Nick
05-17-07, 08:39 AM
HDNet to televise Daytona 500 Champion's return to the
NASCAR Grand National Division - Sunday, May 20th
This year's Daytona 500 champion is returning to his roots and HDNet will be there to provide live coverage in high definition. Kevin Harvick plans to compete in NASCAR's inaugural event at Iowa Speedway when the NASCAR Grand National Series races there on Sunday, May 20th.
"HDNet is thrilled to be covering Kevin's return to the NASCAR Grand National Division this weekend," said Mark Cuban, president and co-founder of HDNet. "It will be cool to see him driving in a car from his past - but on a brand new track."
The 7/8-mile track in Newton, Iowa, was designed by the track's chief operating officer, Andy Vertrees, and former NASCAR Champion, Rusty Wallace.
For Harvick, this race marks a return to the series where he earned his first NASCAR championship. The Bakersfield, Calif., native won the West Series title as a 22-year-old in 1998.
Since then, he has gathered numerous accolades on a national level including two NASCAR Busch Series championships (2001, 2006), the 2001 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year title and the 2000 NASCAR Busch Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year title.
Most recently, he drove the Richard Childress Racing No. 29 Pennzoil Chevrolet to victory in this year's Daytona 500. "Being able to go back and run a West car is pretty cool for me," said Harvick. "I know what the series can do for a driver's career."
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NASCAR Grand National Division - Sunday, May 20th
This year's Daytona 500 champion is returning to his roots and HDNet will be there to provide live coverage in high definition. Kevin Harvick plans to compete in NASCAR's inaugural event at Iowa Speedway when the NASCAR Grand National Series races there on Sunday, May 20th.
"HDNet is thrilled to be covering Kevin's return to the NASCAR Grand National Division this weekend," said Mark Cuban, president and co-founder of HDNet. "It will be cool to see him driving in a car from his past - but on a brand new track."
The 7/8-mile track in Newton, Iowa, was designed by the track's chief operating officer, Andy Vertrees, and former NASCAR Champion, Rusty Wallace.
For Harvick, this race marks a return to the series where he earned his first NASCAR championship. The Bakersfield, Calif., native won the West Series title as a 22-year-old in 1998.
Since then, he has gathered numerous accolades on a national level including two NASCAR Busch Series championships (2001, 2006), the 2001 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year title and the 2000 NASCAR Busch Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year title.
Most recently, he drove the Richard Childress Racing No. 29 Pennzoil Chevrolet to victory in this year's Daytona 500. "Being able to go back and run a West car is pretty cool for me," said Harvick. "I know what the series can do for a driver's career."
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