Race 2 Win: Food City 250 - Kevin Harvick Notes

NASCAR Busch Series

Food City 250 - Kevin Harvick Notes

Kevin Harvick
No. 21 U.S. Coast Guard Chevrolet
Event Preview Fact Sheet

Event/Date: Food City 250 – August 25, 2006
Venue: Bristol Motor Speedway – Bristol, Tenn.

NOTES:

This Week’s Race Car at Bristol Motor Speedway … Kevin Harvick will pilot Chassis No. 028 from the Richard Childress Racing (RCR) stable. This is the same car Harvick raced to a second-place finish in March at Bristol. Additionally, “Happy” Harvick raced this chassis to a win in spring 2005 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Former Winner, Stat Facts … In 13 NASCAR Busch Series starts at Bristol Motor Speedway, Harvick has earned four wins which is tied with Morgan Shepherd for the most victories in series history. Additionally, the Bakersfield, Calif., natives has tallied two poles, nine top-five and 10 top-10 finishes.

Short-Track King … Harvick’s NASCAR Busch Series short track stats include 11 wins, 23 top-five and 27 top-10 finishes in 33 starts. That’s a victory in 33 percent of the Busch Series short track races he has entered, a top-five in 70 percent of races and a top-10 in 82 percent of the races. He has also led 1,711 of 8,210 (21 percent) laps attempted on tracks that are less than one-mile.

RCR at Bristol … Richard Childress leads the way for Busch Series car owner victories at Bristol with five – four of them coming with Kevin Harvick and one with Jeff Green. Additionally, RCR boasts 14 top-five and 16 top-10 finishes at the high-banks of Bristol.

Night Owls … In 25 NASCAR Busch Series races this year, 10 of them have occurred under the lights. Of those 10 races, Team Coast Guard has three wins (Phoenix, Richmond and O’Reilly Raceway Park), six top-five and nine top-10 finishes.

Up to Speed … The Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway will be televised live Friday, August 25 beginning at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on TNT. Performance Racing Network (PRN) and XM Satellite Radio will also carry the race broadcast live. Qualifying for the 26th of 35 NASCAR Busch Series events will take the green flag at 5:05 p.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 25.

KEVIN HARVICK QUOTES:

Has winning in the Busch Series become easy for you?
“No. It’s as hard as it’s ever been and we’ve been fortunate this year to capitalize on cars that have been running good and put ourselves in position to win some races that we shouldn’t have won and win some of the races that we should have won as well. It’s not easy by any means and I can’t do it in my own car yet. The No. 21 Coast Guard Chevy just really has the stuff together and the whole team is really on top of things.”

Is it still fun running in the Busch Series?
“Oh yes, I still have a lot of fun. Anytime you’re running good and winning races it is fun. Doesn’t matter if you are racing go-karts, Cup cars or Busch cars, it’s a lot of fun.”

Why are you successful at Bristol?
“I grew up on a half-mile, high-banked racetrack. I know Bristol is a lot more banked but it’s kind of the same mindset for me driving around the track. It’s a very fast, high-banked concrete track. It’s short-track beating and banging and it’s a lot of fun. I seem to have a lot of success every time I go so I’m always excited to go back.”

Why do you enjoy running at Bristol so much?
“Bristol is my favorite place to go. I enjoy the short track stuff and we’ve always been fortunate to run really well there. We go there with high expectations but you never know what’s going to happen. You can get caught up in a wreck in a hurry and have your day ended. You have to go to Bristol and enjoy it but know that the outcome could be the opposite of what you want it to be.”