Kevin Harvick Makes Emotional Admission on His ‘Hard A**’ Partnership With Rodney Childers Kevin Harvick opens up on career-defining partnerships, offering rare insights into NASCAR’s team dynamics an

In NASCAR, drivers often reflect on the teams that shaped their careers. Kevin Harvick spent 13 seasons with Richard Childress Racing before moving to Stewart-Haas in 2014, where he added 37 wins and a championship. Now retired, he’s using those lessons in broadcasting and team ownership. Of all his experiences, Kevin Harvick’s bond with Rodney Childers still stands out, and a recent admission shows just how much it meant.

Harvick’s start with RCR came abruptly in 2001, stepping into the No. 3 after Dale Earnhardt’s tragic death, a move that thrust him into the spotlight with immediate pressure to perform. And after Stewart-Haas Racing shut down, Kevin later called SHR’s 2024 closure “unbelievable to me,” noting it’s a business he’s known long but not owned. These reflections highlight