The following are Kevin Harvick's first wins in Nascar's top three series:
Kevin Harvick
He was the first African American to win a NASCAR race.
Red Bryon 1948.
The first champion was Red Byron back in 1949.
April 26, 1981: Rookie Morgan Shepherd drives to an upset win in the Virginia 500 at Martinsville, giving the Pontiac nameplate its first NASCAR Winston Cup.
Kevin Harvick has never won a Nascar Cup Series championship. He did win the 2001 and 2006 Busch Series championships (now known as the Nationwide Series).
It took Jeff Gordon 42 races to win his first Nascar Cup Series race. It was the 1994 Coca-Cola 600.
Cale Yarborough.
Jimmie Johnson won the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship, the first driver to win 4 consecutive NASCAR titles.
Tony Stewart's first NASCAR Sprint Cup victory came at Richmond on September 11, 1999. It was his 25th start.
Jimmie Johnson won his first Nascar Cup Series race in his 13th career start.
Juan Pablo Montoya