Harvick started the 2009 season by winning the Budweiser Shootout with a last-lap pass on Jamie McMurray.
He launched a new social networking site, Fan Central, for his fans.
After Harvick damaged his primary car for the 2009 Daytona 500, his team switched to his Shootout car and he finished second when the race was declared official early due to rain.

This was a very bad season for the team.
At Auto Club in California, Harvick blew his engine and suffered his first DNF in 82 starts.
He won the first 2009 Nationwide Series race at Bristol, his first win in his own car.
In addition, he won the Camping World Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway.
During the season, Gil Martin became the new crew chief for Harvick as Childress decided to switch all team members of the No.
07 and No.
29 except the drivers and spotters, thus giving Casey Mears Harvick's crew chief Todd Berrier.
In the first five races following the switch, Harvick finished with an average of 25.4, finishing 34th, 11th, 41st, 17th, and 24th respectively.
A short time later, reports surfaced stating that Harvick had asked a release of his contract at the end of the 2009 season to secure a ride at Stewart Haas Racing for the 2010 season.
Harvick did not comment publicly on the subject of where he would be driving in 2010.
The first race after the story broke, Kevin finished sixth at the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
His best race came at the Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, where Harvick had the best car in a long run and led for most of the race, but was denied victory after a late race caution from which later eventual race winner Kasey Kahne took advantage of when he went past Harvick on the restart; he finished second.
He still finished a disappointing 19th in the final standings.
Harvick started the 2009 season by winning the Budweiser Shootout with a last-lap pass on Jamie McMurray. He launched a new social networking site, Fan Central, for his fans. After Harvick damaged his primary car for the 2009 Daytona 500, his team switched to his Shootout car and he finished second when the race was declared official early due to rain.
This was a very bad season for the team. At Auto Club in California, Harvick blew his engine and suffered his first DNF in 82 starts. He won the first 2009 Nationwide Series race at Bristol, his first win in his own car. In addition, he won the Camping World Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway. During the season, Gil Martin became the new crew chief for Harvick as Childress decided to switch all team members of the No. 07 and No. 29 except the drivers and spotters, thus giving Casey Mears Harvick's crew chief Todd Berrier. In the first five races following the switch, Harvick finished with an average of 25.4, finishing 34th, 11th, 41st, 17th, and 24th respectively. A short time later, reports surfaced stating that Harvick had asked a release of his contract at the end of the 2009 season to secure a ride at Stewart Haas Racing for the 2010 season. Harvick did not comment publicly on the subject of where he would be driving in 2010. The first race after the story broke, Kevin finished sixth at the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. His best race came at the Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, where Harvick had the best car in a long run and led for most of the race, but was denied victory after a late race caution from which later eventual race winner Kasey Kahne took advantage of when he went past Harvick on the restart; he finished second. He still finished a disappointing 19th in the final standings.
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