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[/media-credit]Kevin Harvick
No. 29 Budweiser/Rheem Chevrolet
NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway
Budweiser Racing Team Notes of Interest
Grow One. Save a Million… Kevin Harvick and the No. 29 Budweiser team are taking part in Budweiser’s “Grow One. Save a Million.” pledge to help save a million gallons of water for World Environment Day (June 5) by not shaving. On average, guys use 3-10 gallons of water every time they shave. So, Budweiser is asking men to make their pledge on Budweiser’s Facebook page to grow a beard as long as they can or for a minimum of two weeks. Additionally, those who can’t grow a beard can pledge to turn off the tap while brushing their teeth for two weeks or shorten their showers by 20 minutes total over the span of two weeks.
Budweiser Pit Crew Aims for Title… The No. 29 Budweiser pit crew will go head-to-head with other NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) teams in Thursday’s NASCAR Sprint Pit Crew Challenge at Time Warner Cable Arena. With defending individual champions Jason Pulver (front tire changer), Austin Craven (front tire carrier) and Dustin Necaise (rear tire changer) on the team, the No. 29 pit crew will look to secure both individual and team titles this year. In addition, the finishing order of the competition determines pit selection for Saturday’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. The event is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. and will air on SPEED at 8 p.m. ET. Tickets for the competition are available at www.pitcrewchallenge.com
Harvick to Corner Cowboy Cerrone… Harvick will travel to Fairfax, Va., on Tuesday, May 15, for UFC on FUEL TV 3 where he will be a member of lightweight fighter Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone’s corner team as the mixed martial arts fighter takes on Jeremy Stevens. Harvick will accompany Cerrone on thewalkout and assist his coaches during the fight itself. The event is scheduled to air live on FUEL TV at 8 p.m. ET.
Racing for Education…Midland, N.C., Mayor Kathy Kitts will be a Harvick fan the next two weeks. Her town was paired with the driver of the No. 29 Chevrolet for Charlotte Motor Speedway’s May Race to Education program, which randomly matched up competitors in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race with area community leaders vying for a chance at $40,000 in educational grants. If Harvick wins the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race or the Coca-Cola 600, Midland will receive a $20,000 zMAX Race to Education award.
Chassis Info… The No. 29 team will utilize Chassis No. 391 from the Richard Childress Racing (RCR) stable. Harvick raced this car twice so far this year, earning an 11th-place finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March and a ninth-place effort at Texas Motor Speedway last month.
All-Star Stats… Harvick has made 11 starts in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. In those events he has scored one win (2007), two top fives and six top-10 finishes. He’s led 62 laps and completed 81.4 percent of the laps run in the race since 2001 (814 of 1,000 laps). Harvick holds an average starting position of 8.9 and an average finish of 18.9 in the All-Star Race.
Loop Data… Since the implementation of NASCAR’s Loop Data Statistics in 2006, Harvick has competed in seven NASCAR Sprint All-Star Races and holds several impressive marks entering this weekend’s event, including: second in Closers; fifth in Laps Led (43); and sixth in Green-Flag Passes (207).
Looking Back… In last year’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, Harvick started 14th, battled handling issues until the team wasable to make adjustments prior to the final segment and brought home a ninth-place finish.
In the Rearview Mirror… Last weekend Harvick and the No. 29 Budweiser team started 23rd and finished 16th at Darlington Raceway.
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Follow along each weekend with Harvick and the team on Twitter. Check out @KevinHarvick for behind-the-scenes information straight from the driver of the No. 29 Budweiser Chevrolet. Get live updates from the track each weekend from @Black29Car, the PR team for Harvick. Also, follow @RCRracing and @RCR29KHarvick for additional information about the Richard Childress Racing organization. Fans can also interact with Harvick on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/OfficialKevinHarvick.
Kevin Harvick discusses the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race
Is it a relief taking a break from points racing to compete in theAll-Star Race? “It is. Our All-Star Race is a lot different than other sports. With the All-Star Race they put a million dollars in front of you. Anytime they put that much money in front of anybody it’s going to cause things to rise to another level. Take the points away from that and you really have some unique scenarios that come up. It’s always fun when you know there is really nothing on the line but to win. If you do, then usually there is a big check waiting for you at the end so that gives you some bragging rights and a lot of money.”
What’s the biggest challenge about getting around Charlotte?“Charlotte is just one of those places where you have to have everything going well. Especially the All-Star event. It seemslike everybody brings their latest and greatest stuff to see if it will make it through the inspection line and not blow up. That means you have to have your best stuff there and you have to put a solid night together. With all the short segments this year and the bonuses for trying to win the segments, you’ve got to try to make something happen. It’s just a unique race.”
What do you think of the (All-Star Race) format? Where do you want to be at the end? “Well, you want to win one of the segments to try to have track position (in the final segment). If you can do that it will take some pressure off that last pit stop. If you don’t win one of those segments the best you’re going to be is fifth going into the last segment. It’s a unique format. I think you could spin it 100 different ways and it would still be the All-Star Race.”
Harvick’s Career Record in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race:
