Kevin Harvick/No. 29 Reese’s Chevrolet
Sylvania 300 Pre-Race Notes
START TIME: The Sylvania 300 will take the green flag Sunday, September 17th at 12:30 p.m. EST and will be telecast live on TNT. This event can also be heard on MRN radio as well as XM Satellite Radio. Qualifying will air live on SPEED Channel and XM Satellite Radio Friday, August 25th at 3:10 p.m. EST.
RICHMOND RECAP: With his thrilling victory in the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway this weekend, GM Goodwrench/Reese’s driver Kevin Harvick secured a third place spot in the Chase for the Nextel Cup. Harvick, who also won Friday night’s Busch Series Emerson Radio 250, completed the Richmond sweep in dramatic fashion by stalking and then passing Kyle Busch as the two approached the white flag for the 400-lap event.
CHASING HISTORY: Kevin Harvick is looking to become the first driver in NASCAR history to win both the NEXTEL Cup Series and Busch Series in the same year. Harvick currently sits third in the Nextel Cup Standing, while leading the Busch Series by 619 points with seven races remaining.
WELCOME BACK REESE’S: Reese’s orange will don the hood this weekend at New Hampshire International Speedway. Reese’s is one of five special paint schemes The Hershey Company will run throughout the 2006 season.
NHIS STATS: Kevin Harvick has 11 career NEXTEL Cup starts at New Hampshire International Speedway. Of those 11 starts, he has compiled six top-10 finishes including a second place finish at the New England 300 in 2003.
RUNNING IT: The No. 29 Reese’s/GM Goodwrench transporter will unload chassis No. 120 this weekend at New Hampshire International Speedway. This chassis was run at Martinsville earlier this year where Harvick finished seventh.
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
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QUOTES:
Having a teammate with you in the Chase: I think it's definitely something to where Jeff and I communicate well and help each other as much as possible. I think it's definitely good for the company. I think that's the most important thing is it's great for RCR to have both of our cars in there. I feel like both of us have run well enough to be in the Chase this year and earned that.
You know, we're going to give it everything we have. I know we've got a pretty good plan going in as far as cars and engines and things like that as far as what we're going to race. We'll just let it all hang out and see where it all winds up.
What Makes Loudon Special: I like going to New Hampshire because the weather is always nice for the most part. New Hampshire is one of those places where you can drive it into the corners really hard. It also has a lot of grip coming off the corners. It is one of the places where you can over drive the car to make it go fast. For the most part things are a lot better than they used to be.
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 Kansas Speedway on October 1st for the running of the Banquet 400.
Harvick is currently 3rd in the Nextel Cup point standings, 10 points behind first.