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RON HORNADAY RETURNS TO THE NO 33:

Ron Hornaday returns in 2007 to drive the No. 33 AES HR Solutions Chevrolet in the NASCAR Truck Series for Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI). In 2006, veteran driver, Ron Hornaday drove the No. 33 to a seventh-place finish in the championship point standings, and extended his record of most wins for a driver in the Truck Series to 29 victories. The 2006 season also marked Hornadays seventh time in seven full Truck seasons finishing in the top-10 in points, making the KHI team the highest-finishing Chevrolet in the 2006 Series point standings. Hornaday has a victory in eight of nine seasons in the Truck Series, and has also earned the prestigious honor of Most Popular Driver (MPD) five times in four of motorsports premier racing divisions over the past 14 years of his racing career.

VETERAN CREW CHIEF RICK REN JOINS THE KHI TEAM:

Rick Ren, a 32-year NASCAR veteran will team up with two-time Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday for the 2007 season. In 2006, Ren led the No. 23 Truck Series team to five wins, 13 top-five and 17 top-ten finishes, and ended the season second in the point standings. He was also named the 2006 Truck Series WYPALL* Wipers Crew Chief-of-the-Year.

Hornaday and Ren are looking for a solid run this weekend at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway as they begin their new partnership and head into the 2007 season.

RON HORNADAY ON DAYTONA AND BEYOND:

With Rick Ren coming over, knowing what these trucks can do, hes going to bring a lot to the program.

Everything constantly changes in NASCAR and you have to stay on top of it, I think Rick has brought some great guys to the 33. With what hes put together its already working better than last year. We are looking forward to Daytona -- Im looking forward to the whole season.

We need to leave here with a good finish going into California the next weekend.

NO. 33 CREW CHIEF RICK REN ON DAYTONA:

I had to do some chassis tuning for the new aero package, this package is going to be quite different on the front aero than what any of us are used to. In preseason testing they were pretty darn tight in traffic.

This is a deal where I think who ever strikes up on a combination the quickest is going to get a jump on the field.

RON HORNADAY RECOGNIZED FOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN NASCAR:

Ron Hornaday recently joined an elite group on January 25, 2007, when he was recognized on stage at the ground breaking ceremony for the NASCAR Hall of Fame, set to open in 2010. Hornaday and fellow NASCAR luminaries were celebrated for their achievements in NASCAR. The honorees included Sam Ard, Buddy Baker, Jerry Cook, Jack Ingram, Ned Jarrett, Junior Johnson, Rusty Wallace, Rex White, Jack Roush, Ernie Irvan, Geoffrey Bodine, Tommy Houston, Terry Labonte, Richard and Kyle Petty, Glen and Leonard Wood, Felix Sabates, Darrell Waltrip, Waddell Wilson, Rick Hendrick, Ted Musgrave, Chuck Bown, Steve Grissom, Ron Hornaday, Randy LaJoie Chip Ganassi, Frances Flock (Tim Flocks widow), Sam Belnavis, Chris Browning, Clay Campbell, Ray Evernham, Dale Inman, Don Miller, Raymond Parks, Buddy Parrott, Bruton Smith, H.A. Humpy Wheeler, and Phil Parsons (representing his late brother Benny).

AES HR SOLUTIONS CHEVROLET CREW:

Crew Chief: Rick Ren

Catch Can Man: Scott Haller

Front Tire Changer: Tim Sanders

Front Tire Carrier: Danny Stockman

Rear Tire Changer: Chris Beeson

Rear Tire Carrier: Dean Franklin

Jack Man: Adam Crigger

Gas Man: Skip Duggan

Fuel Runner: Wayne Hasenmayer

Pit Support: Terra Marckese

Spotter: Lennie Chandler

ABOUT AES HR SOLUTIONS:

Since its inception in 2003, AES Human Resource Solutions (AES) has been dedicated to offering companies the very best business programs and services available services such as human resources administration, payroll, workers compensation, employment compliance reporting and safety training. Headquartered in Pensacola Fla., AES is a multi-state entity and proud sponsor of Kevin Harvicks No. 33 AES HR Solutions Chevrolet Silverado Truck.

For additional information, call (850) 477-4449 or visit www.aeshr.com .

ABOUT KEVIN HARVICK INC.:

Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) is a 70,000 sq. ft. facility located in Kernersville, N.C. KHI is home to the No. 33 AES HR Solutions and No. 2 Camping World Truck Series teams and the No. 33 Old Spice/Bounty /RoadLoans.com/

Camping World and the No. 77 Dollar General stores Busch Series teams. KHI enters into its fourth year of full-time competition in 2007 in NASCARs elite divisions. Please visit www.kevinharvickinc.com for more information.

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