Therefore it comes down to this. The final race of this lengthy NASCAR season. Following 35 points spending races, the final 4 drivers who will race for the championship Sunday have been determined.
Considering that the removal format to decide a champion was introduced two years back the champion has also won the race. Odds are then the winner of this race Sunday will even wear the Cup crown. Others can win, but three of the previous five race winners dating back to Tony Stewart at 2011, have also won the name, so don’t be surprised if the driver celebrating a race triumph in victory lane Sunday, can also be celebrating his championship.
Here’s how it shakes out among the four finalists for Sunday’s 36th race of this year for your betting or fantasy racing leagues. Driver Ratings are accumulated from 2005-2016 races (23 total) among active drivers at Phoenix. The Driver Rating is a number based on a formula developed by NASCAR which unites»loop info» elements like average running posture, average speed under green, number of workouts, and other stats. There’s a maximum of 150 points a driver can make for every race. The odds are present as of Wednesday.
1. Carl Edwards (7-1). Edwards has just two wins here and the highest driver rating one of the 4, 109.4. The only driver among the Championship 4 having a number of wins at Homestead, Edwards still has memories of losing the race, and the title, to Tony Stewart at 2011. Section of the Joe Gibbs Racing team, Edwards will be looking for redemption Sunday, and he might just get it.
2. Jimmie Johnson (7-2). Homestead is one of the very few tracks in NASCAR which Johnson hasn’t won at. He runs well here and gets the second highest driver rating of this 4, 96.7. Johnson will be looking to make history Sunday with a title. If he brings his»A» game and may avoid some of the miscues that the group has endured this year occasionally, Johnson could just pull it off.
3. Kyle Busch (5-1). Busch is seeking to defend his name, made with a win at Homestead last year. He’s got the third greatest driver rating, 95.5. But he hardly left the Championship 4, and has struggled sometimes. However, with one final race and an opportunity to add another title, and Joe Gibbs Racing behind him, Busch could be able to add another triumph, and another title.
4. Joey Logano (7-1). Logano is possibly the underdog among the Championship 4. He’s never won at Homestead, gets the lowest motorist rating one of the field, 83.5. But Logano finished fourth here last year and headed the 2nd most laps in the race, 72. Logano was surprising at times this year and he could certainly be a surprise Sunday by winning his first Cup title.
OTHERS: There will be a total of 36 other drivers trying to win Sunday. Chief among them, Matt Kenseth (12-1). Kenseth has the second highest driver rating one of the field, 108.4, and won here in 2007. Coming off a disappointing finish at Phoenix last week, Kenseth will be seeking to make a powerful statement. Kevin Harvick (6-1) was also disappointed last week since he failed to make the cut for the first time because the removal format began. He also won the race, and the title in 2014, has the fifth greatest driver rating, 104.3, and could add another win for his Homestead resume Sunday.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway will be conducted on Sunday, November 20. Live coverage will be on NBC beginning at 2:00 p.m. ET using all the green flag coming only after 2:30 p.m. ET.
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