DeLana Harvick

DeLana Lynn Harvick (née Linville; born July 7, 1973) is a former co-owner and manager of Kevin Harvick Incorporated, a racing team in NASCAR's Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series. It was announced in September 2011 KHI was being sold to Richard Childress, owner of Richard Childress Racing. She is married to NASCAR Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick. Personal life A native of Kernersville, North Carolina, Harvick has been around auto racing for practically all her life. Her first visit to a race track came at three weeks old. She is the daughter of former Busch Series driver John Linville and Joyce Linville and grew up around garages and race tracks. After high school she earned a college degree from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. DeLana first met Kevin in 2000 during a race at Michigan International Speedway. At the time she was working in public relations for driver Randy LaJoie. DeLana had previously worked in a similar capacity for Jeff Gordon and had even dabbled in race driving herself. DeLana and Kevin were married on February 28, 2001, in Las Vegas, Nevada, shortly after Harvick made his Cup debut. Unlike many NASCAR wives, she can often be seen during a race on top of the pit box wearing a custom-made fire-suit. The couple have sold their home in Kernersville, North Carolina, and moved to Charlotte with their son, Keelan Paul Harvick (born July 8, 2012), their daughter, Piper Grace Harvick (born December 28, 2017), three dogs, and two cats.