RIDE: No. 29 Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing

BORN: Dec. 8, 1975

HOMETOWN: Bakersfield, Calif.

CREW CHIEF: Shane Wilson

SPONSOR: Budweiser/Jimmy Johns/Rheem

bovada.lv NASCAR BETS LINE FOR SPRINT CUP: +700

DAYTONA 500 NOTES: Harvick has 21 prior starts at DIS, including 10 in the Daytona 500. In that time, he’s scored two wins, including the 2007 Daytona 500, and accumulated five top-five and nine top-10 finishes at the superspeedway. Harvick has led 178 laps at DIS and holds an average starting position of 16.1 and an average finish of 15.4. He has also completed 93 percent of the laps run in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition at DIS since July 2001 (3,407 of 3,663). Harvick holds several impressive Loop Data statistics at DIS, including: second in fastest laps run (67 laps); sixth in green-flag passes (2,732); eighth in closers; eighth in laps led (100); and 10th in driver rating (86.3). In last year’s Daytona 500, Harvick started the race from the seventh position and led five laps before retiring from the race due to engine failure at lap 22.

2011 OVERVIEW: Harvick won four races and figured to be a strong threat for the championship. Instead, he finished third in the standings for the second consecutive year.

2011 STATS

Starts: 36

Wins: 4

Top 5s: 9

Top 10s: 19

Poles: 0

DNF: 1

Laps Led: 403

Laps Completed: 10,450

Lead Lap Finishes: 30

Bonus Points: 30

Races Led: 17

Average Start: 18.8

Average Finish: 11.5

After First 26 Races: 2nd

Final Points Standing: 3rd

Driver Rating: 92.2 (8th)

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