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Richard Childress Racing

SYLVANIA is a proud sponsor of Richard Childress Racing. See SYLVANIA on the #21 Busch Series Chevrolet driven by both Kevin Harvick and Johnny Sauter as well as the #29 Nextel Cup Series Chevrolet driven exclusively by Kevin Harvick. SYLVANIA is happy to be a part of this rich racing tradition.

Richard Childress Racing Enterprises, Inc. has set the standard for modern-era stock car racing teams. Based 15 minutes south of Winston-Salem in Welcome, N.C., RCR is the only NASCAR organization with championships in the Nextel Cup Series [formerly Winston Cup], Busch Series and Truck Series. It fields the Winston Cup teams of the 2001 Busch Series champion and the 2001 Winston Cup Rookie of the Year, Kevin Harvick, 2000 Busch Series Champion, Jeff Green, and Robby Gordon, and the Busch Series teams of Ron Hornaday, Jr., and the two-driver team of Harvick and Johnny Sauter.

Richard Childress Racing sits on nearly 35 acres and consists of 13 buildings and more than 300,000 sq. ft. of shop space. The newest building on the complex is a state-of-the-art facility that is home to all three of RCR's Nextel Cup programs and its corporate offices.

Career Highlights:

35th year in Nextel Cup Series
Received the 2002 Bill France Award of Excellence from Pocono Raceway, presented to the person, corporation or organization that has made outstanding contributions to the sport of Winston Cup racing.
First team owner to win championships in the Winston Cup (Dale Earnhardt – 1986, '87, '90, '91, '93 and '94), Busch (Kevin Harvick – 2001) and Truck Series (Mike Skinner – 1995), earning more than 100 victories.
Earned three Busch Series wins in 2002 (Jeff Green – March event at Bristol and May event at Charlotte; Johnny Sauter – July event at Chicagoland) and finished third in Busch Series owner's standings with the No. 21 team and co-drivers Green and Jay Sauter.
Kevin Harvick was the 2001 Winston Cup Rookie-of-the-Year in a Childress-owned car.
Added two Busch Series teams in 2000 with drivers Mike Dillon and Rookie-of-the-Year Harvick.
Won 1998 Daytona 500 with Earnhardt.
Earned six Winston Cup Series Championships with Earnhardt (1986, '87, '90, '91, '93, '94).
First Winston Cup win came in 1983 with Ricky Rudd at Riverside (Calif.) International Speedway.
Drove own Winston Cup car 1969 to 1981, recording six top five finishes. Retired as a driver in mid-1981, naming young Dale Earnhardt to finish the season in his car.
Purchased first racecar, a 1947 Plymouth at age 17 for $20.00.

Kevin Harvick

Kevin Harvick will increase his pulse this year with a semi-regular return to the series that helped propel him to stardom. Harvick, also the Busch series Rookie-of-the-Year in 2000, will be featured in the No. 21 PayDay Chevrolet in 15 events this season. Johnny Sauter will compete in the remaining events, and the Harvick/Sauter combination will attempt to bring another team championship to Richard Childress Racing of Welcome, N.C.

Harvick has been a racer for most of his life. After completing kindergarten, Harvick got his first ride, a go-kart from his parents. After ten years of competitively racing go-karts, Harvick accumulated seven National Championships and two Grand National Championships.

In 1995, Harvick garnered Rookie-of-the-Year honors in the Featherlite Southwest Series. He won one race and finished 11th in the rankings.

In 1998, Harvick was crowned the Winston West Series Champion. Harvick grabbed five wins, 11 top-fives and 12 top-tens in just 14 events this year. Harvick was named the Motorsports Press Association's "Closed Wheeled Driver of the Year."

During Harvick's successful stint in those divisions, he also competed in the Craftsman Truck Series. From 1995-1999, Harvick competed in 70 events. His best year was 1999, when he competed in 25 events and finished 12th in the rankings. Harvick also competed in two ARCA races, scoring a second-place finish in Charlotte, N.C., and a third-place finish in Talladega, Ala.

Well-respected team owners began to notice Harvick, and in 2000 Richard Childress chose Harvick to drive the No. 2 AC-Delco Chevy in the Busch Series. That year, Harvick was named Rookie-of-the-Year after picking up three wins, eight top-fives, 16 top-tens, two poles and a third-place finish in the standings.

Career Highlights:

2002 International Race of Champions (ROC) champion in rookie season
Owns two Winston Cup Series wins at Chicagoland Speedway (7/14/02, 7/15/01)
First Truck Series win in Phoenix International Raceway (11/5/02)
Finished first in second IROC start at California Speedway (4/27/02)
First Winston Cup Series pole at Daytona International Speedway (7/6/02)
2001 Busch Series champion
Won first Winston Cup race in third start at Atlanta Motor Speedway (3/11/01)
Five Busch wins in 2001 (Texas, Kentucky, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Bristol)
Four Bush poles in 2001 (Bristol, Nashville, Milwaukee, Memphis)
Fan 69 events in 2001, more than any other driver in the modern history of NASCAR
Finished ninth in the 2001 Winston Cup championship with one less start than every driver in Top-25
2001 Winston Cup Series Rookie-of-the-Year
Finished third in the 2000 Busch Series championship
Three Busch Series victories in 2000 (St. Louis, Bristol, Memphis)
Two Busch Series poles in 2000 (Denver, Bristol)
Finished 12th in the 1999 Truck Series championship
1998 Winston West Champion
1998 Motorsports Press Association-Closed Wheeled Driver-of-the-Year
1995 Featherlite Southwest Series Rookie-of-the-Year
1993 Late Model champion-Mesa Marin Raceway

Did You Know?

Kevin Harvick...

is nicknamed "Happy" because of the smile he always seems to display when he's at the racetrack in his element, interestingly enough, his favorite color is "happy face" yellow.
is one of only five drivers (Mark Martin, Terry Lebonte, Bobby Hamilton and Ken Schrader) to win a race in the Winston Cup, Busch and Truck Series.
prefers Mexican to all other types of food.
has a vintage Arcade room in his house in Winston-Salem, N.C. It houses all different kinds of games including PacMan, Galaga, Super Sprint and Track & Field.
grew up in Winston-Salem, N.C. and his first job was as a paperboy when he was seven years old.
traveled overseas before the beginning of the 2003 season to visit American troops in Bosnia, England, Italy and Germany.
has captured wins at 17 of the current 23 Winston Cup tracks on the Nextel Cup circuit. A few of the ones he's anxious to taste victory at are Texas Motor Speedway and Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
got his first Winston Cup Series win on a road course, Riverside International Raceway, with Ricky Rudd on June 5, 1983.

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