Kevin Harvick Incorporated has sponsorship help from an unusual source, a company called Tapout which is a mixed-martial arts brand of clothing and will make their debut at Las Vegas on their #2 Chevy driven by Elliott Sadler, as well as on Kevin Harvick’s truck that he’ll drive at Michigan. This is a multi-year deal, and new money coming to the sport is always a good thing.

Mike Bliss is joining TriStar Motorsports for the coming Nationwide Series season, and will drive their #19 car alongside teammate Eric McClure and his #14 car. Bliss has 2 wins in that series in over 200 starts, both coming at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Many are speculating that this will need to be a career year for David Ragan in order for him to keep the keys to the Roush/Fenway #6 Ford. It was reported that his contract was up at the end of this season, but in fact that is the contract of UPS, Ragan is signed through the 2014 season, of course that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have a performance clause in his contract and could be cut loose early.