Kevin Harvick celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Hampton, Ga. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kevin Harvick tells The Associated Press that 2023 will be his final season racing in NASCAR. He was thrust onto the global stage days after Dale Earnhardt’s fatal accident in 2001 when Harvick was named Earnhardt’s replacement. Harvick is now entering his 23rd full season. He is tied for ninth on NASCAR’s all-time wins list and has won almost all of NASCAR’s crown jewel races. He plans to spend his time on the budding racing careers of his children. His 10-year-old son is go-karting on the international level.