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Kevin Harvick Ready for strong run at Las Vegas NASCAR Race
March 6, 2007

Do you think this is the year for RCR?

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“I hope so. Our cars are strong and I think we are being a little conservative right now. All the cars that we have brought to the track so far have been capable of winning the race. So we will see what happens as we go forward into the season.”

How did the car handle over the two-day test you participated in before the season started?

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“We unloaded pretty well but the track is extremely fast. I am a little worried about the tires and how they are going to wear on the new surface. Both days were pretty good. We tried a lot of different stuff. I just hope that we are consistent throughout the weekend and can put ourselves in a position to win the race.”

How well is the 1.5-mile program at RCR?

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“I think the only real struggle we had last year was Atlanta. For some reason or another, that has been a struggle for us the last three or four years … it has been our tough spot. We finished in the top-five at both Texas races and at Homestead. For the most part, the mile-and-a-half tracks like Chicago, Kansas, Las Vegas and all the other places have been pretty good to us the past couple of years. Atlanta has just been our tough spot.”

How do you feel about Las Vegas Motor Speedway getting reconfigured?

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“Las Vegas is one of those places where I grew up racing. I had a lot of fun there. The track is kind of worn out and you can move around the racetrack a lot and do a lot of different things. It’s too bad they repaved it and screwed it up for the next four or five years. “

Kevin Harvick Media Day Quotes

ON WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO WIN THE DAYTONA 500:

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"We have to have a good week. I tore up the car we probably had the best chance with here a couple of years ago. We have run third and fourth and always seem to be competitive but we just have to step it up one notch. This year we had the best test we have probably ever had down here. I feel like our 500 car is really competitive."

ON NEW SPONSOR, NEW PAINT SCHEME WITH BRIGHT COLORS:

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"It is exciting for us to have our own identity to do the things we have always done, just do them in our own colors now. Every one at Shell has been great -- they have been 100% behind us in getting this deal done. It is going to be a great partnership and I am happy to have them on board."

ON RICHARD CHILDRESS RACING DEVELOPMENT OF IMPALA SS CAR OF TOMORROW:

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"We have been really fortunate there. Richard has let us work in the development of the car really since they started letting us test. For the most part, it is something we have been working on a lot. Scott Wimmer has done a great job testing the cars. Hopefully we are a little bit ahead of that curve, if we aren't, we will just keep working on it. It has been great though. We have come a long way in making it drive right. For the most part it has been, from a driver's standpoint, it has been as good to drive as our current cars. I think from a safety aspect, it is going to be 100% positive while we are working the rest of it out."