Kevin Harvick

Super speedster Kevin “The Closer” Harvick is a professional stock car racing driver, who competes in the NASCAR Cup Series for Stewart-Haas Racing. He is the 2014 Cup Series champion, as well as the 2001 and 2006 Xfinity Series champion, and the 2007 Daytona 500 winner. He is the third of only six drivers to have won a championship in both the Cup Series and the Xfinity Series. When not behind the wheel, he has worked as an analyst and commentator for Fox NASCAR, and in 2010, with his wife, DeLana, he established the Kevin Harvick Foundation to support programmes that enrich the lives of children throughout the United States.

Born and raised in California, Harvick began go-karting at an early age, going on to earn seven national championships and two Grand National championships. He initially attended Bakersfield College to study architecture, but dropped out to pursue a full-time racing career. He made his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut in 1995, going on to win Rookie of the Year. He started competing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 1999, and the NASCAR Cup Series in 2001, winning the Xfinity championship in 2001, and 2006, and the Cup Series in 2014. He has also competed in the TD Bank 250, and the ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series.

Harvick regularly connects with his hundreds of thousands of followers and fans through Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, posting pictures and videos of his life in the fast lane. He also has an official website, kevinharvick.com.