Kevin Harvick says he has one more year left on his deal with Richard Childress Racing. Credit: Autostock

Harvick quelches rumor: I'm staying with RCR

LONG POND, Pa. -- There are several quality rides open for the 2006 Nextel Cup Series, but Kevin Harvick says he won't be available to fill any of them.

Rumors have placed Harvick as a candidate to replace the retiring Rusty Wallace in the No. 2 Dodge, but Harvick hinted on Saturday that he would be with Richard Childress Racing for several more years.

"Richard and I are working on a lot of things to go forward and there is not any other home that is going to come available for myself," Harvick said. "It'll be great. It'll catch y'all off guard."

Harvick, 29, is in his fifth Nextel Cup season with RCR, and his own Craftsman Truck Series team has strong ties to both his sponsor (GM Goodwrench) and his manufacturer (Chevrolet). Such ties, Harvick said, will be all but impossible to sever.

"I have another year on my contract with RCR and another couple of years with Chevrolet," said Harvick, who met with the media at Pocono.

"I wanted to make sure [the rumors] didn't go any further," he said.