Harvick comments on missing Cup testing at Daytona:

While some made a big deal over Kevin Harvick skipping the Daytona 500 test, it appears it was no big deal. Harvick said “When we went to the test our car sat in the shop and were painted ready for the Daytona 500 so that’s something a lot of people probably don’t understand…but I know for a fact that both 29 cars were sitting in the shop painted and never even went to the test. Kerry Earnhardt tested the #29 Chevy at Daytona.(PRN’s Garage Pass Radio Show)(1-26-2005)