{"id":1560585,"date":"2023-05-04T08:09:03","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T12:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1560585"},"modified":"2023-05-04T08:09:04","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T12:09:04","slug":"kevin-harvick-stewart-haas-racing-parting-gif","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/kevin-harvick-stewart-haas-racing-parting-gif\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Harvick May Hand Stewart-Haas Racing a Parting Gift on His Way Out the Door"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Perhaps Kevin Harvick<\/a> doesn\u2019t grasp how farewell tours work. The driver of the No. 4 Ford announced before the NASCAR Cup Series<\/a> season that he\u2019ll be retiring in November. As such, he\u2019s supposed to be receiving parting gifts rather than giving them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe it works that way out by the end of the season. At the moment, though, Harvick is reportedly on the verge of a move that could deliver a nice solution to Stewart-Haas Racing\u2019s<\/a> lingering problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stewart-Haas Racing has to fill Kevin Harvick\u2019s seat in 2024<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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NASVAR drivers Kevin Harvick and Josh Berry. | Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Signing Kevin Harvick was indisputably one of the best moves Stewart-Haas has made during the Tony Stewart era as co-owner. Harvick arrived from Richard Childress Racing<\/a> in 2014 and scored his first win for the organization in his second time out in the No. 4 Chevy. He won four more times that year, capping the season with his only Cup Series championship to date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harvick, 47, has scored 37 of his 60 Cup Series wins with SHR. He\u2019d love to tack on a few more this season, but he\u2019s out the door after the Championship 4 race at Phoenix in the fall, having lined up a gig as the third man in the booth for Fox Sports\u2019 NASCAR coverage on Sundays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That leaves a huge hole in the SHR lineup, given that Harvick is third in points through 11 races while his three teammates rank between 16th<\/sup> and 28th<\/sup> in the standings. And it gets worse: Aric Almirola signed a two-year extension<\/a> last season, but speculation persists that he\u2019ll also retire at the end of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That could mean Stewart and co-owner Gene Haas will have to replace half the Cup roster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kevin Harvick and Josh Berry are reportedly talking<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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.@JoshBerry<\/a> is finalizing a long-term management deal with @KHIManagement<\/a>, @KevinHarvick<\/a>\u2019s agency, per sources.

\ud83d\udd32 Berry has become a highly rated driver in
@NASCAR<\/a> in part through a super-sub role he\u2019s played with Hendrick Motorsports this year. pic.twitter.com\/UeYzYNtGKG<\/a><\/p>— Adam Stern (@A_S12) May 3, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>