It's Official: Harvick and RCR Together Again In 2010
Garage talk of Kevin Harvick moving from RCR to Stewart-Haas Racing in 2010 was squashed Monday by a press release stating the driver would be back to honor the final year of his contract. In a joint press release, owner Richard Childress announced the sponsor and driver package of the No. 29 would stay intact for next season, with Harvick remaining behind the wheel of the Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet as the team looks to right the ship of a dismal 2009.
Rumors about Kevin not driving for RCR next season have been flying around the garage area and in the media, Childress said in a press release. We want to put the rumors behind us by stating together that Kevin will drive RCRs No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet for the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. RCR continues to work on the overall performance of the No. 29 team, like we are with all of our teams, and the plan is to end the season on a high note. Kevin and the No. 29 team are also preparing for next season with the goal of making a run at the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship.
While the 2009 season has not been what any of us have wanted, Richard and I are both committed to improving the performance of the No. 29 team," Harvick added in that same release.
The team has had a miserable 2009, with Harvick scoring just 3 top 10 finishes in 24 starts, leaving him 24th in the point standings after Bristol. What's worse, the car that once was the No. 3 driven by the late Dale Earnhardt has led just once this year for nine laps; if that holds, it's the fewest laps led for RCR's primary car since Childress himself drove it back in 1976.
