This Week's Budweiser Chevrolet SS at Kansas Speedway ... Kevin Harvick will pilot chassis No. 431 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable in the Kansas 400. This Chevrolet is new to the No. 29 team rotation and is scheduled to be on track for the first time this weekend at Kansas Speedway.
Racing in the Sunflower State ... Since the 2001 season, Harvick has made 15 Sprint Cup Series starts at Kansas Speedway. Throughout the years, the California native has collected one top-five and six top-10 finishes. He has an average starting position of 19.7, an average finishing position of 12.9, has completed 97.2 percent (3,843 of 3,953) of the laps contested and has 83 laps led to his credit.
See Harvick ... Harvick is schedule to appear in the Finish Line fan hospitality area at Kansas Speedway on Saturday, Oct. 5 from 9 to 9:20 a.m. Central Time for a fan question-and-answer session. To purchase tickets to the hospitality area please visit, http://www.kansasspeedway.com/Vanity-Pages/2013/Finish-Line-Hospitality.aspx, or call 1.888.341.7223.
Race Rewind ... After starting from the 10th position, Harvick and the No. 29 Budweiser team earned an 11th-place finish during the 2012 edition of the fall race at Kansas Speedway after spending much of the 267-lap affair running in the top 20 while battling handling issues.
KEVIN HARVICK QUOTE:
The racing surface at Kansas Speedway was recently repaved. How long does it usually take you to adapt to the racing surface as it ages between race weekends and seasons?
"Kansas (Speedway) will be a little different this time because of the tire change Goodyear is making for this race. Because of the tire change we have an open test day at the track before the race weekend begins, so we'll have some extra time to get used to the racing surface and what's going on with the aging and wear. In general, it depends on the environment the track is in that will change the racing surface. The asphalt they use to pave these race tracks now is made to last a long time on roads and it's really not the right asphalt to use for a racing surface. Tracks seem to age a little slower than they did in the past and it's not really what we're used to."