Harvick makes good: Something good has definitely come from Kevin Harvick’s “parking” incident at Martinsville Speedway. Holding an on-line auction from his Web site (kevinharvick.com), Harvick put the hood from the truck he raced in Martinsville April 13 up for bid in order to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. In was in the NASCAR Truck series race at Martinsville when Harvick spun driver Coy Gibbs on the track and later was “parked” — sat out — the next day’s Winston Cup race. The auction was open to members of The Kevin Harvick Fan Club and lasted 29 hours. The hood featured the fan club’s logo. Susan Bunce of New York won the hood for a sum of $4,500. “I didn’t want to see the hood of my truck from Martinsville thrown to the side or just reused when I knew I could do something good with it. I figured people collect so many things and this would be something someone would want,” Harvick said. “I figured it’d be a good deal, just to auction it off on the Web site and give the money to St. Jude’s.” St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is world renowned center for the treatment of children’s catastrophic diseases, focusing mainly on pediatric cancer, immunodeficiencies, and genetic disorders. “One of the things that shows St. Jude’s dedication is they treat people with no thought as to whether they can afford the treatment,” Harvick said. “St. Jude’s operates mostly on donations. Anything I can do to drum up support for them is worth it.”(ThatsRacin.com)(6-4-2002)
