Race/Date: Best Buy 400 - June 1, 2008

Location: Dover (Del.) International Speedway

Start Position: 34th

Finish Position: 38th

Points Position: 10th (lost three positions)

Kevin Harvick was a victim of circumstance on lap 17 of the Best Buy 400 at Dover International Speedway as the No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet Impala SS was caught up in another driver’s wreck after demonstrating the potential for a good run.

The Bakersfield, Calif., native lapped the one-mile concrete oval in 23.884 seconds (150.981 mph) during Friday afternoon’s qualifying session to line up the No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil Chevy 34th for Sunday’s main event.

The 2007 Daytona 500 winner wasted little time making a push toward the front following the drop of the green flag, moving into 30th on lap 11and up to the 28th position on lap 16.

Unfortunately, on lap 17 an 11-car melee began when Elliott Sadler spun right in front of a pack of cars coming into turn two. “Happy” Harvick tried to avoid the incident but was tagged from behind and then was hit several more times, leaving the No. 29 Chevy with significant damage.

Harvick brought the injured yellow and red machine to the garage from repairs as crew chief Todd Berrier guided his crew in completing the work necessary to return the car to the track. After spending more than 50 laps in the garage, Harvick went back on the speedway and logged laps for the remainder of the day to earn as many valuable points as possible.

In the end, Harvick and company were left with a 38th-place finish and fell three spots, to 10th, in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship point standings. At the same time, the hard work by the Shell-Pennzoil crew to get the 11-time Sprint Cup winner back out on the track extended his streak of races without a DNF (did not finish) to 57 consecutive races, just two races shy of breaking his own record of 58.

Kyle Busch captured his fourth victory of the season and beat second-place finisher Carl Edwards by a margin of four seconds. Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth and Jeff Gordon rounded out the top-five finishers.

Harvick’s Richard Childress Racing teammate Jeff Burton brought home an eighth-place finish. Clint Bowyer, Harvick’s other RCR teammate, wasn’t as lucky. He crossed the finish line 36th after suffering from a broken shock mount on lap 213.

Next up for Harvick and the Shell-Pennzoil team is the Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway. Live coverage of the event will be televised on TNT Sunday, June 8 beginning at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The race will also broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and Sirius Satellite Radio. Qualifying for the 14th points-paying race on the 2008 NASCAR Cup Series schedule will be telecast live on SPEED June 6 at 3:30 p.m. EDT. MRN and Sirius Satellite Radio will provide qualifying updates

KEVIN HARVICK - NO. 29 SHELL-PENNZOIL CHEVROLET IMPALA SS –

“We were a victim of circumstance in that wreck. My spotter (Billy O’dea) had me slowed down and I just got hit from behind. The Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet was really good during the first 16 laps. The No. 29 crew did a great job to get be back out on the race track and the points we were able to gain might come into play when it comes Chase time.”