Dollar General Announces 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Line-Up

Kevin Harvick Inc. will field No. 77 entry with three drivers

Kertus Davis, Kevin Harvick and Bobby Labonte

KERNERSVILLE, N.C. (November 3, 2006) - Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) announced today that Dollar General Corp. (NYSE: DG) has renewed its contract for the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series season. The Goodlettsville, Tenn.-based discount retailer will return to KHI with the No. 77 Dollar General stores Chevrolet in all 35 events on the Busch Series schedule.

Two-time Busch Series Champion Kevin Harvick, Cup Series Champion Bobby Labonte and Busch Series driver Kertus Davis will alternate as drivers of the No. 77 car during the season. Davis will compete in 13 events; Labonte will compete in 18 events and team owner Harvick will compete in five events for Dollar General, including one event in the KHI owned No. 33 car.

“I'm very pleased to continue KHI’s partnership with Dollar General," said Kevin Harvick, co-owner and CEO of Kevin Harvick Inc. "Dollar General and KHI share the same visions of growth and success. With Dollar General returning for a second full-time season, it will only build the teamwork and communication we have established.”

Dollar General will enter into its third year as a primary sponsor in the NASCAR Busch Series, and its second season with Kevin Harvick Inc.

“Dollar General is excited abut our prospects for the 2007 season,” said Rick McNeely, Dollar General’s vice president of general merchandise. “We have assembled an all-star line-up with Kevin Harvick, Bobby Labonte and Kertus Davis. Kevin and Bobby’s track record speaks for itself and we are looking forward to watching Kertus make the move to the next level in the quality equipment that KHI will give him.”

Nextel Cup Series driver, Bobby Labonte, will return to the helm of the No. 77 Dollar General stores machine. Labonte will compete in five events for KHI in the 2006 season.

“I think this is a great opportunity to race in the NASCAR Busch Series,” said Bobby Labonte. “Kevin Harvick has a great organization full of good people. The folks at Dollar General have been very supportive of this program and we are all hoping for a lot of success in the races we run together. I know this is a team that is capable of winning races and one that is competitive each time they come to the track. I think that’s pretty exciting and we’re looking forward to 2007 together.”

Up and coming driver, Kertus Davis, will make his debut with KHI in 2007. Davis has competed in five seasons in the NASCAR Busch Series, starting in over 60 events in his career.

“This is an opportunity of a lifetime,” said Kertus Davis. “This is what I have worked for my entire racing career and I want to thank Kevin and DeLana as well as Dollar General for believing in me as a driver.”

The Dollar General stores car will be one of two full-time Busch teams that KHI will field in 2007. In addition to the No. 77 car, KHI will field the No. 33 Chevrolet, which will feature multiple sponsors and drivers.