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🇺🇸 Kevin Harvick

Racing driver from United States. NASCAR Cup Series. Four-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Kevin Harvick
Born
8 December 1975(b. 1975)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Series
NASCAR Cup Series
Status
Retired
Championships
42001, 2006, 2018, 2020
Career wins
73
Career podiums
182
Career starts
589
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
6,279
Kevin Harvick
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
6,279
Rank 95 of 38,983 indexed, -213 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Kevin Harvick is a racing driver from United States who last raced in NASCAR Cup Series. Harvick is a four-time champion (2001, 2006, 2018, 2020), with 73 wins and 182 podiums from 589 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 6,279 ranks Harvick 95th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2023 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2023-11-05NASCAR Cup Series at PhoenixNASCAR Cup SeriesP7+76
2023-10-29NASCAR Cup Series at MartinsvilleNASCAR Cup SeriesP16−2
2023-10-22NASCAR Cup Series at MiamiNASCAR Cup SeriesP11+45
2023-10-15NASCAR Cup Series at Las VegasNASCAR Cup SeriesP16—
2023-10-08NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte Road CourseNASCAR Cup SeriesP19−22
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+164Daytona 2000NASCAR XfinityP5
+139Richmond 2000NASCAR XfinityP3
+130Nashville 2000NASCAR XfinityP4
+127Texas 2000NASCAR XfinityP9
+120NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte Road Course 2022NASCAR Cup SeriesP2
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
NASCAR Cup Series at Phoenix7 starts+35
MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES AT TEXAS4 starts+27
NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond6 starts+27
MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES AT MICHIGAN4 starts+26
Struggles
MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES AT TALLADEGA4 starts-47
Talladega8 starts-46
Martinsville5 starts-39
NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta6 starts-33
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2023▸NASCAR Cup Series3901000P14−1106,492
2022▸NASCAR Cup Series3825000P10−4016,602
2021▸NASCAR Cup Series3904000P9−2617,003
▸NASCAR Xfinity300000P22−230
▸NASCAR Truck100000P34−78
2020▸NASCAR Cup Series39914000P1+1517,079
2019▸NASCAR Cup Series3958000P3+1287,797
2018▸NASCAR Cup Series39916000P1+6026,979
▸NASCAR Xfinity512000P19−237
2017▸NASCAR XfinityStewart-Haas Racing603000P15+1927,316
2016▸NASCAR XfinityJR Motorsports702000P17−1966,883
2015▸NASCAR XfinityJR Motorsports1224000P14−316,884
▸NASCAR TruckJR Motorsports101000P21+26
2014▸NASCAR XfinityJR Motorsports1549010P4+4456,902
2013▸NASCAR XfinityRichard Childress Racing1113000P13+1496,491
▸NASCAR TruckNTS Motorsports200000P33−377
2012▸NASCAR XfinityRichard Childress Racing1327010P7+696,719
▸NASCAR TruckRichard Childress Racing312020P15−16
2011▸NASCAR XfinityKevin Harvick, Inc.1304010P11−3926,666
2010▸NASCAR XfinityKevin Harvick, Inc.28311030P4+3817,057
2009▸NASCAR XfinityKevin Harvick, Inc.2225020P5+1596,677
2008▸NASCAR XfinityKevin Harvick, Inc.2204020P7−6826,517
2007▸NASCAR XfinityRichard Childress Racing2669020P3−1607,199
2006▸NASCAR XfinityRichard Childress Racing35920030P1+6467,359
2005▸NASCAR XfinityRichard Childress Racing21410020P4+3606,713
2004▸NASCAR XfinityRichard Childress Racing2227000P4−456,353
2003▸NASCAR XfinityRichard Childress Racing19310080P4+7586,398
2002▸NASCAR XfinityRichard Childress Racing400000P35−3335,640
2001▸NASCAR XfinityRichard Childress Racing33515060P1+4875,973
2000▸NASCAR XfinityRichard Childress Racing3136020P7+1,5105,486
1999▸NASCAR Xfinity100000P38+2,6263,976
Recent coverage
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Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Harvick finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇺🇸 Kyle BuschFIA Platinum5,98546023023050%
🇺🇸 Brad Keselowski5,99436821715159%
🇺🇸 Denny Hamlin7,38135419915556%
🇺🇸 Joey Logano6,35431916515452%
🇺🇸 Martin Truex Jr5,81829915814153%
🇺🇸 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.5,5572792106975%
🇺🇸 Michael McDowellFIA Gold6,0082782285082%
🇺🇸 Austin DillonFIA Gold5,7802771928569%
🇺🇸 Aric Almirola6,1392762057174%
🇺🇸 J.J. Yeley3,8252722442890%
🇺🇸 Ryan BlaneyHigher-rated7,08325714910858%
🇺🇸 Ty GibbsHigher-rated, 2× champion6,83256371966%
🇺🇸 Chase BriscoeHigher-rated, 1× champion6,831116823471%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
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Kevin Harvick is an established professional stock car racing driver rated at 6,377; this places him among elite professionals, the class of drivers who win races consistently at the very top level and beat championship-contending rivals regularly. His career spans six seasons from 2018 to 2023 across NASCAR's national series, with 242 starts yielding 26 wins and 50 podium finishes. He retired following the 2023 season.[1]

Harvick's primary competition was in the NASCAR Cup Series, where he made 233 starts over six years and recorded 25 wins and 48 podiums. His average finishing position of P10.8 across all races reflects a stable, mid-to-front-field presence. He twice won the NASCAR Cup championship, in 2018 and 2020, the defining achievements of his career at this level. Harvick spent his entire tenure in direct competition with some of the strongest drivers in the sport. He maintained a near-even head-to-head record against several elite rivals: he finished ahead of Kyle Busch 126 times in 235 shared races; ahead of Martin Truex Jr. 120 times in 232 shared races; ahead of Joey Logano 126 times in 230 shared races; and ahead of Denny Hamlin 124 times in 230 shared races. His record against Austin Dillon was notably stronger, with 162 finishes ahead to 69 behind in 231 races. He also finished ahead of Kyle Larson 100 times across their shared races. These patterns show Harvick competing as an equal among the front-running professionals of his era, sometimes ahead and sometimes behind but consistently in contention with drivers of championship pedigree.[2]

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications[2] Wikipedia
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