Kevin Harvick Inc. adds driver

Kertus Davis was named as driver for Kevin Harvick Inc. in the team's No. 77 Busch Series Chevrolet Monte Carlo on Wednesday. He will join drivers Bobby Labonte and team owner Kevin Harvick as driver of the car.
Davis is scheduled to race in 13 events, starting with the California Speedway Stater Bros. 300 on Feb 24.
Davis started his racing career in the backyard of his family's home in South Carolina. When he turned 8, Davis began competing at go-kart tracks near Gaffney, S.C.
“When I was a kid growing up I didn’t have much of a choice, if I wanted to race I had to work on my own cars,� said Kertus Davis. “It wasn’t until the 2005 and 2006 seasons that we had four full-time employees and that included myself and my father.
“We took nothing and did a lot with it,� Davis said. “To even make races was an achievement. There was a lot of hard work and dedication, and a lot of times I was working for free.�
At the age of 17, Davis had won the South Carolina State Karting Championship, finished second in the State Nationals in North Carolina and was third in the World Karting Association Nationals.
In 1998, Davis began racing late model stock cars at asphalt tracks around South Carolina to gain experience. Between 1998 and 1999, Davis competed in 15 late model stock car events in Greenville Pickens, Myrtle Beach and Timmonsville in South Carolina.
In addition to racing late model stock cars, Davis made three starts in a USAR Pro Cup car in 1999. Davis made his first start in a USAR Pro Cup car in Mobile, Ala. In between the races, Davis helped his father work at the family owned go-kart racing business. Between the ages of 14 and 17, he built go-karts to sell. As Davis got older he also helped his father run a business that built show cars for sports agency Keystone Marketing.