KEVIN HARVICK Racing Team Report Round 19 of 36 – Kentucky 400 – Kentucky

Car No.: 4 – Hunt Brothers Pizza

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Primary Team Members:

Driver: Crew Chief: Hometown: Bakersfield, Hometown: Mooresville,

Car Chief: Robert Smith Engine Builder: Roush Yates Engines Hometown: Whitewater, Wisconsin Headquarters: Mooresville, North Carolina

Engine Specialist: Robert Brandt Spotter: Tim Fedewa Hometown: Mobile, Alabama Hometown: Holt, Michigan

Over-The-Wall Crew Members:

Gas Man: Evan Marchal Front Tire Changer: Shayne Pipala Hometown: Westfield, Indiana Hometown: Frankfort Square, Illinois

Jackman: Stan Dolittle Rear Tire Changer: Daniel Smith Hometown: Ninety Six, South Carolina Hometown: Concord, North Carolina

Windshield: Matt Custer (also serves as interior mechanic) Tire Carrier: Mike “Shrek” Morneau Hometown: Bedford, Pennsylvania Hometown: Oxford, Maine

Road Crew Members:

Truck Driver: Rick Hodges and Stephen Mitchell Tire Specialist: Jamie Turski Hometowns: Raleigh, North Carolina and Woodville, Ohio, respectively Hometown: Trumbull, Connecticut

Engineers: Dax Gerringer and Billy Keubler Shock Specialist: Michael McCarville Hometowns: Gibsonville, North Carolina and Saline, Michigan, respectively Hometown: Kensington, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Mechanic: Richie Bean Mechanic: Allen Mincey Hometown: Bradford, Vermont Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Kentucky Notes of Interest:  Dynamic Duo: While this is Harvick’s 19th year in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, it’s his sixth with crew chief Rodney Childers. Since joining forces at Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) in 2014, Harvick and Childers have combined to produce 22 points- paying victories, a victory in the non-points-paying 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway, 22 poles, 99 top-five finishes and 138 top-10s while leading 9,099 laps. They won the 2014 championship, finished runner-up in the 2015 title chase to champion , finished eighth in 2016 and third in 2017 and 2018. The team has qualified for the Championship 4 at Homestead-Miami Speedway four times in the last five years.

 Harvick has career totals of 45 wins, 28 poles, 196 top-fives, 347 top-10s and 13,525 laps led in 664 starts.  His most recent Cup Series win came 21 races ago at in Fort Worth (Nov. 4, 2018).  His last Busch Pole came seven races ago at in Kansas City (May 10, 2019).

 Kentucky Numerology – Harvick has one top-five finish and six top-10s and has led a total of 128 laps in his eight career NASCAR Cup Series starts at the 1.5 mile oval. Kentucky and Pocono (Pa.) Raceway are the only two current Cup Series tracks where Harvick has yet to score a win. His average Kentucky start is 9.5, his average finish is 9.4 and he has completed all 2,143 laps of competition. He has finished in the top-10 at Kentucky for six consecutive races.

 Laps Led: Harvick’s 9,099 since joining SHR in 2014 have come in 198 races, an average of 45.95 laps led per race.  Points Position: Harvick arrives at Kentucky third in the NASCAR Cup Series standings with 625 points, 75 markers behind leader . -more-

Hunt Brothers Pizza Racing Team Report – Kentucky 400 Page Two Kentucky Notes of Interest (continued):

 Harvick in the Xfinity Series at Kentucky: Harvick has six career starts in the Xfinity Series at Kentucky and has scored two wins, five top-fives and six top-10s. He scored wins in 2001 and 2014.  Harvick’s Happy Hours on SiriusXM Radio: Harvick is in his third year as the co-host of Happy Hours on SiriusXM Radio channel 90. The show debuted March 28, 2017 and airs on Wednesdays from 1 to 3 p.m. EDT, featuring Harvick’s distinctive perspective on the sport and life outside the track. Harvick and co-host take calls from listeners and give NASCAR fans a unique view on the driver’s life and interests when he is away from the racecar.  106 and Counting – Harvick scored his 100th career win in NASCAR’s top three series when he won the Cup Series race at in March 2018. He now has 106 total victories after his most recent Cup Series win in November 2018 at Texas – 45 in the Cup Series, 47 in the Xfinity Series and 14 in the Truck Series. Only three other drivers in NASCAR history have passed 100 wins in NASCAR’s top three series: , David Pearson and Kyle Busch. Kevin Harvick’s Kentucky Performance Profile: Year Event Start Finish Status/Laps Laps Led Earnings 2018 Kentucky 400 3 5 Running, 267/267 0 N/A 2017 ׆Kentucky 400 7 9 Running, 274/274 0 N/A 2016 =Kentucky 400 1 9 Running, 267/267 128 N/A 2015 =Kentucky 400 15 8 Running, 267/267 0 $137,640 2014 Kentucky 400 5 7 Running, 267/267 0 $127,073 2013 Kentucky 400 22 10 Running, 267/267 0 $131,571 2012 Kentucky 400 4 11 Running, 267/267 0 $127,321 2011 =Kentucky 400 19 16 Running, 267/267 0 $125,311 * Race cut short due to weather. × Race length extended due to green-white-checkered finish. † Qualifying canceled due to weather, starting position set via car owner points. = Qualifying canceled due to weather, starting position set via practice time.

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