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Kevin Harvick / Kevin Harvick Inc. Homestead-Miami Speedway NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Preview

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MIAMI SHOWDOWN: Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) co-owner Kevin Harvick will close out the 2009 Truck Series season behind the wheel of the No. 4 Georgia Boot Chevrolet Silverado this weekend at Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway (HMS). In four previous Truck Series starts at HMS, Harvick has recored two top-five and two top-10 finishes, both for KHI.

Harvick has also compiled eight Cup Series starts earning three top-five and six top-10 finishes with an average start of 12.1 and an average finish of 9.1 on his way to completeing 100 percent of laps attempted. On the Nationwide front, Harvick has competed in seven races with one win, two top-five and four top-10 finishes with an average start of 9.7 and an average finish of 13.0.

CONGRATULATIONS: KHI teammate Ron Hornaday clinched the 2009 Truck Series championship last week at Phoenix International Raceway , earning his fourth Truck Series championship. Hornaday becomes only the fourth driver to win four championships in one of NASCAR’s elite series (Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon have also accomplished this feat) and the second driver to clinch the Truck Series championship before the final race of the season (Greg Biffle clinched in 2000 at Phoenix). The No. 33 Truck Series team now enters Homestead-Miami Speedway looking to capture the Truck Series owner’s championship for DeLana Harvick who currently holds a 60-point lead over Billy Ballew and the No. 51 Truck team.

IT’S A WRAP: As 33-year-old Harvick wraps up the No. 4 Truck team’s season, he looks to add another win to the season stats and finish the year on a high note. Having seen four different driver’s behind the wheel this season (Harvick, Ricky Carmichael, Ryan Newman and J. R. Fitzpatrick), the No. 4 team has earned one win, three top-five and five top-10 finishes.

BEFORE THE RACE: QUOTES WITH DRIVER KEVIN HARVICK:

Why is Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway one of your favorite tracks?

“Miami is one of those race tracks that you don’t know when it is going to stop aging. It seems like every time we return to the track it loses a little grip, which is a good thing. Since they have repaved the track a few years back it has become one of my favorites. You can move all around trying to find a groove that works for you. There are a lot of different places where you can make your car work. For me it has been a lot of fun to race on and I look forward to going back this time around. Hopefully at the end of the night we can have the No. 4 Georgia Boot Chevy in victory lane celebrating for the second week in a row.”

CHASSIS HISTORY: This weekend the No. 4 Georgia Boot team will unload chassis No. 040 for KHI team co-owner Harvick at Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway. For the second week in a row, the team will debut a brand-new chassis.

PREVIOUS RACE RECAP: Making his 100th career Truck Series start, Harvick won the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR) after bringing out the first caution of the race on lap eight. Sustaining no damage to the truck, Harvick regained his composure and began to make his way back to the front of the field to collect his second victory of the 2009 season and his fourth Truck Series win at PIR.

ARE YOU A FOLLOWER? Twitter users can now keep up-to-date with Kevin Harvick Inc.’s NASCAR Nationwide Series by following at http://twitter.com/KHI_NNS. In addition, you can follow KHI’s Truck Series teams at http://twitter.com /KHI_TruckSeries. Want more from KHI? Follow KHI’s co-owners Kevin and DeLana Harvick at http://twitter.com/kevinharvick and http://twitter.com/delanaharvick.

No. 4 Georgia Boot Chevrolet Specs:

Chassis: 040

Kevin Harvick Truck Stats at Homestead-Miami

Year No. Team Start Finish

2008 2 KHI 3 3

2007 2 KHI 7 4

1999 98 JH 9 27

1998 75 WS 31 13

*KHI: Kevin Harvick Inc.

*JH: Jim Herrick

*WS: Wayne Spears

About Georgia Boot

Since 1937, Georgia Boot has been a manufacturer and marketer of quality work and outdoor footwear. It is a division of Rocky Brands, a publicly traded company on Nasdaq® under the symbol: RCKY. For more information, visit www.georgiaboot.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 team is comprised of Ricky Carmichael, the most successful motocross racer in American history, 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 and Ron Hornaday. 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