Matt Kenseth (20) celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — 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 race-high 163 laps.

“It was the right place for me, with the right group at the right time, and all that stuff,” Kenseth said. “There wasn’t — honestly, there wasn’t any doubt. I just knew that was where I needed to be.”

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.

Kenseth won the race off pit road after taking two tires under caution, and then built a big enough lead on Kahne that he could hang on in the closing laps. And even when Kahne briefly pulled up next to him entering Turn 4, Kenseth pulled away over the final lap.

He was chased across the finish line to become the third straight pole winner in the Sprint Cup series, something that hadn’t happened since the 1985 season.