From TNN’s Site – Kevin Harvick has left the #75 Spears Chevrolet to take over driving chores at the #84 Liberty Racing Ford. Meanwhile, Lonnie Rush Jr. appears to be poised to take over Harvick’s old seat in the Spears truck(TNN Motorsports)(1-4-1999) – UPI story at Country Cool about truck driver Kevin Harvick – NASCAR Feature: ?????The Kid’ Gets His Liberty and Now he Wants to Fly(1-15-1999) – After making a number of significant changes during the off-season, Liberty Racing introduced its new 1999 race package during the Ford NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series test at Homestead Motorsports Complex. If the results of the test session are any indication, the team is definitely on track for a strong season, as they consistently posted some of the fastest times among the Ford teams. The team, which returns with sponsorship from Porter-Cable Professional Power Tools, brought two brand new trucks to south Florida for talented new driver Kevin Harvick to shake down. Along with Harvick, the team has the added benefit of experience with new crew chief Roland Wlodyka calling the shots. The third major addition is a new engine program supplied by Irvan-Simo Racing’s Signature Racing Engines. The test also offered the first opportunity for Harvick and Wlodyka to work together in a race setting. In keeping with its theme of change, Liberty Racing also used the test session to announce its decision to change the team’s number for 1999. The team will return to the number 98 that it took to prominence with Kenny Irwin, Jr. and Butch Miller from 1995 to 1997. The team ran the number 84 during the 1998 season(Porter Cable PR)(1-29-1999)
