Major Retirement Announcements

Having turned 47 years old in December, Kevin Harvick, the 2014 Cup Series champion, announced one month later that he will retire from full-time NASCAR racing at the end of the season. Many believed a retirement announcement was just around the corner for the native of Bakersfield, California, and it came Jan. 12.

As of the final weekend of the 2022 season, Harvick was still undecided on how much longer he planned to race. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver did acknowledge, though, that 2023 could be it and now it’s confirmed. Of course, Harvick isn’t the only bigname driver who is thinking about hanging up his helmet. It’s very possible that veterans Martin Truex Jr. and Aric Almirola will do likewise, having both flirted with retirement at various points in 2022 before ultimately deciding to come back for at least one more year.