NASCAR Cup Series: 2019 Silly Season driver lineup prediction

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TALLADEGA, AL – APRIL 29: Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Busch Beer Flannel Ford, leads Aric Almirola, driver of the #10 Smithfield Ford (Photo by Josh Hedges/Getty Images) /

Stewart-Haas Racing

#4. . No. 4. Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford. KEVIN HARVICK

Kevin Harvick has been arguably the best driver in the NASCAR Cup Series through the first 19 races of the 2018 season, and he is set to be back for at least one more season as the driver of the #4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford.

The major question right now is whether Harvick will enter the season as just the 2014 Cup Series champion or as a two-time Cup Series champion. It could go either way by the looks of things right now, especially since Joe Gibbs Racing’s Kyle Busch and Furniture Row Racing’s Martin Truex Jr. have tightened the competition with him up front in the playoff standings.

Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford. ARIC ALMIROLA. #10. . No. 10

Aric Almirola is in his first season as the driver of the #10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford, and he has already secured more top 10 finishes (eight) than Danica Patrick was able to secure in that car (seven) in five whole seasons.

Almirola’s consistency has allowed him to have what has been his best career season so far. Smithfield sponsored him in each of his six seasons driving the #43 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford, so now that they moved from Richard Petty Motorsports to Stewart-Haas Racing, Almirola should be set for at least a few more seasons provided he continues to record solid results on a regular basis.

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