Kevin Harvick, a NASCAR veteran, has secured a new primary sponsor for the 2022 Cup Series season.
Apex Tool Group’s GearWrench hand tool brand has partnered with Stewart-Haas Racing, which is co-owned by NASCAR Hall of Famer Tony Stewart and Gene Haas.
Beginning with the 2022 season, GearWrench will be the major sponsor on Harvick’s No. 4 Ford in five races, coinciding with the debut of NASCAR’s Next Gen car.
GearWrench will be an associate sponsor on the No. 4 for the season and will be SHR’s “official tool partner,” with naming rights to the company’s main car assembly area.
“I’m the guy driving the racecar, but NASCAR is definitely a team sport,” Harvick said. “Preparation is one of the most important elements of success. If you’re not prepared when you come to the track, you’ve already lost.
“Having the right tools for the job is a must, and having a partner in GearWrench makes us a better race team.”
Harvick has 58 Cup Series victories, which ranks him 10th all-time in the series. The 45-year-old from Bakersfield, California, won the series championship in 2014, and he will compete in NASCAR’s premier series for the 22nd time in 2022.
“We’ve prided ourselves in putting the right people in the right positions at SHR, and the people who turn wrenches on our racecars are the best in the business,” said Stewart, who scored 16 of his 49 career Cup Series wins as a driver/owner at SHR, along with one of his three championships.
“We have high standards, and GearWrench tools not only meet, but exceed those standards. This is a partner who is as dedicated to winning as we are.”