0KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Matt Kenseth is still reluctant to talk about what drove his move from Roush Fenway Racing to Joe Gibbs Racing at the end of last season.

He’s perfectly willing to talk about how much he enjoys winning.

After making the biggest driver move of the year, Kenseth has proven with his results that he’s perfectly happy with his new ride. He won earlier this season at Las Vegas, and on Sunday kept his No. 20 Toyota in front of Kasey Kahne over the final few laps to win at Kansas Speedway.

“It can always go better,” Kenseth said, “but things have been party darn good from a performance standpoint. I think from an organizational standpoint, if all the stars aligned, we could have won every race this year. We’ve had cars running in the top three every week.”

Kenseth had spent his entire career at Roush Fenway, winning three times each of the past two years, including a victory in last fall’s race at Kansas. But the success he’s having with Gibbs, and the strong rapport that he’s already built with crew chief Jason Ratcliff, has turned some heads.

He ran in the top 10 at Phoenix and California, and landed on the pole at Kansas. He wound up leading a racehigh 163 laps, and the win pushed him into eighth in the points standing.

It’s not just the results that have made him such a welcome addition to Gibbs. Kenseth also has taken on a leadership role for a team that includes Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin.

“They listen to him,” said J.D. Gibbs, president of Joe Gibbs Racing. “So it’s invaluable when we have those meetings and those guys, whatever he says, they kind of pick up on.”

Jimmie Johnson, the points leader, finished third with a car that kept getting better during long, green flag runs. Martin Truex Jr. came home in fourth and Clint Bowyer was fifth.

“Matt’s good. He always has been,” Johnson said. “He impresses me in his ability to lead the team, make adjustments on the car, and his knowledge of the car, but most importantly, inside the car, and finding a little bit more. The guy can do it.”

STP 400

NASCAR Sprint Cup-STP 400
Sunday, at Kansas Speedway
Kansas City, Kan.
Lap length: 1.5 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (1) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 267 laps, 146 rating, 48 points, $263,816.
2. (27) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 267, 112.5,
42, $182,085.
3. (21) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 267,
115.6, 42, $185,021.
4. (7) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 267, 118.9, 41,
$155,985.
5. (10) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 267, 110, 39,
$151,018.
6. (33) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 267, 83.5, 38,
$156,551.
7. (14) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 267, 80.4,
37, $131,330.
8. (6) Aric Almirola, Ford, 267, 97.2, 36,
$132,671.
9. (8) Mark Martin, Toyota, 267, 88.6, 35,
$102,135.
10. (12) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 267, 90.9, 34,
$124,176.