If you guys think silly season is over yet will your thinking wrong, Big new out of Phoenix has set a new Silly Season standard: Kevin Harvick will be leaving Richard Childress Racing after the 2013 season to drive for one of his best pals, Tony Stewart, at Stewart Haas Racing in 2014.
Harvick still has 38 more races on his current contract with RCR, one more races this season and the full 36-race slate in 2013, but already folks are focusing on something that may not potentially happen for another 15 more months!
“Stewart-Haas Racing’s driver lineup is all set for 2013, but if you’re talking about 2014 and if Kevin Harvick is available, that’s something the team would have to look at," SHR team spokesman Mike Arning said in a statement. "Any team in this garage would do the same.
“From the moment Stewart-Haas Racing was formed, becoming a four-car team is something it’s been striving for. They have the infrastructure to accommodate a fourth team, and if everything aligns properly, it’s something they’ll do. So, if a driver the caliber of Kevin Harvick is available, it’s something they would pursue.”
Harvick was non-committal on the report, telling ESPN, "I'm looking forward to finishing out this season on a strong note with RCR and continuing to build our program going into the 2013 season with the ultimate goal of winning a championship. Anything beyond that, once I know what my future plans are set, I'll let you know."
In fact, Stewart went so far as to joke with reporters and how much do you want to bet that some of them actually bit at first that he had signed Dale Earnhardt Jr. to drive for the team in 2014, even though Junior is contractually committed to Hendrick Motorsports through at least 2017.
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