Kevin Harvick Incorporated
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| Owner(s) Name | Kevin & Delana Harvick |
| Racing Series | Busch Series, Craftsman Truck Series |
| Number of Championships | 0 |
| Car Number(s) | #33, #77 (Busch Series) #33 (Craftsman Trucks) |
| Driver(s) | Kevin Harvick/Sean Caisse/Cale Gale/Ron Hornaday (#33-Busch) Bobby Labonte/Kevin Harvick/Kertus Davis (#77-Busch) Ron Hornaday (#33 Craftsman) |
| Primary Sponsor(s) | Old Spice (#33-Busch) Dollar General (#77-Busch) Allstates Employer Services (#33-Craftsman) |
| Shop Location | Kernersville, North Carolina |
| Homepage | Kevin Harvick, Incorporated |
Kevin Harvick Incorporated is a NASCAR team owned by NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick and his wife, the former Delana Linville. It was founded as an after hours project in 2001 by the Harvicks. Officially, it is owned by Delana, who is the daughter of former NASCAR Busch Series and North Carolina short track driver John Linville, but both Kevin and Delana are equally active in the team operations, as Delana also worked in public relations before marrying Kevin Harvick.
They currently own cars in the NASCAR Busch Series, Craftsman Truck Series, and NASCAR West Series. They have also helped Richard Childress Racing with experimental equipment through using the Childress engines in their cars and trucks, and has assisted Sarah Fisher in her transition to NASCAR, with Fisher driving in some NASCAR short tracks with equipment supplied by Harvick and Linville.
The team's Busch Series equipment was purchased from the former BACE Motorsports and Andy Petree Racing teams.
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[edit] Busch Series
[edit] Car #33 history
The 33 made its debut in 2005 as the #83. Burney Lamar attempted the car's first race at Nashville Superspeedway but failed to qualify for the event. Wally Dallenbach, Jr. made the car's first race at Watkins Glen International, where he finished ninteenth in the Mr. Clean Auto-Dry Wash car. Tony Stewart drove the car at Richmond with Old Spice sponsoring and Tony Raines drove the car with Cub Cadet funding at Kansas, finishing 40th and 17th, respectively.
The team switched to the #33 in 2006, and Stewart drove it to a win at Daytona with teammate Lamar finishing second in the #77. A variety of drivers competed in the #33 during the 2006 season, including Stewart, Harvick, Hornaday, and development drivers Sean Caisse and Aaron Fike. The team finished tenth in the standings at the season. Caisse, Harvick, Hornaday and development driver Cale Gale will share the #33 Old Spice Chevy in 2007.
[edit] Car #77 history
Clint Bowyer made the team's first Busch race in 2004 at Lowe's Motor Speedway as the #33. He started 12th and finished in the 10th position. He drove again at Darlington Raceway and finished 15th. Tony Raines ended the season at the Ford 300 with a 35th place finish after being involved in a crash. The team ran the 2004 season with Andy Petree's old owner's points.
Stewart won the team's first NASCAR Busch Series race in 2005 by winning the Hershey's Take5 300 at Daytona International Speedway in February. Stewart and Raines shared the 33 that season, with Stewart running races with Old Spice sponsorship, and Raines with Yard Man/Outdoor Channel backing. Raines collected nine top-ten finishes and finished 20th in the points despite only running 23 races. Stewart's lone win in 10 races came at Daytona and had only three top-five finishes. KHI development driver Burney Lamar joined the 33 for a pair of races as well, his best finish a 34th at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
For 2006, the team signed Dollar General as a sponsor and switched to the #77 with Lamar driving and competing for NASCAR Rookie of the Year. He opened the season with a runner-up finish at Daytona, and had two additional top-tens and led the Rookie of the Year standings until summer. During the race weekend at Kansas in 2006, Harvick announced he had removed Lamar from the #77 and hired 2000 Winston Cup champion Bobby Labonte to drive the car for the rest of the season. Labonte, Harvick, and Kertus Davis will share the 77 for the 2007 season.
[edit] Craftsman Truck Series
[edit] Truck #33 history
The #33 truck was KHI's first venture into NASCAR. It debuted as the #6 Twizzler/PayDay/Sonic Drive-In Chevrolet Silverado in a partnership between the Harvicks and Rick Carelli in 2001. Harvick started fourth and finished second at Richmond International Raceway. Carelli drove the team's next race at the 2002 Florida Dodge Dealers 250 and finished fifth. Harvick competed in five races and picked up his first career Truck win at Phoenix International Raceway.
In 2003, Harvick ran an additional six races and won once again at Phoenix. Other drivers drove for the team that year were Ed Berrier, Brandon Miller, and Randy LaJoie. Miller had the best finish of eighth at Mesa Marin Raceway. GM Goodwrench climbed aboard as the team's first primary sponsor, and Matt Crafton was hired as the team's driver. Crafton posted six top-five finishes and finished fifth in points, but left at the end of the season. He was replaced by two-time champion Ron Hornaday, who captured a win at Atlanta Motor Speedway and was named the series' Most Popular Driver. At the end of 2005, KHI switched numbers with Roush Racing to become the #33. Hornaday began the year unsponsored but won at Mansfield Motorsports Speedway and finished seventh in points. He will continue to drive with Allstate Employer Services as sponsor, which joined the team mid-season.
[edit] Truck #92 history
The 92 truck ran as a second truck to the #6 in 2004 for a pair of races. Harvick drove with sponsorship from Snap-On Tools and Goodwrench sponsoring, with Harvick finished in the top-five in both races. It ran again in 2005 for two races with Harvick and another two with Lamar. Harvick had the best finish of fifth. Stewart attempted the race at Richmond, but failed to qualify for the race.
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| Richard Childress Racing | |
| NEXTEL Cup Drivers | Clint Bowyer (#07) | Kevin Harvick (#29) | Jeff Burton (#31) | Scott Wimmer (#33) |
| Driver development program Drivers | Allison Duncan, Peter Hernandez, Brandon Miller, Peyton Sellers |
| Partnerships and Affiliations | Kevin Harvick Incorporated | JR Motorsports | Marsh Racing | Morgan-Dollar Motorsports |
| Other | Richard Childress | Dale Earnhardt |
