Kevin Harvick/No. 29 Reese’s Chevrolet
3M Performance 400 Pre-Race Notes
CATCH IT: The 3M Performance 400 from Michigan International Speedway will take the green flag Sunday, June 18th at 1:40 p.m. EST and will be telecast live on FOX. The event will also be broadcast live on MRN and XM Satellite Radio. Qualifying will air live on SPEED, MRN and XM Satellite Radio Friday, June 16th at 3:10 p.m. EST.
LAST WEEK: Kevin Harvick and the No. 29 GM Goodwrench/Reese’s crew experienced an up and down kind of day during Sunday’s running of the Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway. They managed to stay strong however; and salvage a 13th place finish, which keeps Harvick eighth in Nextel Cup points. Throughout the 200-lap event Harvick and the crew fought the car’s handling. At times they seemed like they were on the right track and at others they were just a bit off. Harvick spent a large part of the second half of the race in the top-10, but fell into the teens as the race wore on. He restarted for the final time in the 15th position with five laps to go after Jeff Gordon slammed into the wall bringing out a red-flag. Harvick gained two spots in the closing laps to claim his ninth top-15 finish of the 2006 season.
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BEST OF THE BEST: Reese’s crew members Jason Pulver and Josh Mick were each awarded $10,000 after winning the individual portion of the pit stop challenge at the Charlotte Bobcats Arena last month. Pulver and Mick were crowned the fastest front tire changers in the NEXTEL Cup Series and swept the competition by more than two tenths of a second.
WELCOME BACK REESE’S: The Reese’s orange will don the hood again this weekend at Michigan International Speedway. Reese’s is one of six special paint schemes The Hershey Company will run throughout the 2006 season.
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 no one selects Kevin Harvick's exact finishing position, then any tie will be broken by the entrant whose prediction was closest to Kevin Harvick's exact final 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 no one correctly selects the exact number of different lap leaders in that race, then any tie will be judged by who was closest to accurately predicting the number of different lap leaders in that race. If there is still a tie, the participant whose roster has the higher position in the overall game standing will win. If there is still 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. 134 at Michigan International Speedway. This chassis made its debut two weeks ago at Lowe’s Motor Speedway for the Coca-Cola 600.
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 Sunday from 9:20-10:00 a.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.
QUICK QUOTES:
Harvick on his record at Michigan: “We have had some good runs before at Michigan. Last year we didn’t have the greatest of runs, but hopefully this weekend we can get in a position to finish up front.”
Harvick on the Michigan International Speedway: “Michigan is the kind of track where the draft really takes effect. It is a lot of fun to race there, when you know cars are three and four wide and you get a head of steam and blow right by them.”
NOTES:
Harvick will drive the No. 29 Chevrolet sponsored by The Hershey Company in 13 NEXTEL Cup Series events in 2006.
Harvick’s next Hershey’s sponsored race will take place at Daytona International Speedway on July 1st for the running of the Pepsi 400.
Harvick is currently 8th in the Nextel Cup point standings, 430 points behind first.