Texas Motor Speedway to honor retiring Kevin Harvick with fan event

09/20/2023 06:13 PM

More than 700 NASCAR fans are expected to fill Texas Motor Speedway’s Grand Ballroom Sept. 22 to honor NASCAR Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick who will be making his final speedway competitive appearance in the Sept. 24 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 before retiring at the end of the season.

HARVICK’S H4PPY HOUR will take place Friday, Sept. 22, from 4-6 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom of the Speedway Club. Executives from both Texas Motor Speedway and parent company Speedway Motorsports will present Harvick, the 2014 NASCAR Cup Series Champion and three-time Texas Motor Speedway fall NASCAR Cup Series race winner (2017, 2018, 2019), with gifts, official proclamations and accolades deserving of one of the defining drivers of his era and one of NASCAR greatest of all time.

The NASCAR Playoffs weekend will be highlighted by the NASCAR Xfinity Series Andy‘s Frozen Custard 300 on Saturday, Sept. 23 (2:30 p.m. CT on USA Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Ch. 90, and PRN), and the NASCAR Cup Series Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 on Sunday, Sept. 24 (2:30 p.m. CT on USA Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Ch. 90, PRN, and 95.9 The Ranch-local).

Texas Motor Speedway‘s always-busy events schedule is well under way. Upcoming events in 2023 include: Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 NASCAR Playoffs weekend (Sept. 23-24), Goodguys‘ Summit Racing Lone Start Nationals (Sept. 29-Oct. 1), Speedway Children‘s Charities Smoke Show (Oct. 11) and Gordy‘s Hwy 30 Music Fest (Oct. 19-22). The year wraps up with the family-favorite and speedway tradition Gift of Lights holiday light show.

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