Forget Kevin Harvick leaving Stewart-Haas Racing. Driver and team on Thursday announced a long-term contract extension.
Specifics were not immediately available. Harvick, the 2015 Sprint Cup champion, joined the team in 2014. H left Richard Childress Racing and now has won nine of his 32 career Sprint Cup victories with SHR.
"It was a big decision to join Stewart-Haas Racing and it has turned out to be my best decision," said Harvick, who has won nine of his 32 career Sprint Cup victories with SHR. "I came to Stewart-Haas Racing to win championships. We have one, but that only made us hungry for more.