NASCAR racer and Daytona 500 winner Kevin Harvick and his wife, DeLana, have teamed with NHRA Drag Racing veteran Bob Vandergriff Jr. to explore the option of fielding a Top Fuel dragster in NHRA competition.
NASCAR racer and Daytona 500 winner Kevin Harvick and his wife, DeLana, have teamed with NHRA Drag Racing veteran Bob Vandergriff Jr. to explore the option of fielding a Top Fuel dragster in NHRA competition. The announcement can be found
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According to the NHRA website, NASCAR racer and Daytona 500 winner Kevin Harvick and his wife, DeLana, have teamed with NHRA Drag Racing veteran Bob Vandergriff Jr. to explore the option of fielding a Top Fuel dragster in NHRA competition.
Vandergriff Jr notes, "I think we have a unique opportunity to provide unprecedented reach for companies looking to achieve their objectives through motorsports. As this deal evolves, we want to offer the companies aligned with Harvick-Vandergriff Motorsports the chance to use the best of NHRA and NASCAR through the same program. We'll have the capabilities to provide something no other team can offer."
Being that drag racing and NASCAR are as American as apple pie and baseball, and the fact that drag racing has quieted down in the past few years, the addition of a Daytona 500 winner will surely be a jump start to bring drag racing as a whole back in to the spotlight.
"The response from the companies we've spoken to already has been tremendous," Harvick said. "Everyone at Kevin Harvick Inc. and Richard Childress Racing has become extremely interested with what's happening in the drag racing world through our friendship with Bob. The more we come to understand what is happening in the NHRA series, the more attractive it's becoming as a whole.
Harvick explains, "It's my belief that NHRA could provide a great marketplace for us to grow our business by providing unmatched opportunities for interested sponsors. We view this as something that would be a natural extension of our current Craftsman Truck and Nationwide Series programs. Bob's a proven leader and innovator, and DeLana and I are happy to be here as his guests. The future looks very exciting."
It will be interesting to see how this all unfolds!
Resources:
www.NHRA.com
Photos:
www.kevinharvick.com
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