None was bigger than when&nbsp;Harvick was thrust into the Cup series in 2001 following the death of Dale Earnhardt in a last-lap crash in the Daytona 500.<br>Harvick, who was competing in what is now the Xfinity Series for Richard Childress Racing at the time, had planned to run a handful of Cup races in 2001 and become Earnhardt’s teammate in 2002.<br>One week into the 2001 season, however ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/pride-kevin-harvick-return-no-29-all-star/10470942/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=R SS-NASCAR&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>

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