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No. 33 KHI
Chevrolet
Mobile, Ala., native Cale Gale showed promise from the start of
his racing career, earning championships in both super-stock and
late model racing at the Mobile (Ala.) International Speedway.
Gale’s racing career began at the age of four when his father
placed him into a go-kart. One year later, Gale found himself in
victory lane five times as he began to race competitively at
Mobile Motorsports Park in Kushla, Alabama. The following season,
Gale was victorious in 25 feature races and took home the track
championship.
Gale has been a true champion throughout his young racing career
and hopes that he will be able to carry his success to Kevin
Harvick Inc. (KHI). In 2006, Gale competed in four Nationwide
Series and three Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) races,
winning at Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Ill., in just
his second ARCA start July 28, 2006.
Gale got his first taste of KHI in 2006 when he competed in a
Nationwide Series race at Memphis (Tenn.) Motorsports Park. He
qualified a respectable 15th for the start and had an impressive
day. The race was slowed by 15 caution flag periods with Gale
being involved in two of them, both times because of another
competitor. The young driver never gave up and continued to battle
for positions all day long, before finishing the day in the 25th
position.
“I want to thank DeLana and Kevin Harvick for this opportunity,”
Gale said. “I look forward to working together with Rick Carelli
and the entire team at KHI. I feel with Kevin Harvick in my
corner, I can develop myself as a complete racecar driver.”
In 2007, Gale participated in the Nationwide, Truck and ARCA
Series for KHI. He shared seat time with team co-owner Kevin
Harvick and Clint Bowyer in the No. 2 Camping World Chevrolet as
teammate to 2007 Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday and the No. 33
Truck team. On the Nationwide Series side, Gale shared driving
duties with Harvick, Tony Stewart, Tony Raines and Ron Fellows.
“Last year was a great learning opportunity for me,” said Gale.
“With some of the best drivers in NASCAR as teammates, I could go
to any of them and ask questions. This year I have Kevin and Ron
(Hornaday) as teammates and both of these guys I can go to any
time for help on any track. From their experiences, they can help
me learn the different tracks and give me pointers on how to drive
the car in the corners and how to better handle my car.
“I’m excited to be back in the No. 33 Nationwide car,” continued
Gale. “This year will be a great year and I look forward to
visiting Victory Lane and adding some wins for KHI in 2008.”
“I was really impressed with Cale’s racing background, his
knowledge of race cars and what he has accomplished so far in his
career,” said Kevin Harvick. “His drive and determination are two
of the qualities that DeLana and I recognized from the beginning.
He has that winning attitude and that’s what we want at KHI. He
worked hard in 2007 and 2008 should be no different. We have Cale
scheduled to run a few more races this year and I know he will
race hard every time he is behind the wheel.” |
