Saturday
it will finally be official, Harvick & Childress on center stage.
by Dan Peters
Kevin Harvick’s quest to the 2006
NASCAR Busch Series Championship effectively began
following the second race of the season at California Speedway –
He took over the points lead and never looked back.
Thirty-five races later, having never
surrendered the lead & after clinching the
Busch Series title with four races remaining – faster
than any other driver in series history – Kevin
Harvick
will claim the title this Saturday.
Richard Childress, car owner for
Harvick’s car, will also be crowned
series owner champion for the third time.
With the titles in hand, Kevin Harvick
still has history making goals to accomplish at this
final race of 2006.
Harvick is one of two NASCAR
Nextel Cup drivers competing full time in the Busch Series, the
other being Hendrick driver Kyle Busch. Both drivers also
currently in the top 10 in the Nextel Cup “Chase for the Cup.”
Harvick can make history this Sunday
by becoming the first driver in history
to win both series titles in the same season. He currently is
only 90 points behind leader Jimmie Johnson.
The two time Champion can also tie the all-time mark for wins in
a season with a victory this Saturday. Sam Ard holds the record with 10
wins in the 1983 season. Harvick enters the race with nine,
now second all-time.
