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No. 33 Jimmy Johns Chevrolet Impala SS

ON A MISSION: Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) co-owner Kevin Harvick will return to the wheel of the No. 33 KHI Jimmy John’s Chevrolet this weekend for the Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway. Harvick is on a mission to finish what he left on the table last year in the Nationwide Series race at the 1.5-mile track. After winning the pole in 2008 and leading 90 laps, a dead battery halfway through the race forced Harvick to make a green-flag pit stop and dropped the team to a 13th-place finish.

When Harvick takes the green flag Saturday, he will make his seventh career Nationwide Series start at the track. In six previous starts, Harvick has recorded one win, one pole, three top-five and three top-10 finishes.

DOUBLE DUTY: In addition to piloting the No. 33 KHI Jimmy John’s Chevrolet this weekend, Harvick will be behind the wheel of the No. 29 Reese’s Chevrolet from the Richard Childress Racing (RCR) stables for the Cup Series Price Chopper 400 at Kansas Speedway.

Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 33 Jimmy John's Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning Saturday's NASCAR Nationwide Series Degree V12 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga. (Photo Credit: Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR)

On racing mile-and-a-half tracks: “I think for us as a team at KHI, the mile-and-a-half tracks like Texas (Motor Speedway) and Atlanta (Motor Speedway) have been really good for us so far this year. With Tony (Stewart) at Texas, we came up one position short, but had a great car. At Atlanta we were able to get our second win of the season and my first Nationwide Series win at that track. I’m looking forward to getting back in the Jimmy John’s Chevrolet this weekend at Kansas and hopefully we can get them another win.”

What are your expectations heading into this weekend’s race at Kansas Speedway? “Every weekend I go to the race track expecting to run up front and contend for a win. In the past few races, we’ve had really good, fast cars and the pit crew has stepped it up on the stops to put us in the places we need to be. This week we are taking the same car we had at Atlanta, so that adds a little bit of confidence from the time the team unloads.”

CHASSIS HISTORY: This weekend the No. 33 Jimmy John’s team will unload chassis No. 037 for Harvick at Kansas Speedway. This chassis was last on track at Atlanta Motor Speedway where Harvick recorded his first career Nationwide Series win at the track and his second career win in a KHI-owned Chevrolet. Prior to Atlanta, this chassis had one other start this season at Chicagoland Speedway where Harvick started the race 10th and finished fifth in the Windy City.

PREVIOUS RACE RECAP: Prior to Kansas Speedway, the NASCAR Nationwide Series was in action at Dover (Del.) International Speedway where Ryan Newman returned to the driver seat of the No. 33 Copart Chevrolet. Newman started the race from the sixth position and fought a tight-handling car early in the race, making adjustments and maintaining his position in the top 10. Unfortunately, contact with the No. 16 car on lap 144 sent Newman spinning into the wall. The damage sustained in the incident proved to be too severe to return to the race, relegating the team to a 30th-place finish.

ARE YOU A FOLLOWER? With the Twitter craze sweeping the nation and the cyber world, the 2007 Daytona 500 champion recently began posting as a way to keep fans updated on what’s going on both on and off the track. You can now follow Harvick’s “tweets” at http://twitter.com/kevinharvick. Want more from the Harvick’s? You can also follow KHI co-owner DeLana Harvick on twiitter at http://twitter.com/delanaharvick.

No. 33 Jimmy John’s Chevrolet Specs:

Chassis: 037

Engine: ECR

Kevin Harvick Nationwide Stats at Kansas

Year No. Team Start Finish

2008 33 KHI 1 13

2007 77 KHI 16 13

2006 21 RCR 7 1

2005 21 RCR 19 4

2003 29 RCR 13 2

2001 2 RCR 2 38

*KHI: Kevin Harvick Inc.

*RCR: Richard Childress Racing

About Jimmy John’s:

Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches was founded in 1983 by 19-year-old Jimmy John Liautaud in a converted garage in Charleston, IL. Since its inception, the company has grown to over 825 corporate and franchised locations in more than 37 states throughout the U.S. The company is known for its obsession with fresh, quality products and high-speed execution. For more information, visit www.jimmyjohns.com.

About Kevin Harvick Inc.

Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI), established in 2001, is a 70,000 sq. ft. facility located in Kernersville, N.C. KHI houses two full-time Truck Series teams, including the 2007 series champions. The No. 33 team is led by three-time Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday and the No. 4 KHI All-Stars team is comprised of Ricky Carmichael, the most successful motocross racer in American history, J.R. Fitzpatrick and a variety of NASCAR Sprint Cup stars. KHI is also home to the No. 33 Nationwide Series team competing full-time with drivers Kevin Harvick (a two-time Nationwide Series champion), 2008 Daytona 500 champion Ryan Newman, Ron Hornaday, Cale Gale and Kelly Bires. The 2009 season marks KHI’s sixth year of full-time competition in NASCAR’s elite divisions. Visit www.kevinharvickinc.com for more information.

- Kevin Harvick Inc. Press Release