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KERNERSVILLE, N.C. (November 3, 2006) - Kevin
Harvick Inc. (KHI) announced today that Dollar General Corp.
(NYSE: DG) has renewed its contract for the 2007 NASCAR Busch
Series season. The Goodlettsville, Tenn.-based discount retailer
will return to KHI with the No. 77 Dollar General stores
Chevrolet in all 35 events on the Busch Series schedule.
Two-time Busch Series Champion Kevin Harvick,
Cup Series Champion Bobby Labonte and Busch Series driver Kertus
Davis will alternate as drivers of the No. 77 car during the
season. Davis will compete in 13 events; Labonte will compete in
18 events and team owner Harvick will compete in five events for
Dollar General, including one event in the KHI owned No. 33 car.
“I'm very pleased to continue KHI’s
partnership with Dollar General," said Kevin Harvick, co-owner
and CEO of Kevin Harvick Inc. "Dollar General and KHI share the
same visions of growth and success. With Dollar General
returning for a second full-time season, it will only build the
teamwork and communication we have established.”
Dollar General will enter into its third year
as a primary sponsor in the NASCAR Busch Series, and its second
season with Kevin Harvick Inc.
“Dollar General is excited abut our prospects
for the 2007 season,” said Rick McNeely, Dollar General’s vice
president of general merchandise. “We have assembled an all-star
line-up with Kevin Harvick, Bobby Labonte and Kertus Davis.
Kevin and Bobby’s track record speaks for itself and we are
looking forward to watching Kertus make the move to the next
level in the quality equipment that KHI will give him.”
Nextel Cup Series driver, Bobby Labonte, will
return to the helm of the No. 77 Dollar General stores machine.
Labonte will compete in five events for KHI in the 2006 season.
“I think this is a great opportunity to race
in the NASCAR Busch Series,” said Bobby Labonte. “Kevin Harvick
has a great organization full of good people. The folks at
Dollar General have been very supportive of this program and we
are all hoping for a lot of success in the races we run
together. I know this is a team that is capable of winning races
and one that is competitive each time they come to the track. I
think that’s pretty exciting and we’re looking forward to 2007
together.”
Up and coming driver, Kertus Davis, will make
his debut with KHI in 2007. Davis has competed in five seasons
in the NASCAR Busch Series, starting in over 60 events in his
career.
“This is an opportunity of a lifetime,” said
Kertus Davis. “This is what I have worked for my entire racing
career and I want to thank Kevin and DeLana as well as Dollar
General for believing in me as a driver.”
The Dollar General stores car will be one of
two full-time Busch teams that KHI will field in 2007. In
addition to the No. 77 car, KHI will field the No. 33 Chevrolet,
which will feature multiple sponsors and drivers.
ABOUT DOLLAR GENERAL:
Dollar General is a Fortune 500® discount
retailer with more than 8,000 stores. Dollar General stores
offer convenience and value to customers by offering consumable
basic items that are frequently used and replenished, such as
food, snacks, health and beauty aids and cleaning supplies, as
well as a selection of basic apparel, housewares and seasonal
items at everyday low prices. The Company store support center
is located in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. Dollar General's
website can be reached at www.dollargeneral.com.
ABOUT KEVIN HARVICK INC.:
Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) is a 70,000 sq. ft.
facility located in Kernersville, N.C. KHI is home to the No. 33
AES Truck Series team and driver Ron Hornaday, the No. 33
Outdoor Channel/Old Spice Busch Series team with drivers Tony
Stewart, Ron Hornaday, Ron Fellows and Kevin Harvick and the No.
77 Dollar General stores Busch Series team with driver Bobby
Labonte. KHI enters into its third year of full-time competition
in 2006 in NASCAR’s elite divisions. Please visit
www.kevinharvickinc.com for more information. |
