Kevin Harvick graduated from North High School. While in school he was a successful go kart racer, winning seven national championships and two grand national championships. He was the 1993 Mesa Marin track champion, competed in the NASCAR Southwest Tour and was the 1995 Rookie of the Year. In 1995 he ran his own truck in the Craftsman Truck Series, later driving for Spears Motorsports. In 1998 he competed in the NASCAR Winston West Series, winning the championship. His first start in NASCAR's Busch series came in 1999 driving for Richard Childress and he was Rookie of the Year in 2000. Harvick moved up to Winston Cup in 2001 and was Rookie of the Year as well as winning the Busch championship. He again won the Busch championship in 2006. Driving for Stewart - Haas, he won the Sprint Cup championship in 2014 and the 2020 regular season championship. He ran in 826 NASCAR Cup races with 60 wins, 444 top tens and 31 poles. In the Xfinity Series, he ran in 349 races with 47 wins, 261 top tens and 25 poles. In the Craftsman Truck Series he ran in 124 races with 14 wins, 62 top tens and 4 poles. He currently works as a commentator for Fox, fields a CARS Series late model and supports the Kevin Harvick Scholarshio Fund at Cal State Bakersfield. He is in the West Coast Stock Car / Motorsports Hall of Fame, the NASCAR Hall of Fame and the Texas Motorsports Hall of Fame.