Kevin Harvick, Stewart-Haas Racing Honored by President Obama at White House

On Tuesday, Kevin Harvick and the Stewart-Haas Racing team—including co-owner Tony Stewart—visited President Obama at the White House to celebrate their 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship. 

You can see the full ceremony below, starting at the 51-minute mark. 

It was certainly a beautiful day to hold the event, per this photo shared by David Nakamura of The Washington Post:

Stephen Crowley of The New York Times posted another image from a different perspective on the proceedings:

Alan Cavanna of Fox Sports passed along some of the memorable moments from the president's comments, meanwhile:

Steve Byrnes was the Fox Sports 1 racing broadcaster who recently died from cancer. 

Cavanna also posted this playful exchange between the president and Harvick:

After, Harvick held court with reporters in a rather presidential fashion, as Stewart-Haas Racing posted on Twitter:

Harvick also passed along images from his visit to the Capitol and White House on Instagram:

Harvick, 39, will certainly be hoping this trip to the White House isn't his last. After a strong 2014 that saw his Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet win five races, Harvick and his team will be hoping to replicate their championship in 2015. 

It won't be easy. Since NASCAR went to the Chase for the Cup format in 2004, just five men (Harvick, Kurt Busch, Brad Keselowski, Tony Stewart twice and Jimmie Johnson six times) have won the championship. Johnson is almost always the wild card given the dominance he has shown over the sport during his prime, namely when he won five straight Cup championships between 2006-10.

Still, Harvick is currently atop the 2015 standings, so he seems primed to battle for a repeat title. He's certainly as good a bet as any other racer in the field, and his 2014 form has certainly carried over into this season. 

After all, he has to get back to the White House so his son can visit.