Kevin Harvick 2019 season in review

Kevin Harvick lit up the season with creative new paint schemes and an equally impressive on-track performance. Take a look through the gallery filled with some of his most unforgettable highlights as NASCAR.com recaps the Stewart-Haas Racing driver’s 2019 campaign.

With four wins in 2019, Harvick now has a series-high seven consecutive multi-win seasons. He also leads active drivers with a seven-year streak of 20 or more top 10 finishes, bringing his career total to 362 after 26 this year -- only trailing Jimmie Johnson (364).

Harvick showed dominant speed from the beginning, picking up the Busch Pole Award before March’s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He went on to start in the pole position five more times throughout the season, leading the Cup Series.

During All-Star Weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway, primary sponsor Busch Beer shocked the world with the debut of the millennial car. Harvick raced the millennial-inspired paint scheme to a runner-up finish in the star-studded showdown.

His elusive first win of the season came mid-summer at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, a track he has dominated throughout his career. With his fourth career “Magic Mile” victory, Harvick locked himself into the NASCAR Playoffs for the 10th season in a row.

After notching its first win, the No. 4 team found its stride and won two of the final six regular season races with impressive performances at Michigan International Speedway and Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Harvick opened his playoff run with five top 10s in the first six races, advancing him through the opening rounds and into the Round of 8.

Harvick made a milestone start at Talladega Superspeedway in October – passing Dale Earnhardt on the all-time Cup Series starts list with his 677th start. Harvick previously piloted the renumbered No. 3 car – which was the No. 29 car for 13 years after Earnhardt’s death. Harvick will enter 2020 in 19th-place on the all-time Cup starts list.

Starting on the pole at Texas Motor Speedway, Harvick held off teammates Aric Almirola and Daniel Suarez in a 1-2-3 SHR finish. The Round of 8 victory propelled Harvick into the Championship 4 for the fifth time in his career.

A fourth-place result in the championship finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway meant Harvick would finish outside the top 10 just once during the entire playoffs -- Martin Truex Jr. was the only driver to match this feat. Harvick’s 2019 year ended with his third straight season ranking third in the final series standings.