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Mike Bliss and Kevin Harvick both are hovering around a coveted top-five ranking, though in different standings.
Bliss, who is coming off two consecutive top-five finishes, sits sixth in the driver standings, only 59 points behind fifth-place Justin Allgaier.
Harvick is looking to keep his No. 33 Chevrolet in the top five of the owner rankings. Currently in fourth, the No. 33 is 51 points ahead of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota and 89 points ahead of the No. 29 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet.
Statistically, Texas has been kind to both, which could mean a leap for Bliss and a more comfortable position for Harvick.
In the spring race at Texas this season, Bliss scored a seventh-place finish, posting a Driver Rating of 90.4, an Average Running Position of 13.3, three Fastest Laps Run and a Laps in the Top 15 percentage of 87.5%. It was by far his best race at Texas. Prior to that, he had finished outside the top 20 in three consecutive starts and had not scored a Driver Rating higher than 76.3.
Plus, Bliss has momentum. Over the last two races, he has an average finish of 3.0, a Driver Rating of 125.8, an Average Running Position of 5.6, 84 Fastest Laps Run and a Laps in the Top 15 percentage of 95%.
Likewise, Harvick is white hot in the series, finishing in the top five in seven consecutive starts (though he has not entered the last two series races). During that span, which includes a win at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Harvick has an average finish of 3.4, a Driver Rating of 120.7, 193 Fastest Laps Run, 259 Laps Led and a Laps in the Top 15 percentage of 98.4%.
Those numbers should continue this weekend. Harvick has four wins at Texas, and since the inception of Loop Data in 2005, he has a Driver Rating of 115.6, an Average Running Position of 8.6, 128 Fastest Laps Run, 337 Laps Led and a Laps in the Top 15 percentage of 84.3% Auto Racing Daily
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