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NASCAR Fans Join the Party as SHR Celebrates Kevin Harvick’s Birthday in Unique Style

Published 12/10/2022, 6:30 AM EST

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Happy birthday to Kevin Harvick! With an exceptional NASCAR career spanning over 27 years, it’s more than necessary to celebrate Happy Harvick’s existence in this world. And the Happy Harvick party gets all the more better when NASCAR fans join in.

On December 8, 2022, NASCAR showered their wishes on Harvick via Twitter. Asking the Stewart-Haas champion to ‘have a cold one’ on their behalf, the governing body congratulated the driver on his birthday. And as soon as the post went up, the comment section flooded with wishes for the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series Regular season champion.

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And that was not it. On the occasion of Harvick’s birthday, his team, Stewart-Haas Racing, announced an amazing offer.

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On Harvick’s 47th birthday, the $180 million worth team offered a 47% discount on any single Kevin Harvick item. Valid only on the driver’s birthday, the deal was applicable till 08/12/2022, 11:59 pm.

Kevin Harvick on Retiring from full-time racing

With the kind of racing displayed by Kevin Harvick, it’s safe to say that the Stewart-Haas driver has aged well. However, the burning question about his retirement from full-time racing seems to be doing rounds lately. But currently, Harvick believes that the 2023 Daytona 500 will be the deciding factor for his retirement decision. But why?

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Because he feels that his performance in the race will help him decide the best direction going further. When asked about his full-time racing prospects, Kevin Harvick told ESPN, “I don’t really have a clear answer on that right now. I think as we get to Daytona, I know 100% that we will have a direction.”

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Furthermore, he continued, “Because I’m not going to start the season without knowing that direction. Just because of the fact that there are just a lot of layers to unfold and really go through and evaluate. And so, we’ll see. I think it could go either way at this particular point.”

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Harvick’s contract with Stewart-Haas Racing expires at the end of the 2023 season. However, Gene Haas revealed in October this year that Harvick does not plan on extending his contract as of now. Although the team wants him to continue with them, it’s Harvick and probably the Daytona 500 race that will determine his future in full-time racing.

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Devyani Sharma

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Devyani Sharma is a NASCAR Author at EssentiallySports. Having completed her postgrad in English Literature, she has worked as a content writer for a while now. With over three years of experience in the field and hundreds of articles published on the web, Devyani has now associated with EssentiallySports to start her journey in the world of sports journalism.
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Varunkumaar Chelladurai