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Ranking: Most wins in a season during playoff era
By Staff report | Published: November 5, 2018 16
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With eight wins in hand and two races remaining, Kevin Harvick is in the throes of perhaps the best year of his career. In NASCAR's playoff era (2004-present), only five times has a driver won at least eight races in a season. See how Harvick stacks up among all the drivers who've had the most wins in a season during the playoff era.
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2018: Kevin Harvick: 8 wins, 21 top fives, 27 top 10s, 1,859 laps led.
* Two races remain in 2018
* Two races remain in 2018
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2017: Martin Truex Jr. (championship season): 8 wins, 19 top fives, 26 top 10s, 2,253 laps led.
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2016: Jimmie Johnson (championship season): 5 wins, 11 top fives, 16 top 10s, 737 laps led.
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2015: Joey Logano: 6 wins, 22 top fives, 28 top 10s, 1,431 laps led.
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2014: Brad Keselowski: 6 wins, 17 top fives, 20 top 10s, 1,540 laps led.
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2013: Matt Kenseth: 7 wins, 12 top fives, 20 top 10s, 1,783 laps led.
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2012: Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski (championship season), Jimmie Johnson: 5 wins apiece. Hamlin: 14 top fives, 17 top 10s, 1,226 laps led; Keselowski: 13 top fives, 23 top 10s, 735 laps led; Johnson: 18 top fives, 24 top 10s, 1,744 laps led.
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2011: Tony Stewart (championship season): 5 wins, 9 top fives, 19 top 10s, 913 laps led.
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2010: Denny Hamlin: 8 wins, 14 top fives, 18 top 10s, 1,184 laps led.
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2009: Jimmie Johnson (championship season): 7 wins, 16 top fives, 24 top 10s, 2,238 laps led.
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2008: Carl Edwards: 9 wins, 19 top fives, 27 top 10s, 1,282 laps led.
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2007: Jimmie Johnson (championship season): 10 wins, 20 top fives, 24 top 10s, 1,290 laps led.
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2006: Kasey Kahne: 6 wins, 12 top fives, 19 top 10s, 744 laps led.
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2005: Greg Biffle: 6 wins, 15 top fives, 21 top 10s, 1,322 laps led.
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2004: Jimmie Johnson: 8 wins, 20 top fives, 23 top 10s, 1,312 laps led.