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BROOKLYN, MICHIGAN - AUGUST 11: Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Discount Tire Ford, takes the green flag to start the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Consumers Energy 400 at Michigan International Speedway on August 11, 2019 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images)
BROOKLYN, MICHIGAN - AUGUST 11: Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Discount Tire Ford, takes the green flag to start the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Consumers Energy 400 at Michigan International Speedway on August 11, 2019 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images)
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BROOKLYN, MICHIGAN – AUGUST 11: Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Mobil 1 Ford, and his son, Keelan (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)
BROOKLYN, MICHIGAN – AUGUST 11: Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Mobil 1 Ford, and his son, Keelan (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)

How did Kevin Harvick’s second victory of the 2019 season in the Consumers Energy 400 at Michigan International Speedway affect the NASCAR Cup Series Power Rankings?

Stewart-Haas Racing’s Kevin Harvick became the seventh driver to win multiple races in the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series season by winning the 36-race season’s 23rd race at Michigan International Speedway, the Consumers Energy 400.

How did Harvick’s victory in this 200-lap race around the four-turn, 2.0-mile (3.219-kilometer) Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan, which was both his and Stewart-Haas Racing’s second victory of the year, affect the NASCAR Cup Series Power Rankings?

Let’s get started with the formulated NASCAR Cup Series Driver Power Rankings before moving into the non-formulated NASCAR Cup Series Driver Power Rankings and both the formulated and non-formulated NASCAR Cup Series Team Power Rankings.

To see how the formulated NASCAR Cup Series Driver Power Rankings are calculated, click here.

#31 through #26

Last Rank: 29th (-2)
Races: 23
Top 10 finishes: 1
Top 5 finishes: 0
Podium finishes: 0
Wins: 0
Average finish: 26.48
Average finish in last five races: 24.60
Most recent finish: 25th
Points in most recent race: 12
Standings position: 31st
Points: 243

Last Rank: 31st (+1)
Races: 23
Top 10 finishes: 0
Top 5 finishes: 0
Podium finishes: 0
Wins: 0
Average finish: 25.96
Average finish in last five races: 27.40
Most recent finish: 16th
Points in most recent race: 21
Standings position: 30th
Points: 256

Last Rank: 28th (-1)
Races: 23
Top 10 finishes: 1
Top 5 finishes: 0
Podium finishes: 0
Wins: 0
Average finish: 25.43
Average finish in last five races: 26.40
Most recent finish: 21st
Points in most recent race: 16
Standings position: 29th
Points: 266

Last Rank: 27th (-1)
Races: 23
Top 10 finishes: 0
Top 5 finishes: 0
Podium finishes: 0
Wins: 0
Average finish: 25.52
Average finish in last five races: 24.40
Most recent finish: 27th
Points in most recent race: 10
Standings position: 28th
Points: 281

Last Rank: 30th (+3)
Races: 23
Top 10 finishes: 3
Top 5 finishes: 1
Podium finishes: 1
Wins: 0
Average finish: 24.09
Average finish in last five races: 24.40
Most recent finish: 7th
Points in most recent race: 30
Standings position: 27th
Points: 299

Last Rank: 26th (-)
Races: 23
Top 10 finishes: 1
Top 5 finishes: 1
Podium finishes: 0
Wins: 0
Average finish: 24.52
Average finish in last five races: 21.00
Most recent finish: 22nd
Points in most recent race: 15
Standings position: 26th
Points: 302