Kevin Michael Harvick is a professional stock car racing driver from the United States. Harvick was born in 1975 in Bakersfield, California, to parents Mike and JoNell Harvick, and has a younger sister, Amber.
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Kevin Harvick’s father was a chief crew member for a local race team. He eventually made a living by working as a firefighter. His mother, Jonell Harvick, worked as a housekeeper.
Kevin Harvick started kart racing at a young age after his parents gave him a go-kart as a kindergarten graduation present.
Harvick grew up a fan of fellow Bakersfield native and IndyCar driver Rick Mears and raced go-karts with Mears’ son Clint.
He had a lot of success on the go-kart racing circuit, winning seven national championships and two Grand National titles.
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Kevin Harvick won the Cup Series in 2014, as well as the Xfinity Series in 2001 and 2006, and the Daytona 500 in 2007.
Harvick holds the record for Cup Series wins at Phoenix Raceway with nine wins. Harvick’s 121 combined national series victories currently place him third all-time in NASCAR history
In terms of career starts, he is the second-longest-tenured active driver in the Cup series, trailing only Kurt Busch.
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