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In 2007, Davis signed to drive for Kevin Harvick Incorporated in the #77 Dollar General Chevy for 13 races, sharing the car with Bobby Labonte and Kevin Harvick. Davis ran at Fontana starting 33rd but collided with Eric McClure who ironically was driving the #0 car that Davis drove before. He recovered to finish 30th, last on lead lap. He then made his first road course start at Mexico where he started 37th and finished 31st one lap down. He was replaced by Ron Hornaday Jr. prior to the race at Milwaukee. Shortly after that, it was announced that had been released by KHI, due to Dollar General wanting only Cup drivers in the car. He ran the rest of the season in the #01 car fielded by his family team.
For 2008, Davis began the season in the #0 car, but moved over to the #01 after one race with RaceGirl sponsoring. This came after his team in the opening race of 2008 was penalized due to an illegal oil tank. The team was penalized 25 driver & owner points, and crew chief Gene Allnut was suspended for 6 races. In the interim, Davis had the 1st ever female crew chief in NASCAR's top touring series at Las Vegas. Kertus at Talladega in 2008 avoided the "Big One" again like in 2005 and he finished 12th on the lead lap falling out of the top 10 in turn 4. Following the race at Nashville where he blew his engine, Davis left his father's team to pursue other racing options. He was 24th in points at the time. He spent the rest of the season driving the #49 for Jay Robinson. In 2009, Davis returned to Jay Robinson Racing in the #49 car. GetMoreVacations.com sponsored the car for a few races in the beginning of the season. After 14 races in 2009 with JRR, Davis went back to his father's team to drive the #04 Chevy. He has yet to race in 2010, but served as crew chief for the #0 JD Motorsports Chevrolet driven by Chrissy Wallace in the Aaron's 312 at Talladega. Kertus as of 2011 is the competition director for the team
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