Kevin Harvick claimed his NASCAR Cup Series Championship at Stewart-Haas Racing, but was there anything that could’ve stopped him from departing Richard Childress Racing in the prime of his career?
“I would say if I win a championship, I stay [at Richard Childress Racing],” Harvick said on “Kevin Harvick’s Happy Hour.”
“I believe that after 13 years, you are simply asking that query to your self and, in the end, that was actually the explanation for going to Stewart-Haas Racing. I really like Richard Chidress, cherished the whole lot that he did for my profession. Beloved the folks, cherished the whole lot about what I used to be in, however, in the end, it got here right down to that query.
“I believe that if I win one, I keep. However the fascinating half about that’s I’d’ve stayed for one more purpose, too. I requested to be part-owner of the [No.] 29 automotive, and, in the end, they did not conform to that. I needed to be extra concerned within the day by day issues that occurred, however I’d’ve stayed for that, too.”
Harvick spent the primary 13 seasons of his NASCAR profession at Richard Childress Racing (2001-13) driving the No. 29 automotive. Over that span, he gained 23 races and completed third within the Cup Collection standings in three of his final 4 seasons with the workforce.
After all, NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt gained six of his seven Cup Collection championships at Richard Childress Racing. In the meantime, Childress, who was inducted into the NASCAR Corridor of Fame in 2017, was the primary proprietor to have a automotive win a championship throughout all three ranges (NASCAR, Xfinity and Truck Series).
In his first season at Stewart-Haas Racing, Harvick gained the 2014 Cup Collection championship in a 12 months that noticed him attain victory lane 5 occasions, submit 14 top-five finishes and 20 top-10 finishes. The next 12 months, he was the 2015 Cup Collection runner-up and completed within the prime 10 within the sport in every of his first eight seasons at Stewart-Haas Racing.
Harvick’s final season on the Cup circuit was 2023, with Stewart-Haas Racing later closing up store after the 2024 season. Harvick, who drove the No. 4 automotive and gained 37 races with the workforce, was one in all two drivers to win a Cup Collection championship at Stewart-Haas Racing, the opposite being co-owner Tony Stewart in 2011.
Harvick turned FOX Sports activities’ Lead NASCAR Analyst in 2024, now calling races with Mike Joy and Clint Bowyer whereas additionally internet hosting “Kevin Harvick’s Glad Hour.”
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