“It never seemed like a job”: Kevin Harvick’s former crew chief reacts as SHR posts emotional video with key employees 

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Kevin Harvick (right) talks with Rodney Childers (left) during practice for the DuraMAX Drydene 400 at Dover Motor Speedway on April 30, 2022 (Image source: Imagn)

Rodney Childers, former crew chief of NASCAR legend Kevin Harvick, recently shared that working with Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) felt like a fun ride with friends instead of work.

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SHR announced earlier this year that it would close operations after the 2024 season. It recently shared a video where several team members answered questions about their time working with the team.

Harvick’s longtime crew chief, Rodney Childers, also shared a message in response to the video.

"Hard to watch.. Man it’s been such a ride. So much fun. It never seemed like a job.. So many great people and friendships.❤️ And hanging 64 banners from the ceiling with KH’s name on them was absolutely incredible. Thank you all for the support we have received all the years," Childers wrote.
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Harvick and Childers joined SHR together, in 2014. Harvick came from Richard Childress Racing, where he had raced for 13 seasons. The No. 4 Chevrolet team won the NASCAR Cup Series championship that first year and remained playoff contenders almost every season after.

The driver-chief duo had 36 race wins and 25 poles during the 10 seasons in NASCAR.

"Honestly, SHR changed my life. It not only changed my life but my kids, my family...In 2013, I was starting to question my career path at that point, so here we are 11 years later and still digging," Childers added.
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After Kevin Harvick retired at the end of the 2023 season, Childers stayed on as crew chief for rookie driver Josh Berry, who took over the No. 4 Ford Mustang. He will next work with Spire Motorsports' No. 7 team in a multi-year deal starting in 2025.


"The first year just allowed me to focus on other goals" - Kevin Harvick on winning championship title

Kevin Harvick recently spoke about his championship win with the No. 4 team in 2014.

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Talking with Fox Sport's Bob Pockrass, Harvick said that with Stewart-Haas Racing he had control over team decisions and winning the championship in his first year let him focus on new goals.

"The ownership gave me a lot of say in what we did, who we did it with, and everything that came with the race team...I went to Stewart-Haas Racing to win a championship...For me personally, to accomplish that in the first year just allowed me to focus on other goals instead of being so intensely honed in on just one championship," Harvick said.
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Harvick had a tough start to the 2014 season; he started the Daytona 500 in 38th place and finished 13th after a crash. He won his first race with SHR at Phoenix and later won races at Darlington, Michigan and Charlotte.

Harvick won the championship at Homestead by holding off Ryan Newman.

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