 
Kevin Harvick/No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet Impala SS Event
Preview Fact Sheet
Aaron's 499 | Talladega
Superspeedway | April 27, 2008 |
Kevin Harvick’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Performance History at
Talladega Superspeedway:
|
Date |
Race |
Start |
Finish |
Laps Completed |
Total Laps |
Status |
Winnings |
|
10/07/07 |
UAW-Ford 500 |
37 |
20 |
188 |
188 |
Running |
$125,236 |
|
04/29/07 |
Aaron's 499 |
41 |
6 |
192 |
192 |
Running |
$164,536 |
|
10/08/06 |
UAW-Ford 500 |
14 |
6 |
188 |
188 |
Running |
$137,161 |
|
05/01/06 |
Aaron's 499 |
42 |
23 |
187 |
188 |
Running |
$121,811 |
|
10/02/05 |
UAW-Ford 500 |
42 |
10 |
190 |
190 |
Running |
$137,161 |
|
05/01/05 |
Aaron's 499 |
1 |
12 |
194 |
194 |
Running |
$139,706 |
|
10/03/04 |
EA Sports 500 |
15 |
2 |
188 |
188 |
Running |
$165,208 |
|
04/25/04 |
Aaron's 499 |
14 |
3 |
188 |
188 |
Running |
$185,808 |
|
09/28/03 |
EA Sports 500 |
30 |
7 |
188 |
188 |
Running |
$101,953 |
|
04/06/03 |
Aaron's 499 |
2 |
2 |
188 |
188 |
Running |
$179,233 |
|
10/06/02 |
EA Sports 500 |
19 |
27 |
186 |
188 |
Running |
$91,288 |
|
04/21/02 |
Aaron's 499 |
14 |
28 |
181 |
188 |
Running |
$98,498 |
|
10/21/01 |
EA Sports 500 |
19 |
32 |
187 |
188 |
Running |
$85,172 |
|
04/22/01 |
Talladega
500 |
9 |
12 |
188 |
188 |
Running |
$96,197 |
|
Totals/Averages |
21.4 |
13.6 |
2,633 |
2,644 |
|
$1,828,968 |
|
NOTES:
· This Week’s Race Car at Talladega Superspeedway … Kevin Harvick will pilot
Chassis No. 219 from the Richard Childress Racing (RCR) stable. This is the
same Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet Impala SS that Harvick drove to a 14th-place
finish in the 50th running of the Daytona 500.
 ·
Back in Yellow … After featuring a Reese’s paint scheme two weeks ago in
Phoenix, Harvick’s No. 29 Chevy will return to its traditional bright yellow
and red Shell-Pennzoil colors this weekend at Talladega.
· Talladega Totals … In 14 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Talladega
Superspeedway, Harvick has one pole, three top-five and seven top-10
finishes. Additionally, the Bakersfield, Calif., native has earned a 21.4
starting average, a 13.6 finishing average and has completed 2,633 of the
2,644 laps contested at the famed Alabama race track.
· Restrictor Plate Success … Harvick has competed in 28 NASCAR Sprint Cup
Series races on restrictor plate tracks (Daytona and Talladega), completing
98 percent of the laps. He has also collected one win (2007 Daytona 500), two
poles, six top-five and 12 top-10 finishes. Additionally, “Happy” has led 142
laps and has recorded only one DNF (did not finish).
· Points Check … Harvick fell to fifth in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point
standings after his 19th-place finish two weeks ago at Phoenix International
Raceway. The 32-year-old driver only sits four points out of fourth and 103
points out of the lead.
· After the First Eight … In the season’s first eight NASCAR Sprint Cup
Series races, RCR-prepared cars have earned one win, seven top-five and 15
top-10 finishes. At the same time, RCR cars have led 230 of the 2,699 laps
contested this season (8.5 percent). Meanwhile, Harvick’s teammate Jeff
Burton leads the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points standings by 80 markers over
Kyle Busch.
· Did you Know … Chevrolet holds the record as the manufacturer with the most
success at the storied Alabama track with 34 victories. RCR contributed nine
of Chevy’s wins, all of them coming from Dale Earnhardt.
· Mr. Consistency … Harvick has not recorded a DNF in 52 consecutive races,
which is the longest active streak. Additionally, the 2007 Daytona 500 winner
holds the modern era record with 58 consecutive races without a DNF
(10/3/2002-8/1/2004).
· RCR at Talladega … Richard Childress competed as a driver in Talladega’s
inaugural race in 1969 and used his winnings from that race weekend to help
start RCR. Childress boasts nine victories at the Talladega oval - all of
them coming with Dale Earnhardt. Additionally, in 105 starts, RCR boasts four
poles, 27 top-five, 44 top-10 finishes and just shy of $7 million in
earnings.
· 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.
· Up to Speed … Live coverage of the Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway
will take the green flag Sunday, April 27 at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time
(EDT) and will be telecast on FOX. The event will also be broadcast live on
the Motor Racing Network (MRN) and Sirius Satellite Radio. Qualifying for
ninth of 36 points-paying NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races will air live on
SPEED, MRN and Sirius Satellite Radio Saturday, April 26 at 11 a.m. EDT.
 KEVIN
HARVICK QUOTES:
How important is starting up front at Talladega?
“It makes you feel good when you can win the pole like we did in 2005 but it
really doesn’t matter where you start. A big part of the race is how your car
works with other cars, staying out of the wrecks and putting yourself in a
position for the last few laps to win the race.”
How well do you feel like RCR stacks up to some of the other elite teams?
“I think we’ve run really well. We’ve been very consistent. We haven’t shown
that dominance on a week-to-week basis as far as being able to lead a bunch
of laps we still have to work to do. We have been very consistent over the
first several weeks and we have to maintain that consistency. When we’ve had
a bad day we’ve kept it so it’s not a 30th or 25th-place bad day.
“We’ve kept that kind of in the championship form I guess you can call it.
That was one of our goals coming in … when we had a bad day our goal was to
try to finish in the top 12 because that’s what we felt like it was going to
take. Now we fell a little short of that in Phoenix but 19th is still better
than 25th.”
Can RCR be the top dog like Hendrick was last year?
“They have been before. I don’t see why we can’t do that. I think if you go
back and look at the history of RCR they’ve always been a very reliable race
team. They always concentrated on being very consistent and finishing races
and running laps. When we crash our cars we don’t give up, we try to fix them
even if we just go out and run laps. That’s been kind of a trademark of the
RCR organization long before I got here. It’s something Richard really pounds
in everybody’s head.” |
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