PERSONAL PROFILE
	Spouse: DeLana Hometown: Bakersfield, CA Birthdate: December 8, 1975

Kevin Harvick was part of the three-rookie onslaught that stormed the top-10 in the Busch Series in 2000, but the Bakersfield, Calif., driver's impact was the most dramatic. The 25-year-old enjoyed one of the best rookie seasons in series history, posting three wins and earning rookie of the year honors while finishing third in the standings.

If not for missing the second race of the season, Harvick's impact might've been even greater. The driver for Richard Childress Racing's first year Busch team set a rookie record for most driver points earned (4,113) and tied the rookie record for wins.

Harvick, who had done little in his career, despite winning the 1998 Winston West championship, to indicate he would make such an impact, led 11 times for a total of 665 laps in the season. He dominated the tough Bristol Motor Speedway and led 241 of 250 laps to win from the pole in the second Bristol event. Harvick, who was married in the off-season, earned his first career win in St. Louis and his first pole at Dover.