Bakersfield native Kevin Harvick opens park in North Carolina

Bakersfield native Kevin Harvick opens park in North Carolina

Over the years Bakersfield's own Kevin Harvick has made a name for himself as one of the best drivers on the NASCAR circuit.

But he's also turned heads as a philanthropist.

MADE A NAME FOR HIMSELF AS ONEOF THE BEST DRIVERS ON THENASCAR CIRCUIT.BUT HE'S ALSO TURNED HEADS AS APHILANTHROPIST.ON WEDNESDAY -- THE KEVINHARVICK FOUNDATIONOFFICIALLY OPENED ITS FOURTHFIELD IN PARTNERSHIPWITH THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB...AND CAL RIPKEN BASEBALL.HARVICK HELPING OPEN THIS PARKIN CHARLOTTE NORTHCAROLINA...IN: AS A NASCAR DRIVER, BEINGABLETO GIVE BACK IS SOMETHING FOR MEIS ONE OF THE MOST POWERFULTHINGSTHAT WE GET TO DO.

AND I ALWAYSTELL PEOPLE, THE POWER OF PEOPLESHOWS IN THESE TYPES OF PROJECTSAND ON BEHALF OF THE KEVINHARVICK FOUNDATION I'M SOEXCITED TO SEE THE FINISHEDPROJECT."AS WE SAID -- THIS WAS THEFOURTH PARK OPENED BY THEKEVIN HARVICK FOUNDATION.IN 2016 -- THEY OPENED A MULTI-PURPOSE PARK RIGHT HERE INHARVICK'S HOMETOWN INBAKERSFIELD.AROUND THE COUNTRY -- PEOPLE ARE