Q&A: Kevin Harvick.

Saturday, 11th February 2006

One of the more outspoken members of the NASCAR community, Kevin Harvick has had pressure on his shoulders right from the moment he stepped into the Nextel Cup Series five years ago in place of the late Dale Earnhardt. Having proved his wares, Harvick shows that as far as speaking your mind goes, he has picked up a lot from ‘The Intimidator.’

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KEVIN HARVICK:
Yeah, I've only been through there I think twice. I hadn't been through there in the last couple years. The museum is really neat, has a lot of the history of RCR in the museum. I hadn't been through there that much. I saw it was on fire the other night. We had the fire trucks and the air conditioner unit caught on fire. We kept it from burning down the other night.

Q.
Did you handpick Bernie and Ron?

KEVIN HARVICK:
No, DeLana and I were laying in bed watching the shootout from Irwindale. That's kind of where we discovered Bernie. Ron is my choice. I'd say as long as we have the truck and he wants to drive, he'll drive it.

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Q.
Is that kind of loyalty thing?

KEVIN HARVICK:
Oh, yeah. He has a lot to do with the reason that I'm here. I think, you know, we have the best driver in the series. As long as he wants to do it, he can drive that.

Q.
How well did you know Dale Earnhardt?

KEVIN HARVICK:
I came in and, you know, I didn't get to know him as well. You know, I know some of the guys now. But it was just at the beginning of my time at RCR.

Q.
What kind of impression did you have of him?

KEVIN HARVICK:
I think he was -- you know, he was obviously pretty busy. But he was a pretty giving person, pretty laid back as far as, you know, when it came to normal life and just liked to do normal things, go hunting, fishing, do the things he liked to do.

Q.
Incredibly confident about everything.

KEVIN HARVICK:
Yeah, there was never anything wrong. He was always sure that everything will work out, it will be fine. That was pretty much the way it was.