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BACK TO BACK: Shelby Howard will be behind the wheel of the No. 2 Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) entry for the second week in a row, making his third and final start of 2010 in the Foretravel Motorcoach Chevrolet Silverado. In his two previous starts, Howard earned an 11th-place finish at O’Reilly (Ind.) Raceway Park at Indianapolis, and a 31st-place finish after engine failure at Chicagoland Speedway.

CARBON COPY: Howard hopes for vindication at Kentucky Speedway after his strong start but disappointing finish at Chicagoland. Howard can expect a very similar racetrack at Kentucky Speedway to what he experienced at Chicagoland Speedway last weekend, because the two intermediate-track races have very similar characteristics. Both tracks are 1.5-mile speedways, and both races will run 225 scheduled miles. Kentucky is a slightly flatter track, with 14-degree turns and eight to 14-degree straightaways, as opposed to Chicagoland’s 18-degree turns and five to 11-degree straights. Howard will also return with the same truck he raced last weekend at the Joliet, Illinois track.

LOOKING FOR 28: Throughout the Truck Series’ 16-year history, the No. 2 has visited victory lane 27 times, seven of which were KHI. wins. Howard hopes to earn win number 28 this weekend at Kentucky Speedway. Ten different Truck Series drivers have driven the No. 2 to victory, with three different drivers piloting the number to the win at KHI. Co-owner Kevin Harvick has the most KHI wins in the No. 2 with five, and Elliott Sadler and Ryan Newman each have one win.

HOLLYWOOD BOUND: Hollywood Casino and its newly-formed night club, Boogie Nights, will serve as associate sponsors on the No. 2 and No. 33 KHI Chevrolet Silverados at Kentucky Speedway, becoming the Official Hotel of Kevin Harvick. Inc. this weekend. The world-class hotel offers comfort, style, convenience and entertainment, while the casino offers live 24/7 poker, slots, video multi-games and a wide variety of table games such as craps, roulette, mini-baccarat and Caribbean stud. Boogie Nights, which is located inside Hollywood Casino, is a ’70s and ’80s dance club open Thursday Friday and Saturday nights. The club cover charge is $10 and many special packages are available offering VIP treatment, bottle service, private booths, drink packages and more. For more information, visit the Hollywood Casino website, www.hollywoodindiana.com, or http://twitter.com/HollywoodIND.

Shelby Howard

What are your thoughts going into the race at Kentucky Speedway?

“I’m really looking forward to getting back on track at Kentucky Speedway, since we had such a disappointing race at Chicagoland Speedway. That was probably the best truck I’ve ever had on a mile-and-a-half track, and I know we would have had a top-10 if we hadn’t blown up. We’re bringing the same truck to Kentucky, so hopefully we can get the finish we should have had in Chicago.”

PREVIOUS RACE RECAP: After qualifying in the sixth position for the EnjoyIllinois.com 225, Shelby Howard and the No. 2 team were relegated to a 31st-place finish last weekend at Chicagoland Speedway as a result of a catastrophic engine failure 28 laps into the 150-lap race. Howard was running fifth when the engine expired.

CHASSIS HISTORY: The No. 2 team will once again utilize chassis No. 044 this weekend at Kentucky Speedway. The No. 044 chassis was driven by Howard last weekend at Chicagoland Speedway to a 31st-place finish following an engine failure.

About Kevin Harvick Inc.

Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI), established in 2001 by Kevin and DeLana Harvick, is an 80,000 sq. ft. facility located in Kernersville, N.C. Home of the 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship team, KHI enters 2010 in its seventh full year of competition with two full-time Truck Series teams and one full-time Nationwide Series team. Four-time Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday returns to the helm of the No. 33 Truck team looking for his fifth title and third championship for KHI (2009 and 2007), while Sprint Cup series stars Kevin Harvick and Elliott Sadler guide the No. 2 Truck team.

Two-time NASCAR Nationwide Series champion Harvick will again shine as the lead driver of the No. 33 Nationwide Series team as he continues to make his mark in motorsports and establish KHI as one of the top teams in NASCAR competition. For more information about KHI and its teams, please visit www.KevinHarvickInc.com.

- Kevin Harvick Inc. Press Release