Kevin Harvick has signed a “multiyear” contract extension to remain at Richard Childress Racing, where he has spent his entire Cup career.
Kevin Harvick Signs Contract Extension With Richard Childress Racing
Some had speculated that Harvick would split from RCR after this season – particularly after sponsor Shell Pennzoil announced it was leaving to join Penske Racing – but Harvick ultimately elected to stay.
Harvick currently leads the Sprint Cup point standings – a remarkable comeback from last year, in which he struggled to a 19th-place points finish and had only nine top-10 finishes.
But he already has nine top-10s this season – a series high – and has been the most consistent driver.
“It’s been an incredible turnaround,” Harvick said. “Our goal is to race for championships every year. Obviously last year, we didn’t do that, but we feel like we’ve made the right changes and hopefully we can continue going forward with the performance.”
Childress said the No. 29 team was talking to “three or four” potential sponsors, but had no commitments yet. The search for a company to replace Shell will continue for now, but RCR can hope things will take care of themselves if Harvick keeps up his current pace.
“We’ve got a lot of things coming the rest of the year and hopefully we’ll just get better as the year goes,” Childress said. “We want to run for that championship. I want to walk on that stage...in Vegas.”
That this day would come seemed like a longshot when Harvick’s team slumped last summer and the driver inferred in an ESPN interview that it was time for a change.
“We were both frustrated,” Harvick said Saturday. “We both want the same things. Sometimes we butt heads a little bit. Sometimes, similar people get frustrated. ... We both want to achieve the same goals.”
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