Nextel Cup Series

PERSONAL Birthdate: Dec. 8, 1975 Hometown: Bakersfield, Calif. Resides: Winston-Salem, N.C. Marital Status: Married (DeLana) Children: None Hobbies: Radio-controlled race cars

HIGHLIGHTS Won 2003 Brickyard 400 from pole position 2001 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year 2001 NASCAR Busch Series champion 2000 NASCAR Busch Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year 1998 NASCAR Grand National Division, West Series champion

YEAR-BY-YEAR NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RECAP 2004 Finished 14th in series points. … Scored career-best finish at Daytona 500 with a fourth-place finish. … Posted five top fives and 14 top 10s, his best a second-place effort at Talladega. … First time he didn’t win a race during a season. … Best qualifying performance of the season was fifth at both Martinsville and Phoenix. … Placed on probation in June and November for two separate incidents. … Won two NASCAR Busch Series races in 22 starts including the season finale in Homestead. 2003 Finished fifth in series points, a career best. … Season highlight was winning the pole and the race in the 10th anniversary of the Brickyard 400. … Crew chief Todd Berrier replaced Gil Martin beginning with Bristol event in March. … Finished second at Talladega in April. … Finished a road course best third at Infineon. … His win in the Brickyard 400 began a five-race streak of top-five finishes, solidifying him as a title contender.… Improved to second in points after a fourth-place finish at Dover in September. … Slid to sixth in the championship race after finishing 20th at Atlanta and 34th at Phoenix. … Posted career bests in top fives (11) and top-10 finishes (18). … Also won three NASCAR Busch Series races in 19 starts and one NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race in six starts. 2002 Finished 21st in series points. … Won at Chicagoland Speedway, his second consecutive win at the track. …. Finished season with five top fives and eight top 10s. … Started on the pole at Daytona for the Pepsi 400. … Placed on probation in April for incident in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. … In 75th start in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, won his first race at Phoenix. … Is one of only five drivers with wins in all three of NASCAR’s national series. 2001 Finished ninth in series points. … Earned Raybestos Rookie of the Year honors in NASCAR’s top division and won the NASCAR Busch Series championship. … Competed in 35 races, taking over as driver of the Chevrolets owned by Richard Childress after the death of seven-time champion Dale Earnhardt in season-opening Daytona 500. …Won in his third career start, edging Jeff Gordon at Atlanta Motor Speedway by .006-second. … Won inaugural race at Chicagoland Speedway. …Counting one start in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, he ran 69 races in NASCAR’s top three series at 30 different tracks, logging more than 20,000 racing miles in the process.

PREVIOUS RACING HISTORY 2001 NASCAR Busch Series champion. … Won Raybestos Rookie of the Year honors in the NASCAR Busch Series in 2000, winning three races and two poles on his way to a third-place finish in points. …Ran the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 1999, with 11 top-10 finishes. …Won 1998 NASCAR Grand National Division, Winston West Series championship. … Was Rookie of the Year in the NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Southwest Series in 1995, winning at Tucson and finishing 11th in points. … Won the 1993 Late Model championship at Mesa Marin Raceway in his hometown of Bakersfield, Calif. … Began racing go-karts at age 5, winning seven national titles and two Grand National championships.

NOTEWORTHY Kevin and his wife, DeLana, were married in Las Vegas in February 2001, two days after he made his debut in NASCAR’s premier series. …His dog, “Backup,” was obtained prior to the start of the 2001 season after another pet died. … Won the 2002 IROC championship in his rookie season. … Favorite track is Bristol Motor Speedway. … Nickname is “Happy”. … Has a vintage arcade room in his house with games such as Pac-Man, Galaga, Super Sprint and Track & Field.