Harvick donates van to Sam Ard: Saturday at Atlanta Motor Speedway Kevin Harvick presented Robert Ard, son of two-time Nationwide Series Champion Sam Ard with a 2007 Chevy Van. This Chevy van was used in the Shell fuels commercial featuring the #29 Shell-Pennzoil driver Kevin Harvick and the "Passionate Experts" from Shell. Ard, who won the Nationwide Series title in 1983 and 1984, has been going through the fight of his life battling Alzheimer's disease and facing financial woes. The 69-year-old former champion was diagnosed at the age of 66. The doctor's believe that that the onset of the disease was likely quickened by severe head injuries that Ard sustained in a career-ending 1984 accident. Despite missing the final event of that season, he still won the championship by more than 400 points. In addition, Ard's wife Jo has been diagnosed with a degenerative eye disease that is slowly taking her vision.(Kevin Harvick, Inc. PR)(10-25-2008)
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