Kevin Harvick

Birthday: Dec. 8, 1975
Hometown: Bakersfield, Calif.

YEAR-BY-YEAR NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES RECAP

2007 -- Finished 10th in series points. ... Started year in grand style, winning Daytona 500 by merely .020-second over Mark Martin. ... Qualified for Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, but highest advancement in the Chase standings was fifth. ... Finished second in road-course race at Sonoma.

2006 -- Finished fourth in series points. ... Qualified for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup for the first time, and won second NASCAR Nationwide Series crown. ... Victory at Watkins Glen was first road-course win in NASCAR Sprint Cup. ... Won first Chase race, at New Hampshire, to take over the series points lead. Engine problem the following week at Dover led to 32nd-place finish and a drop to fifth in the Chase standings. ... Five victories included a sweep of the two Phoenix races.

2005 -- Finished 14th in series points. ... Sole victory came at Bristol spring race. ... Had poles at Talladega spring race and Richmond fall race. ... Season-high points position was sixth, after Bristol win. ... Fell out of contention for Chase field with only one top-10 finish in the 10 races preceding Chase cut-off race at Richmond.

2004 -- Finished 14th in series points. ... Scored career-best finish at Daytona 500 with a fourth-place finish. ... Posted five top-fives and 14 top-10s, his best a second-place effort at Talladega. ... First season without a win. ... Placed on probation in June and November for separate incidents.

2003 -- Finished fifth in series points. ... Season highlight was winning the pole and the race at Indianapolis. ... Crew chief Todd Berrier replaced Gil Martin beginning with Bristol event in March. ... Win at Indianapolis began a five-race streak of top-five finishes, solidifying him as a title contender. ... Improved to second in points after a fourth-place finish at Dover in September. ... Slid to sixth in the championship race after finishing 20th at Atlanta and 34th at Phoenix.

2002 -- Finished 21st in series points. ... Won at Chicagoland Speedway, his second consecutive win at the track. .... Finished season with five top-fives and eight top-10s. ... Started on the pole at Daytona for the Pepsi 400. ... Placed on probation in April for incident in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

2001 -- Finished ninth in series points. ... Earned Raybestos Rookie of the Year honors in NASCAR Sprint Cup and won the NASCAR Nationwide Series championship. ... Competed in 35 races, taking over as driver of the Chevrolets owned by Richard Childress after the death of seven-time champion Dale Earnhardt in season-opening Daytona 500. ... Won in his third career start, edging Jeff Gordon at Atlanta Motor Speedway by .006 second. ... Won inaugural race at Chicagoland Speedway. ...Counting one start in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, ran 69 races in NASCAR's top three series.

PREVIOUS RACING HISTORY

Won Raybestos Rookie of the Year honors in the NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2000, winning three races and two poles on his way to a third-place finish in points. ... Ran the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 1999, with 11 top-10 finishes. ... Won 1998 NASCAR Grand National Division, West Series championship. ... Was Rookie of the Year in the NASCAR Southwest Series in 1995, winning at Tucson and finishing 11th in points. ... Won the 1993 Late Model championship at Mesa Marin Raceway in his hometown of Bakersfield, Calif. ... Began racing go-karts at age 5, winning seven national titles and two Grand National championships.

NOTEWORTHY

Kevin and his wife, DeLana, were married in Las Vegas in February 2001, two days after he made his debut in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. ... Won the 2002 IROC championship in his rookie season. ... Favorite track is Bristol Motor Speedway.