| It is said that Kevin Harvick's love for the sport | | | | Series Rookie of the Year and was able to grab |
| started out in 1980 when his parents presented him | | | | three wins, eight top-five finishes and an impressive |
| with a go-kart after his kindergarten graduation. He | | | | 16 top-ten finishes. He also went on to win at the |
| was born Kevin Michael Harvick on December 8th in | | | | Carquest Auto Parts 250, Bristol Motor Speedway |
| 1975 at Bakersfield, California. His father, Mike | | | | and at Memphis Motorsports Park. |
| Harvick, would sometimes apply modifications to his | | | | The next year he had five wins, twenty top-five |
| young son's go-kart which taught young Harvick to | | | | finishes and 24 top-ten finishes. He also brought back |
| always be prepared for any situation. Young Harvick | | | | the NASCAR Busch Series Championship. It was the |
| went on to win seven National championships and | | | | same year that Harvick won two Winston Cups, 20 |
| two Grand National Championships in go carting. It | | | | top-five finishes and five wins. He was awarded |
| was during that time that the racer, Kevin Harvick, | | | | Rookie of the Year with ninth place in points. The |
| was shaped for his upcoming battles on the race | | | | same year, he married his best friend, DeLana Linville. |
| track. | | | | He also became the first NASCAR driver to run |
| Harvick started racing on a part-time basis in the | | | | full-time both the Busch and Winston Cup which had |
| NASCAR AutoZone elite Division while he was still in | | | | a total of 70 races in one season. And amazingly the |
| high school in 1992. Just as he is aggressive on the | | | | first to have the Rookie of the Year title at the |
| racetracks, Harvick would spend his off-season time | | | | Winston Cup and the Championship at the Busch |
| on the wrestling team at North High School in Oildale. | | | | Series. |
| He also managed to win in his weight class during his | | | | Since then, Harvick has gone on to achieve more |
| senior year. Once he graduated from high school, | | | | winnings with his most fruitful year being 2006 where |
| Harvick went on to become a full-time driver and | | | | he won his second Busch Series Championship with |
| grabbed the Rookie of the Year title in 1995. | | | | nine wins, 23 top-fives and 32 top-tens. His Busch win |
| Although he had an interest in architecture, Harvick | | | | was the earliest ever seen in Busch history as he |
| decided that racing was what he wanted to do for | | | | managed to pull it off with four more races waiting |
| the rest of his life and chose that over studying | | | | to take off. He had a record number of 824 points |
| architecture. | | | | during the final standing. He also won the Winston |
| He went on to the NASCAR Grand National Division, | | | | Cup at Watkins Glen International. In 2007, he won |
| AutoZone West Seriesin 1997 and was crowned | | | | the Orbitz 300 which was a first in his career in a |
| champion the next year. He went on to debut in the | | | | restrictor plate race during the start of the season. |
| craftsman Truck Series in 1995 with a best finish of | | | | He also won the camping World 200 and NAPA Auto |
| 11th place. He entered full time in 1996 with three | | | | Parts 200. He made it into the record books again |
| top-fives and 17th finish in points. Harvick then | | | | when became the driver with the most NBS wins at |
| started racing in the Busch Series in 1999. Despite the | | | | the Texas Motor Speedway. |
| fact that he started 24th, he suffered through some | | | | His amazing resume does not stop there as he has |
| engine failure and only managed to pull the 42nd spot. | | | | gone on to win various more races. It would be an |
| In 2000, he joined forces with legend Richard | | | | understatement to say that there will be a lot in |
| Childress. Harvick went on to win the NASCAR Busch | | | | store for this fierce driver. |