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NASCAR Cup Series: Early 2020 power rankings

By Asher Fair

HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 17: Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Busch Light Ford, and Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Express Toyota, lead the field at the start of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead Speedway on November 17, 2019 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)
HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 17: Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Busch Light Ford, and Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Express Toyota, lead the field at the start of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead Speedway on November 17, 2019 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images) /
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AVONDALE, ARIZONA – NOVEMBER 09: Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 Rheem Toyota, leads Cole Custer, driver of the #00 Haas Automation Ford (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
AVONDALE, ARIZONA – NOVEMBER 09: Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 Rheem Toyota, leads Cole Custer, driver of the #00 Haas Automation Ford (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images) /

#14 and #13

Leavine Family Racing, Toyota. CHRISTOPHER BELL. #14. . No. 95

Speaking of Christopher Bell, the Joe Gibbs Racing Xfinity Series stud is set to stay within the organization through an enhanced technical alliance with Leavine Family Racing. Looking at just how much Leavine Family Racing progressed in their first season having a technical alliance with the four-car Toyota team with Matt DiBenedetto as a driver, it would surprise nobody if Bell is able to qualify for the playoffs in his rookie season, perhaps even with a win or two or more. After winning 15 races in two Xfinity Series seasons, he is more than ready to compete at NASCAR’s highest level.

#13. . No. 41. Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford. COLE CUSTER

Perhaps the most talked about seat this past Silly Season was the #41 Ford at Stewart-Haas Racing. Would Daniel Suarez be back for a second season, or would the team promote Cole Custer after three years of Xfinity Series competition? They opted for the latter. After winning just one race in the 2017 Xfinity Series season, he won another race in the 2018 season and advanced to the Championship 4. Then last season, he won a whopping seven races and again advanced to the Championship 4. Stewart-Haas Racing went with the driver with the higher ceiling, and Custer is more than ready to show the world why they made the right decision.

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