Kevin Harvick/No. 29 Reese’s Chevrolet
Sharpie 500 Pre-Race Notes

CATCH IT: The Sharpie 500 will take the green flag Saturday, August 26th at 7 p.m. EST and will be telecast live on TNT. This event can also be heard on XM Satellite Radio. Qualifying will air live on SPEED Channel and XM Satellite Radio Friday, August 25th at 3:40 p.m. EST.

MICHIGAN RECAP: Harvick started fifth in Sunday's GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Early in the 200 lap race, Harvick tried to pass for the lead when he spun out and slid into the infield grass, damaging the left-front valence. The 29 crew worked enthusiastically to repair the damaged front. Harvick returned to the race on the lead lap, driving the wheels off of the No. 29 even when its handling wasn't the greatest. He fought to stay inside the top-20 throughout most of the race, picking off a number of positions in the closing laps to finish just outside of the top-10 for the first time since Sonoma where he finished 24th. Harvick's 11th place finish was good enough for him to hold onto third in the Nextel Cup Series points, 317 out of the top spot.

WELCOME BACK REESE’S: Reese’s orange will don the hood this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway. Reese’s is one of five special paint schemes The Hershey Company will run throughout the 2006 season.

ONE LUCKY FAN: The Hershey’s Company teamed up with Food City to present a win win situation for one lucky person. Fans registered at Food City locations for a chance to go to Bristol Motor Speedway. One winner was randomly chosen for a chance to win $100,000.00. If Kevin Harvick wins Saturday night’s Sharpie 500, he or she will win $100,000.00. Even if Harvick doesn’t win, the fan will still receive a $5,000 gift card from Food City.

BRISTOL STATS: Kevin Harvick has 11 career NEXTEL Cup starts at Bristol Motor Speedway. Of those 11 starts, he has compiled eight top-10 finishes including a win in 2005.

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE CUP: For NASCAR's biggest stars, it's all about the Cup. Now fans can chase the Cup as well. Reese’s, along with NASCAR.com have put together a fantasy racing game called “It’s All About The Cup.” More than 78,398 NASCAR fans are logging on each week for a chance to win great prizes presented by The Hershey Company. At the end of each weekly race ("Week"), one (1) weekly prize ("Weekly Prize") will be awarded to the eligible participant whose roster scores the highest for that Week ("Weekly Winners"). If there is a tie, the following methods will be used to determine the winners: Each week the participant will select from a drop down box what position Kevin Harvick will finish in that race. Participants will also select the number of different lap leaders in that race. If there is a tie for the Weekly Winners, the first tiebreaker will be who correctly predicted Kevin Harvick's exact finishing position.. If there is still a tie, the next level of tiebreaker will be the participants' selection for number of different lap leaders in that race. If there is a tie, the Weekly Prize will be divided evenly among tied participants. Please check out http://fantasy2.nascar.com/games/cbox/ for more information.

RUNNING IT: The No. 29 Reese’s/GM Goodwrench transporter will unload chassis No. 139 this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway. This chassis was run at Bristol earlier this year where Harvick finished second to winner Kurt Busch.

SEEING ORANGE: Harvick has seven career starts in the famed Reese’s Chevrolet at Bristol Motor Speedway. He has compiled six top-five finishes including two wins in 2003 and 2005.

REESE’S RACING WEBSITE: Reesesracing.com has a whole new look in 2006. Now with updated stories and photos from each track, race fans can see and read what goes on with the No. 29 Reese’s racing team week in and week out. Also included are bios of driver Kevin Harvick and team owner Richard Childress, so be sure to check out: www.reesesracing.com

REESE’S PIT CREW WILL MAKE AN APPEARANCE: The No. 29 Reese’s pit crew will make an appearance this Saturday from 2:30-3:00 p.m. at the No. 29 Reese’s/GM Goodwrench souvenir hauler. The team will be on hand to meet fans and sign autographs. A limited number of free posters will be handed out to fans as well.

PROMOTIONS:
Hershey’s WrapperCash Program: Collect wrappers from HERSHEY'S products that feature the WrapperCash logo, bank your points and bid for cool stuff! There is a new auction every day!

Hershey’s presents Tim McGraw & Faith Hill: HERSHEY'S presents Tim McGraw & Faith Hill, officially sponsoring their Soul 2 Soul Tour. Collect specially marked REESE'S products and redeem them for cool merchandise and free music downloads. Don't forget to enter the sweepstakes to win a trip for four to see Tim & Faith live in concert!

Reese’s Racing Showroom: Racing fans can save their wrappers and get FREE REESE’S Racing Team merchandise! Collect HERSHEY’S Standard and King Size candy bar wrappers of participating brands to get free collectible merchandise.

BRISTOL QUOTES:
On Bristol: “We finished second in both races there last time and won a race there last year. 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 there. You can get caught up in a wreck in a hurry and have your day ended; so I mean you have to go there and enjoy it but know that the outcome could be the opposite of what you want it to be.”

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