FORT WORTH, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 03: Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Busch Beer/Ducks Unlimited Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane with his wife, Delana, and their children, Keelan(right) and Piper, after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 03, 2019 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Kevin and DeLana Harvick through the years

By Staff Report | Published: November 12, 2019 26

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Stewart-Haas Racing driver Kevin Harvick and wife DeLana have seen NASCAR from all angles -- driver and wife, team owners and parents. From being thrust into the spotlight through tragedy to winning a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship together, look back at Kevin and DeLana through the years.

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2003: Kevin and DeLana celebrated a Brickyard 400 win. Kevin was thrown into the spotlight in 2001 when he took over the Richard Childress Racing Goodwrench ride after the untimely death of Dale Earnhardt in 2001.

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2003: DeLana, who grew up in racing, often wore a fire suit in the garage.

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2006: Kevin won five times from 2001-05, then broke out in 2006 with a five-win season.

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2006: DeLana grew up at the track. Her father, John Paul Linville, made 136 starts in the NASCAR Xfinity Series from 1982-95.

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2006: Kevin continued to drive in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, winning that series' championship for the second time in 2006.

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2006: Kevin and DeLana were always smiling.

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2006: Although not as frequent nowadays, DeLana was a constant on the Richard Childress Racing pit box before son Keelan and daughter Piper came along.

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2006: Kevin and DeLana celebrated a successful season together.

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2007: The Harvicks and Tony Stewart are longtime friends. Seven years after this photo was snapped, they would win a championship together.

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2007: Kevin and DeLana managed race team KHI (Kevin Harvick Incorporated) for a decade. The two won their first championship as owners in 2007 with Ron Hornaday Jr. in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series.

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2008: DeLana at Talladega Superspeedway.

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2008: A winless 2008 didn't dampen the Harvick smiles.

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2009: Celebrating in Victory Lane never gets old.

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2009: Another championship in the Gander Outdoors Truck Series, again with Hornaday.

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2010: Kevin had three victories and finished what was then a career-best third in the standings.

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2013: Son Keelan was born in 2012, bringing another -- and adorable -- Harvick to the track.

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2014: Championship! Kevin's first year at Stewart-Haas Racing, which came after 13 years at Richard Childress Racing, yielded a title in the new playoff format.

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2014: A picture to frame.

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2014: Keelan stole the show at the end-of-year awards.

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2016: The Harvicks celebrated the most successful (at the time) three-year stretch in Kevin's career. From 2014-16, he won 12 times, logged an astounding 54 top-five finishes and claimed the 2014 series championship.

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