Harvick powered past Jamie McMurray on the outside of the last lap to record his first victory in 71 races, dating back to the All-Star race in May 2007.
"That was some wild racing," he said from Victory Lane. "What a race. That was wild as heck there at the end."
The win gives Harvicek some momentum heading into next weekend's Daytona 500.
He started 23rd in the Shootout, spent most of the race in the back of the field dodging wrecks, then slowly worked his way up toward the front. McMurray seemed headed for the win until a late crash between Greg Biffle and David Stremme set up a two-lap overtime sprint to the finish.
Harvick was in fourth on the restart, and didn't seem likely to challenge McMurray, but as they closed in on the finish line, he used a push from Denny Hamlin to slide past McMurray on the outside.
"It will be a long night," McMurray said. "I'll think about what maybe I should have done different."
Harvick coasted to the win as Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson and Kyle Busch all crashed behind him.
McMurray finished second and Tony Stewart was third.
The Shootout is a traditional exhibition event held the week before the Daytona 500.
Harvick steals win in Budweiser Shootout
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