Toyota Racing Development signs 13-year-old Keelan Harvick to a long-term driver deal
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Keelan Harvick has signed with Toyota Racing Development to a long-term deal aimed at getting the 13-year-old into NASCAR
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Toyota Racing Development signs 13-year-old Keelan Harvick to a long-term driver deal Keelan Harvick has signed with Toyota Racing Development to a long-term deal aimed at getting the 13-year-old into NASCAR By JENNA FRYER AP auto racing writer February 23, 2026, 10:55 AM CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A familiar name may be introduced at the 2031 Daytona 500 when Keelan Harvick will be old enough to enter “The Great American Race” his father won 24 years ago. Toyota Racing Development said Monday it has signed the 13-year-old third-generation driver to a long-term deal as Kevin Harvick's son has fully committed to a NASCAR career. “My main goal is to be just like my Dad and just try to make it to the Cup Series,” Keelan Harvick told The Associated Press. It's a slight change of direction for Keelan, who had been pursuing a career in Europe until a jarring incident at a karting event in Italy attended by Formula 1 star Charles Leclerc made him realize he was likely more suited for a career in the top motorsports series in the United States. “I was in Italy racing and Charles Leclerc's nephew raced on my team, and came to watch the race and all the fans followed him there and they broke down the tent,” Keelan said. “It was just a lot of people and just not for me. There was like hundreds of people at a go-kart race just trying to meet him.” Toyota has a detailed schedule for the teenager and will partner him this year with RACKLEY W.A.R. and Kevin Harvick, Inc., to compete in dozens of late model races nationwide. Keelan will drive the No. 62 Toyota Camry with ExxonMobil as his primary sponsor for many of the races. It's an interesting twist for the Harvick family as Kevin Harvick spent his 23-year career driving for Chevrolet and Ford, never for Toyota. Kevin Harvick retired after the 2023 season with 63 career Cup Series wins and the 2014 championship. He became an analyst for Fox Sports in 2024. “We’ve concentrated a lot on development and have a theory on how it should go, a...
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