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Hello everyone,
I wanted to write and
say thanks for all the support lately. I have had a lot of success these
last few weeks at tracks that we haven’t always had that much success, and
look to carry that momentum into the next couple of weeks. As most of you
know, I have had some great finishes at Bristol and Martinsville in the past.
These two tracks are some of my favorites on the Sprint Cup circuit. I grew
up short-track racing in California and always look forward to the challenge
of beating and banging on these tracks to get a win. Before heading to
Bristol this weekend I had the opportunity to make two appearances for
Richmond International Raceway.
My adventure started
yesterday, where I made a stop in Richmond, Virginia to visit the local Coke
bottling facility. Most of you probably know, but Coke launched a new
commercial last month with all the Coke drivers to promote Coke Zero. The
filming of the commercial was hysterical. Coke pulled a fast one on me as
well as all the other Coke drivers. They had hidden cameras setup everywhere
in the garage stalls at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. To
tell you the truth, the lawyers caught Tony (Stewart) and me off guard.
During a break Tony and I were just having a regular conversation about the
upcoming season when the two Coke lawyers came over to us. I thought they
wanted to join our conversation, but I was wrong once I saw the final cut of
the commercial and saw the questions they were asking us made the
commercial. All in all it was a pretty funny commercial and I hope you guys
enjoy it as well. While at the Coke bottling facility I had the opportunity
to tour the building and meet a bunch of employees who are race fans.
Once that appearance
ended, it was off to Philadelphia. We
were in town as special guests of the Philadelphia Flyers of the National
Hockey League (NHL). It was a pretty cool experience because I got to go
down to the locker room and exchange jerseys with Flyers center Jeff Carter.
The Flyers are a very well run organization. I had the opportunity to tour
the arena, meet the players, talk to the media and do a question and answer
session with local fans. It was pretty neat to see all the Kevin Harvick
fans in the Philadelphia area. I want to say thanks to all the fans and fan
club members who showed up to the game to show their support. After a very
long day, it was time to go home and get some rest before the big weekend in
Bristol.
I will be pulling the
double again this weekend, running the No. 33 RoadLoans.com Chevrolet for KHI
on Saturday in the Nationwide Series and the No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet
on Sunday.
On another note, don’t
forget to tune into Tony Stewart Live on Sirius Radio Monday night at 8 p.m.
as Operation Wax Smoke has finally arrived. We reached the $100,000 mark,
which will go to the Victory Junction Gang Camp. Thanks to all my fans that
helped us reach our goal. You guys never cease to amaze me. I have been
waiting for this day to come for a long time. Don’t forget I will be a guest
host that night, so hopefully everyone will tune into channel 128 at 8 p.m.
on Sirius Radio.
Thanks again and I look
forward to talking with everyone soon.
Kevin Harvick
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