Toyota Racing has announced the signing of 13-year-old driver Keelan Harvick to its driver development program.
The teenager is the son of former NASCAR Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick, with the pair frequently seen competing in late model races – sometimes battling it out for position and the win.
The young speedster has had a strong couple of months of winning races with winter themes, becoming the youngest winner of the Snowflake 125 at Five Flags Speedway before taking his first career LMSC victory in Florence Motor Speedway’s Icebreaker, which he was also the youngest winner of.
Harvick also won four zMAX CARS Tour Pro Late Model events and two CARS Tour West Pro Late Model Series races last year, setting him up as one of the most hyped young prospects in the sport.
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Keelan Harvick excited for Toyota opportunity
In a statement, Toyota Racing wrote: During the 2026 motorsports season, Harvick will partner with Rackley W.A.R. and Kevin Harvick, Inc. to compete in dozens of late model races nationwide, piloting the No. 62 Toyota Camry with ExxonMobil serving as primary sponsor for several of those events."
Harvick himself added: “I’m really grateful to have this kind of opportunity with Toyota Racing Development. To have their support and be able to represent ExxonMobil, it doesn’t get much better. I’m still getting experience, but it’s going to be a privilege to be part of the TRD program and learn from the other drivers.”
The 13-year-old continues to make history with his success across multiple racing series. In December, Harvick became the youngest-ever winner of the Snowflake 125 at Five Flags Speedway. He followed up with a victory in Florence Motor Speedway’s Icebreaker earlier this month, crowning him the youngest winner of that event while also earning his first career LMSC victory. The 2024 INEX Young Lions National Champion made the successful transition from Legends to Late Models as he won four zMAX CARS Tour Pro Late Model events and two CARS Tour West Pro Late Model Series races in 2025, becoming the first driver to win PLM events in both series in the same season.
Asked whether there were any Toyota drivers he'd pick out as an ideal mentor, the teenage Harvick's more famous father said: “Well, I think you have a few choices there. Christopher Bell is a good example, and the process and system that he went through all the way through Cup.
"He handles himself well and has a great relationship with the manufacturer. I just think that process that he went through made him who he is and gave him an opportunity to experience things in different ways. It helped give him a path and not have to worry about it; then he could concentrate solely on the things that he needed to focus on.”
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