Race 2 Win: Busch Series Race Notes

NASCAR Busch Series

Carfax 250 - Kevin Harvick Notes

Kevin Harvick
No. 21 AutoZone Chevrolet
Event Preview Fact Sheet

Event/Date: CARFAX 250 – August 18, 2007
Venue: Michigan International Speedway – Brooklyn, Mich.

NOTES:

This Week’s Race Car at Michigan International Speedway … Kevin Harvick will pilot Chassis No. 062 from the Richard Childress Racing (RCR) stable. This is the same chassis Harvick drove to Victory Lane at Chicagoland Speedway in July. This is also the same car Timothy Peters raced to a 19th-place finish in April at Nashville Superspeedway. Additionally, Harvick drove this Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS in the 2006 finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway where he started from the pole and finished sixth.

Stat Facts … In six NASCAR Busch Series (NBS) starts at Michigan International Speedway, Harvick has earned one win, two top-five and four top-10 finishes. The Bakersfield, Calif., native has also led 32 laps and has completed all 738 laps of competition.

31 and Counting … After winning last weekend’s race at Watkins Glen International, Harvick has tallied 31 NASCAR Busch Series wins, which ties him with Jack Ingram from second all-time behind Mark Martin’s 47 victories in NASCAR’s junior division.

Busch Series Star … Harvick’s NASCAR Busch Series stats include 31 wins, 95 top-five and 136 top-10 finishes in 183 starts. That’s a victory in 17 percent of all NASCAR Busch Series races he has entered, a top-five in 52 percent of races and a top-10 in 74 percent of the races. He has also led 5,420 laps and has accumulated over $9 million in earnings.

Pretty Good for a Part-Timer … In 17 NASCAR Busch Series starts this season, Harvick has tallied five wins, two poles, eight top-five and 15 top-10 finishes. Despite having competed in only 17 of the 24 NASCAR Busch Series Races this season, the 2006 NACAR Busch Series champion has led 336 laps and is third in the drivers’ point standings.

Leading the Way in Owner Wins … RCR leads the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series in owner wins with nine.

RCR Busch Cars at Michigan … RCR has one Busch Series win at MIS. Harvick won the 2003 Cabela’s 250. In 15 NBS starts at the two-mile oval, RCR has secured three top-five and seven top-10 finishes. RCR Busch cars have also led 94 laps in Michigan’s Irish Hills.

RCR Busch Brigade … In 24 Busch Series races this season, RCR has claimed nine victories with the most recent coming last week at Watkins Glen with Kevin Harvick. Jeff Burton has won twice this season matched by Clint Bowyer’s two wins. Harvick leads the way with five wins. Additionally, RCR’s three Busch Series teams (No. 2, No. 21 and No. 29) have 29 top-five and 41 top-10 finishes while leading a total of 1,106 laps.

Meet the Driver … Harvick will sign autographs at the AutoZone store located on 814 W. North St. in Jackson, Mich., from 4 – 6 p.m. Thursday, August 16.

Dirt Racing … “Happy” Harvick will hit the dirt track of Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio on Tuesday, August 14. Harvick, along with Dave Blaney, Tony Stewart and RCR teammate Bowyer will battle the local e-mod stars in a $1,000 to win e-mod feature. The festivities will also feature an autograph session involving a lottery process. All fans will receive a lottery scratch off ticket upon entering the track. After scratching off the ticket, if the letter on the ticket matches one of the drivers, that fan will be able to receive an autograph from that driver. Tickets for the “NASCAR Duel on the Sharon Speedway Dirt” cost $25 for adults and $5 for kids (age 2-13), with reserved seats just $2 more gates open at 4 p.m. To get tickets, fans can log on to www.sharonspeedway.com or call (330) 772-1186.

Double Down in Brooklyn Town … Following his duties behind the wheel of the AutoZone Chevy, Harvick will turn his attention to the No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet for Sunday’s 3M Performance 400 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race. Live coverage of the 23rd stop on the 2007 NEXTEL Cup tour will take the green flag Sunday, August 19 beginning at 1 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The race will be televised live on ESPN and broadcast worldwide on the Motor Racing Network (MRN) and Sirius Satellite Radio. Qualifying will be televised live on SPEED Friday, August 17 at 3 p.m. EDT.

Catch the Action … The CARFAX 250 from Michigan International Speedway will be televised live on ESPN2 Saturday, August 18 beginning at 3 p.m. EDT and broadcast on MRN and Sirius Satellite Radio. Qualifying for the 25th race on the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series schedule will be televised live on SPEED the same day beginning at 11a.m. EDT.

KEVIN HARVICK QUOTES:
Does it mean a lot to you to have you name up on the career list with Jack Ingram?
“To be next to those guys in the record books, to be tied with Jack Ingram and behind Mark Martin, it’s something that’s really special for me. You don’t get to race with those guys, so all you have is the history. I get to do what I like to do and get paid to do it. When you go back to when the Busch Series started in 1982 -- you had Sam Ard and Jack Ingram and all the that paved the way for all of us. And I just don’t know that a lot of the younger guys understand that they wouldn’t ever be here (without) those guys who worked during the week and raced on the weekends because that’s what they liked to do.”

When do you start looking for different racing grooves at Michigan?
“When I start losing ground on the bottom of the race track, I immediately move to the middle groove. If I am still losing ground, I continue to move up the track. I try and find the groove that I can carry the most momentum into and off the corners.”