Consistency is what led Kevin Harvick to his first career Sprint Cup championship last season.
And it’s that same kind of consistency that keeps Harvick not only atop the Sprint Cup standings but extends his lead.
Harvick, who finished second in Saturday night’s SpongeBob SquarePants 400 at Kansas Speedway, increased his lead over second-ranked Martin Truex Jr. from 40 to 46 points.
Race winner Jimmie Johnson remained in third place.
The biggest gainer on the evening was Jeff Gordon, who jumped four spots to ninth.
The driver who lost the most positions was Denny Hamlin, who fell five spots to 15th.
Here are the unofficial Sprint Cup standings after Saturday’s race:
Driver (wins) …. points …. Gain/Loss in standings
1 Kevin Harvick (2 wins) … 437 points … no change
2 Martin Truex Jr. … 391 points … no change
3 Jimmie Johnson (3 wins) … 389 points .. no change
4 Joey Logano (1 win) … 375 points … no change
5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (1 win) … 360 points … no change
6 Brad Keselowski (1 win) … 343 points … no change
7 Matt Kenseth (1 win) … 331 points … gained 1 spot
8 Jamie McMurray … 328 points … lost 1 spot
9 Jeff Gordon … 317 points … gained 4 spots
10 Kasey Kahne … 313 points … lost 1 spot
11 Aric Almirola … 312 points … gained 1 spot
12 Paul Menard … 306 points … lost 1 spot
13 Ryan Newman … 305 points … gained 1 spot
14 Kurt Busch (1 win) … 292 points … gained 1 spot
15 Denny Hamlin (1 win) … 284 points … lost 5 spots
16 Clint Bowyer … 272 points … gained 1 spot
17 Danica Patrick … 270 points … lost 1 spot
18 Carl Edwards … 265 points … no change
19 AJ Allmendinger … 259 points … no change
20 Casey Mears … 242 points … gained 1 spot
21 Greg Biffle … 242 points … gained 1 spot
22 Kyle Larson … 237 points … gained 2 spots
23 David Ragan … 235 points … lost 3 spots
24 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. … 227 points … lost 1 spot
25 Austin Dillon … 225 points … no change
26 David Gilliland … 212 points … no change
27 Sam Hornish Jr. … 210 points … gained 1 spot
28 Justin Allgaier … 207 points … lost 1 spot
29 Trevor Bayne … 190 points … no change
30 Tony Stewart … 179 points … no change
31 Cole Whitt … 177 points … no change
32 Brett Moffitt … 161 points … no change
33 Michael Annett … 137 points … gained 1 spot
34 Alex Bowman … 132 points … lost 1 spot
35 Josh Wise … 116 points … no change
36 Matt DiBenedetto … 109 points … no change
37 Michael McDowell … 87 points … no change
38 Jeb Burton … 53 points … no change
39 Alex Kennedy … 40 points … no change
40 Bobby Labonte … 38 points … no change
41 Brian Vickers … 32 points … no change
42 Michael Waltrip … 26 points … no change
43 Reed Sorenson … 22 points … no change
44 Mike Wallace … 8 points … no change
45 Ron Hornaday Jr. … 2 points … no change
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