally, Harvick is looking to become the first driver to
win five NASCAR Nationwide Series races at Texas Motor Speedway.
· Points Check … Harvick jumped to second in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
point standings after his 12th-place finish last weekend at Martinsville
Speedway. Harvick’s RCR teammate, Jeff Burton, took the points lead after his
second-place showing at Martinsville, marking the first time in RCR history
that its cars are 1-2 in the NASCAR Sprint Cup point standings.
· Strong Start … In the season’s first six races, Harvick has earned two
top-five and four top-10 finishes and has finished in the top 15 in all six
appearances. He currently enjoys a solid 12th-place starting average and a
7.8 finishing average. Over those same six races last season, Harvick’s
average start was 23rd coupled with a 19.1 finishing average. He was 10th in
points at this time last year.
· And There Were Two … Harvick is one of only two drivers who have completed
all laps of competition so far this season. Burton is the other driver to
finish all 2,048 laps.
· RCR at Texas … In 37 starts at Texas Motor Speedway, dating back to 1997,
RCR has recorded on win, four top-five and 12 top-10 finishes with drivers
Burton, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt, Harvick and Jeff Green. The lone
victory came in spring 2007 when Burton passed Matt Kenseth on the final lap
to capture the win. Prior to Texas Motor Speedway’s inaugural season,
Childress, a former driver in NASCAR’s top division, earned a pair of top 10s
while he was still behind the wheel at the now defunct Texas World Speedway
in College Station.
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Iron Man … Harvick has not recorded a DNF (did not finish) in 50 consecutive
races. Harvick’s last DNF was at Dover in September 2006. Additionally, he
has run 89 consecutive points-paying races without crashing out of a single
one. Combined, Harvick has gone 157points races in NASCAR’s two top divisions
without crashing out.
· Help Chevy Help Autism … During April – Autism Awareness Month – people who
go to the Autism Speaks website (www.autismspeaks.org ), can click on the
“Help Chevy Help Autism” icon and take a free virtual test drive of the 2008
North American Car of the Year – the all-new Chevy Malibu. Chevrolet has
committed to a minimum contribution of $500,000, but every virtual test drive
taken gets Chevrolet closer to its goal of donating up to $1 million to
Autism Speaks to support its mission of increasing awareness of autism and
raising money to fund autism research. Those who participate in the virtual
test drive will be offered a free 30-day online trial of XM Satellite Radio.
· March Madness Picks … Harvick currently leads the www.washingtonpost.com
celebrity NCAA tournament pick challenge. The 2007 Daytona 500 winner has a
one-point lead over second place Byron Mouton (former University of Maryland
Basketball player) and a five-point lead over third place Antawn Jamison
(Washington Wizards All-star Forward). Harvick has the University of North
Carolina (UNC) and University of Memphis meeting in the finals with UNC
winning the National Championship.
· Double Down in the Lone Star State … In addition to his driving duties with
the No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet, Harvick, a 32-time race winner in the
NASCAR Nationwide Series, will drive Kevin Harvick Incorporated’s No. 33
entry in the April 5 O’Reilly 300. The race will air live on ESPN2 beginning
at 3 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The race will also broadcast live on
the Performance Racing Network (PRN) and Sirius Satellite Radio. Qualifying
for the seventh of 35 races on the 2008 Nationwide Series calendar will air
live Thursday, April 3 on SPEED at 6 p.m. EDT.
· Up to Speed … Live coverage of the Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway will
take the green flag Sunday, April 6 at 1:30 p.m. EDT and will be telecast on
FOX. The event will also be broadcast live on PRN and Sirius Satellite Radio.
Qualifying for seventh of 36 points-paying NASCAR Cup Series races will air
live on SPEED, PRN and Sirius Satellite Radio Friday, April 4 at 3:30 p.m.
EDT.
KEVIN HARVICK QUOTES:
Are Charlotte and Texas similar? Is Texas tougher to get around?
“The transitions up off the corners at Texas are a lot different than
Charlotte. The banking comes out of the corners and it really flattens out as
you exit the corners. It is really hard to get a hold of turn two. A lot of
times you are either really loose up off turn two or you’re pushing the front
end really bad. It is a fine line to get your car to work great around the
entire track”
Do you enjoy racing at Texas?
“Texas is a fast race track. Besides Dover, it’s possibly the biggest
sensation of speed other than a qualifying lap at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The
support that the fans give in Texas is outstanding. They say everything is
bigger in Texas, and that’s pretty much true when it comes to the crowd,
purse and everything like that. It’s a very nice facility and I enjoy racing
there.”
Do you think RCR is ahead of the competition with the Impala SS?
“I don’t think we’re far ahead of anybody. I think we’ve just put together a
good string of races. Everybody, it seems like, is kind of in the same
ballpark. It seems like every team is competitive in one way or another.
We’ve got to keep working. We’ve got to keep trying to get ahead and that’s
how we got to this point, but it won’t last long.” |
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