Kevin Harvick, Inc. is expected to announce Oct. 22 [at his teams open house] that he will field a Busch Series team next season with a car driven by Tony Raines and Tony Stewart with at least partial sponsorship from The Outdoor Channel.(NASCAR Scene)(10-21-2004)
UPDATE: Kevin Harvick Incorporated (KHI) announced it will field a full-time entry in the NASCAR Busch Series, as well as continue its involvement in the NASCAR Truck Series in 2005. Tony Stewart and Tony Raines, the 1999 NASCAR Busch Series Rookie of the Year, will share driving duties of the #33 KHI-owned Chevrolet in the Busch Series for the 2005 season. Stewart will compete in 10 Busch Series events with two special Action Performance paint schemes and eight more races with a sponsor to be announced at a later date. Raines will carry The Outdoor Channel colors for 16 events and Yard-Man colors for the remaining races. Kevin Harvick will also compete as an owner/driver in two Truck Series events for Yard-Man and GM Goodwrench at Martinsville Speedway and Michigan International Speedway respectively. The Outdoor Channel, who will continue its association with Raines in the Busch Series next season, first began its motorsports involvement in 2000 joining the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA). Yard-Mans partnership with Kevin Harvick Inc. in 2005, marks its first entry into the Busch Series as a sponsor. Kevin Harvick Incorporated is a 50,000 square-foot facility headquartered in Kernersville, NC. It currently operates one Truck Series team and will expand to house a full-time Busch Series team in 2005. In just three short years KHI has amassed an impressive on-track record. In 39 Truck Series starts it has accumulated two wins, 10 top-five and 13 top-10 finishes as well as one top-five and one top-10 finish in two Busch Series starts.(KHI Site)(10-23-2004)
UPDATE 2: hearing that KHI’s Truck Series driver, Ron Hornaday, will drive the #33 KHI Chevy in the Busch Series race in Mexico.(10-29-2004)
