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  Kevin Harvick: Driven To Win
Kevin Harvick Biography: Continued

On February 28, 2001, Kevin married DeLana Linville, whom he calls his "best friend," in a beautiful Las Vegas ceremony. Despite not having time for a honeymoon, Kevin and DeLana's first year of marriage was filled with incredible moments that DeLana called "wedding presents."

Those "wedding presents" included two Winston Cup wins - the first coming in Kevin's third start - and a Busch Series Championship, which Kevin earned on the strength of 20 top-5 finishes and five wins. Kevin also earned "Rookie of the Year" honors on the Winston Cup circuit, finishing 9th in points.

Kevin became the first driver in NASCAR history to run full-time on both the Busch and Winston Cup series - a total of 70 races - in one season, and the first to be named Winston Cup rookie of the year the same season that he earned the Busch Series Championship.

In the fall of that same year, Kevin and DeLana ran their first Kevin Harvick, Inc.(KHI)-entry in the Craftsman Truck Series. The truck, built in a friend's garage, set the stage for what is now a full-fledged racing operation. In August of 2004, Kevin and DeLana opened a 70,000 square foot facility in Kernersville, NC that became the home of KHI. The next year, KHI fielded its first full-time Busch Series team, winning the season-opener at Daytona. Since then, the company has grown to a competitive, multi-team organization that fields two successful Busch Series cars and an impressive Truck Series ride. KHI looks forward to its most successful year to date in 2007, with a stellar lineup that includes Ron Hornaday, Bobby Labonte and Tony Stewart.

Since his start in NASCAR's premier racing series six years ago, Kevin has had several career moments, including a win at the 2003 Brickyard 400. He is currently one of only thirteen drivers who has won a race in each of the National Series (Craftsman Truck, Busch and Nextel Cup) and is one of only two drivers who has won at least two races in each series.

Kevin experienced the most successful year so far in 2006. He earned his second Busch Series championship in a runaway title effort that saw him earn nine wins, 23 top-5 finishes and 32 top-10 finishes. He was just one race short of tying Sam Ard's record for the most victories in a Busch Series season, 10, set in 1983. Additionally, Kevin clinched the title with four races remaining in the season, mathematically eliminating any other competitor from taking over the top spot in points at Lowe's Motor Speedway in late October.

While he was storming through the Busch Series in '06, Kevin was also having his best Cup Series run to date. He earned five wins, 15 top-5 finishes and 20 top-10 finishes on the way to a fourth-place finish in points, his best finish to date. It was Kevin's first Chase for the Championship berth.

Kevin kicked off his 2007 is spectacular fashion, sweeping both of the season-opening races at Daytona.  The Orbitz 300 Busch Series race on February 17 was his first win in the series at the superspeedway.  The following day, Kevin won his first Daytona 500 in a heart-stopping photo finish against Mark Martin.

Another first came for Kevin later in the season, when he won the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge at Lowe's Motor Speedway.  It was his first All-Star victory and second $1-million-dollar-plus payday of 2007.

Kevin went on to finish the NEXTEL Cup Series season 10th in points on the strength of one win, four top-fives and 15 top-10 finishes.

2007 was also a marquis year for Kevin in the NASCAR Busch Series.  After kicking off the season with his first NBS career win at Daytona International Speedway, he went on to add five more wins to his Busch Series tally, giving him a career total of 32 and putting him second on the all-time wins list.  (Kevin earned his 32nd win at Texas Motor Speedway on November 3, a victory that moved him ahead of Jack Ingram and put him within 15 victories of leader Mark Martin.)  In addition to that accomplishment,  Kevin won the USG Durock 300 race at Chicagoland Speedway on July 14, becoming the first driver to win more than one Busch Series race at the track.  Then on August 4, Kevin made history by becoming the winner of the inaugural Busch Series race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada.  Finally, his win at Texas on November 3  landed him in the record books as the driver with the most NBS wins at Texas Motor Speedway (four). 

Where the Kevin Harvick story will end is left to the imagination. He continues to raise the bar both at the wheel of a racecar and from the owner's seat. He has many more chapters to fill and championships to win...both on and off the track.

 
 

  Kevin's Fast Facts
Date of Birth: Dec. 8, 1975
Hometown:
Bakersfield, CA
Residence:
NC
Wife:
DeLana
Pets:
3 dogs, 2 cats
Years in Racing:
27 (and counting)

Hobbies:
Remote control cars, vintage video games, skeet shooting, riding ATV's and go-karts.
 



Kevin's win at Texas Motor Speedway on November 3, 2007 moved him up to second on the all-time wins list for the NASCAR Nationwide series, one position above Jack Ingram and just 15 races behind leader, Mark Martin.