NASCAR legend Kevin Harvick recently announced a lucrative partnership with Rackley W.A.R's Truck Series and Late Model programs for 2025. With the help of the partnership, Harvick and his son, Keelan will drive for the team in the Super Late Models and Pro Late Models. The 2014 NASCAR champion will also serve as the consultant for the Truck Series team.
What did Kevin Harvick have to say on this?
Harvick will bring his past NASCAR experience as a championship-winning driver and team owner to mentor Rackley W.A.R's development driver, Dawson Sutton. Sutton was announced as the full-time driver for the Truck Series in 2025. This will benefit the father-son duo of Harvick and Keelan as they will get to drive late models for the team.
Kevin Harvick Inc. made a late entry in the CARS Tour series in 2024 but chose to partner with Rackley W.A.R.'s late model program. Harvick believes this partnership will help him and his son, Keelan, who is currently competing at Legends Cars.
"Although KHI had some success this year in the Late Model Stock world, the Pros and Supers are different animals. We still plan to have a presence in the CARS Tour next year, but Rackley W.A.R. has a solid and proven track record that will drastically improve the learning curve for Keelan and I in the Super and Pro Late Models," Harvick said.
"In return, I hope that my years of owning and operating a championship-winning truck program will help shorten Dawson’s learning curve in his rookie truck season and positively impact their truck program. We look forward to working with Willie and the Sutton family in 2025," Harvick added.
Kevin Harvick had previously owned and run Xfinity and Truck Series teams under the Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) banner. They found success in the Truck Series before merging with Richard Childress Racing (RCA) in 2012. KHI made a return to late model racing in 2024, competing in the CARS Tour series.
The 48-year-old NASCAR champion had driven for Rackley W.A.R this season and the most recent instance was in the CARS Tours Pro Late Model race at Florence Motor Speedway.
Rackley W.A.R team co-owner Willie Allen and Curtis Sutton on partnering with Kevin Harvick
Rackley W.A.R team is co-owned by Willie Allen and Curtis Sutton, CEO of Rackley Roofing. The team had its first full-time Truck Series entry in 2021 and is currently in its fourth season. The son of the co-owner Curtis Sutton, Dawson Sutton will make his full-time Truck Series debut with the team.
He believes Harvick's experience will be the key to the team's long-term success in Late Model and Truck Series programs.
"It’s exciting to have this opportunity present itself. In our fifth year as an organization, Rackley W.A.R. is taking strategic steps for a successful 2025 and beyond. Kevin is the first link of many more to come. He will help Willie and I guide the Late Model and NASCAR Truck Series team for long-term success," Curtis Sutton said.
