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             STEWART-HAAS RACING

                   Gene Haas     Tony Stewart

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                                                                       tool magnate Gene Haas and motorsports marvel - not to
                                                                       mention three-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
                                                                       champion - Tony Stewart is celebrating its 11th year of
                                                                       existence under that name, in 2019.
                                                                       Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) has signed Daniel Suárez
                                                                       to its Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series lineup in       TEAM PREVIEWS
                                                                       2019. The Mexican driver, who turned 27 today, will pilot
                                                                       the team’s No. 41 Ford Mustang with sponsorship from
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                                                                       Haas Automation and ARRIS International PLC, joining
                                                                       teammates Kevin Harvick, Aric Almirola and Clint Bowyer.
                                                                       The 2019 season will mark Suárez’s third year in the elite
                                                                       NASCAR Cup Series, but his first with SHR. Suárez made
                                                                       72 NASCAR Cup Series starts with Joe Gibbs Racing in
                                                                       2017-2018 after winning the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series
                                                                       championship. The 27-year-old made 72 NASCAR Cup
                                                                       Series starts with Joe Gibbs Racing in 2017-2018 before
                         FOLLOW ONLINE                                 joining SHR.


                                                                       Since joining Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) in 2014, Kevin
                                                                       Harvick has established himself as the fastest, most
                                                                       dominant and consistent driver in the Monster Energy
                                                                       NASCAR Cup Series. A championship in 2014, a runner-
                 @STEWARTHAASRCNG         /STEWARTHAASRACING           up finish in the 2015 standings and a third-place effort in
                                                                       2017, coupled with 14 wins, 15 poles and an astounding
                                                                       6,665 laps led cement this assertion.

                                                                       Aric Almirola’s career came full circle in 2018. The driver
                                                                       of the No. 10 Smithfield Ford Mustang embarked on his
                                                                       seventh full season in the Monster Energy NASCAR
                                                                       Cup Series, but first with Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR).
                                                                       In reconnecting with familiar faces, most notably team
                                                                       co-owner Tony Stewart and crew chief John Klausmeier,
                                                                       Almirola had a career year.
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                                    KEVIN HARVICK        ARIC ALMIROLA         CLINT BOWYER           TEAM DRIVERS




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