Vehicle Description
To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sothebys' Auburn
Fall event, 30 August - 2 September 2018.
Estimate:
$30,000 - $40,000
This is the car Kevin Harvick clinched the 2006 Busch Series
Championship withFinished 9th at the 13 October 2006 Dollar General
300
Domination. We have seen it often in sport from individuals who
take their performance to the next level to achieve results that
highlight the record book forever. From Babe Ruth's 1921 season as
a New York Yankee to "The Great One" Wayne Gretzky's 1981-1982
season for the Edmonton Oilers, individual efforts on the field of
play can help lead a team to levels of greatness. In 2006, Kevin
Harvick drove his way to one of the most dominant seasons in NASCAR
Busch Grand National Series history, elevating his team to the
pinnacle of the sport.
To say the 2006 season was a spectacular one for Harvick and his
Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) Team is a bit of an understatement. In 35
races dotted across America, Harvick finished in the top 10 in all
but three races. An effort of 23 top-five results were highlighted
by an impressive nine trips to victory lane. A single season that
saw Harvick reach earnings of nearly three-million dollars made
2006 clearly a season for the ages.
As September came to an end, NASCAR invaded Kansas Speedway and
once again it was Kevin Harvick taking the Saturday win on NASCAR
weekend. This lengthened his stranglehold on the series
championship standings to a margin of 729 points over 2nd place
Carl Edwards. All Harvick needed to do was take the green flag of
the Dollar General 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway and the 2006
NASCAR Busch Grand National Championship would be his. Amazingly,
this October race would not mark the end of the NASCAR season.
Harvick's season-long command of the series created a chance to
lock up the title with four races remaining on the schedule. With
three laps to go, Casey Mears took the high line coming off of turn
four, losing control and crashing into race leader Carl Edwards.
Following the wreck, Edwards and Mears were unable to finish the
race, and Dave Blaney took the checkered flag. With Edwards not
finishing and Harvick securing a 9th place finish, Harvick clinched
his title as 2006 Busch Series Champion in his #33 Dollar General
Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS.
The car that clinched the 2006 title has been preserved by the
Shalamar Foundation and is now on offer. It comes with a
hand-written tag that confirms it was the car from the fall
clinching effort in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Richard
Childress Racing chassis, identified as "RCI 24," is a chassis
originally built in July of 2005. It is a high-performance vehicle
that is specifically designed to race on 1.5-mile high banked race
tracks such as Charlotte Motor Speedway. Powered by a General
Motors SB2 engine that remains in operating condition, this speed
machine is as original as they come. Inside the car sits Kevin
Harvick's custom-fitted aluminum ButlerBuilt racing seat that is
marked for "Harvick." Adding to the authenticity of this Monte
Carlo steel-bodied race car is the paint damage and battle scars
that confirm the authenticity of this car as the actual piece.
On a clear 50-degree night in Charlotte, Kevin Harvick put the
stamp on one of the most dominant seasons in NASCAR history. Now,
the incredibly crafted machine that was a vessel to that moment can
be a part of your collection. Proceeds of the sale will benefit the
Shalamar Foundation, a 501(c)3 developed to instill confidence and
hope in at-risk youth in rural New York.
Please note that this lot is offered on a Bill of Sale.
To view this car and others currently consigned to this auction,
please visit the RM website at rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/AF18.