Q&A: Kevin Harvick (cont'd)

Q: Can you talk about the track at California, why it seems to be one of your worst tracks?

Harvick: I don't know. It just seems like it's hit-and-miss. Atlanta has become our worst track for some reason. Just one of those places where I can't seem to get the car like I need it to, just struggle finding the right feel for the particular race.

Just something that I need to get better at and really focus on getting my car right and knowing how I need it to drive in practice to focus over on the race.

Q: Could you talk about anything you may have summoned up from your experience [growing up] in Bakersfield [Calif.] to help you either Sunday or in the Nextel Cup in general?

Harvick: Racing in Bakersfield is something where I got my start in go-karts, stock cars, were able to race week-in, week-out. The Collins family were a big part of my career, giving us somewhere to race, being supportive of my racing career. Just being able to learn how to race, get my career started, was a big part of what we get to do today just because Bakersfield was such a huge racing town.

Q: Everybody talks about how Daytona is such an anomaly, but this is where the season really starts. Do you feel that way?

Harvick: Yeah, I do. We approach Daytona as it's almost a separate season. We go down there knowing there's going to be a couple long weeks. There's going to be some ups and downs. There's going to be some things that are unexpected. Daytona is kind of its own beast, and California is really where the week-to-week grind starts.

Q: The last [time] checked you were racing in all three events this weekend at California Speedway. With your schedule after winning at Daytona, having any second thoughts? Would you rather be on the racetrack more than anywhere else this weekend?

Harvick: Yeah, I'd definitely rather be on the racetrack. It's something to where this week, you get to celebrate winning the Daytona 500. They've been very organized with everything, really making things go really smoothly. We've been able to rest at night and have somewhere nice to sleep, too. It's really not been much worse than being at home.

Still going to race all three races. We planned on doing that from the beginning. Just trying to get the Truck program started off on the right foot. Be in the Busch car this week, too. When you're in the car at the track, you can kind of get away from the rest of it.

Q: You have the Busch Series team and Truck Series team. Have you had any thoughts about moving up to Cup? Any timetable to move into a Cup team?

Harvick: We don't have any plans right now. DeLana and I are really trying to get our arms around what we do need to do, don't need to do in the Busch and Truck series, really try to focus on that. The Cup car, there's so much involved. I see how much time it takes from Richard. We can still enjoy being the driver and being a team owner with the Busch and Truck, where I don't think we could do both if we owned the Cup car.