HAMPTON — On March 11, 2001, just weeks after Dale Earnhardt died at at the Daytona 500, Kevin Harvick drove the No. 29 car to victory — his first NASCAR Cup win.

Harvick will retire at the end of the season so Harvick closed a chapter on his racing career Sunday as he drove his final Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

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