• Harvick Makes Big “Change” to No. 29 car to Celebrate Earth Day … This weekend in Phoenix, as Americans look forward to Earth Day (Wed., April 22), the deck lid of Kevin Harvick’s No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet will feature the Clean Change Campaign logo and web site - www.cleanchange.org. The Clean Change Campaign is a nationwide initiative that encourages Do-It-Yourself oil changers to recycle their used motor oil and help maintain a clean environment. Improper disposal of the used oil from just one oil change can potentially contaminate up to one million gallons of drinking water. The root of the Pennzoil Clean Change Campaign is a pledge that Do-It-Yourself oil changers are encouraged to make to properly recycle their used motor oil. Consumers can visit the campaign web site to make the pledge, test their environmental prowess and easily locate the certified used oil recycling facility nearest them. RCR and Pennzoil hope to gather more than 100,000 online pledges.

• Harvick in the Loop at Phoenix … o Phoenix Facts … In 12 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at PIR, Harvick has two wins to go along with three top-five and six top-10 finishes. He has finished outside the top-10 just once in his last six starts at PIR. Additionally, the 33-year-old driver has a 16.1 starting average and a 13.2 finishing average. He has completed all but 18 laps in those 12 races and has led 316 laps of competition.

o Driver Rating … Harvick is ranked second in NASCAR’s Driver Rating category (105.4) at PIR. The Driver Rating is a formula that combines the following categories: wins, top-15 finishes, average running position while on the lead lap, average speed under green, fastest lap, most laps led and lead-lap finishes. The maximum points a driver can earn in each race is 150. The Driver Rating number is used pre-race as a prediction tool and post-race as a performance evaluator.

o Top Performer … Harvick is also ranked second in NASCAR’s Average Running Position category (7.9) at PIR. Additionally, he has the second most laps in the top 15 (2,113 of a possible 2,497, or 84.6 percent) at the one-mile desert track.

• Did You Know? … Phoenix is the site of Harvick’s first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win. The win came on Nov. 8, 2002 during his 75th start where he started third and led 77 of 152 laps.

• The Hat Trick … After Harvick won the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event in 2006, he became the first of only two drivers (with Kyle Busch being the other) to win in all three of NASCAR’s top national touring series at PIR. He won the spring Nationwide Series race at Phoenix and carried over the momentum into the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event to complete the weekend sweep. Additionally, Harvick won NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races at PIR in 2002 and 2003.

• RCR at PIR … In 54 races at Phoenix, RCR has earned three wins, including Harvick’s sweep of both races at PIR in 2006. Prior to that, Dale Earnhardt won the Checker 500 on Nov. 4, 1990. Additionally, the Welcome, N.C.-based organization boasts 11 top-five and 24 top-10 finishes at the one-mile desert-oval.

• Ride-A-Long for a Fan with Harvick … Pennzoil is giving one lucky fan the chance to ride shotgun with Harvick in the Pennzoil Victory Challenge prior to the May 16 Sprint All-Star Race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. The Pennzoil Victory Challenge "Ride Shotgun Sweepstakes" online promotion runs from March 31st - May 1st at www.pennzoilvictorychallenge.com. Fans can log on and enter to win the sweepstakes, watch video clips of the top-five post-win burnout celebrations at LMS and vote for their favorite, including Harvick's post-race celebration after his 2007 Sprint All-Star Race victory.

• Back in the Nationwide Car … In addition to his duties behind the wheel of the Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet, Harvick returns to the seat of the No. 33 Rheem Chevrolet Impala SS for his Kevin Harvick, Inc. team in this weekend’s NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Phoenix International Raceway. Live coverage of the Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 will begin Fri., April 17 at 9 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on ESPN2. The Motor Racing Network and Sirius XM Satellite Radio will broadcast the event beginning at 9:15 p.m. EDT.

• Up to Speed … Coverage of the eighth race of the 2009 Sprint Cup season will take the green flag Sat., April 18 beginning at 8 p.m. EDT. The race will be televised live on FOX and broadcast on MRN and Sirius XM Satellite Radio. Qualifying will be telecast on SPEED Fri., April 17 beginning at 7 p.m. EDT. MRN and Sirius XM Satellite Radio will provide qualifying updates.

KEVIN HARVICK QUOTES:

Is the new style of cars dramatically different from the older cars at a place like Phoenix? “The short tracks are probably less different than they are on the bigger tracks, the way that you drive them. It’s a little bit different, but for the most part, they’re closer to the same than they are on the mile-and-a-half tracks. The biggest difference (between the different cars driven at Phoenix) is the horsepower (difference) from the Nationwide to the Cup side. A couple hundred horsepower makes a big difference on where you let off (the throttle).”

The first Phoenix Sprint Cup Series race is held at night, while the second is held during the day. Does that make a big difference in how the car handles, etc.? “I don’t think it’s that big of a deal. Usually, it’s pretty warm there anyway and even at night, it’s pretty comfortable. The daytime kind of aggravates what you have in the cooler conditions. At night, it covers up a few things. Still, you’re going to get loose off the corners. You’re going to be tight in the center. It’s the same things you always fight at Phoenix.”

What is your favorite memory from Phoenix? “I have a lot of great memories at Phoenix. We have been fortunate to win in all three divisions there. I raced in one of my first trucks that KHI built there. I just have a lot of memories on and off the race track at Phoenix. I don’t think I can narrow it down to just one.”