Denny Hamlin comes to Homestead with a narrow 15-point lead over Jimmie Johnson with Kevin Harvick just 31 points behind Johnson, setting up a battle royale for the championship.
Jimmie Johnson has one more race to defend his title from the likes of Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick in what has become the most competitive Chase for the Championship in history.
Heading into the season's penultimate race this weekend at Phoenix, four-time defending champ Jimmie Johnson has a 33-point deficit in the championship chase behind Denny Hamlin.
Considering the momentum that Denny Hamlin is riding entering this event, it would be no surprise to see him pull the season sweep at the Fort Worth oval.
Denny Hamlin has led significant laps in each of his last seven Talladega starts and has three Top 5's during that span.
Denny Hamlin led the opening laps of Sunday's race but had to overcame a poor handling car to win earn the victory.
Tony Stewart is trying to climb back into championship contention, and Charlotte promises to be yet another potential win for the No. 14 Chevrolet.
After the victory at Dover and three straight Top-3 finishes, Jimmie Johnson rides a tidal wave of momentum to one of his favorite tracks this weekend.
Kevin Harvick will make his 17th career start at Auto Club Speedway when the green flag falls on Sunday's Pepsi Max 400.
Jimmie Johnson revived his hopes of a fifth championship with Sunday’s victory and is now 35 points behind in second position.
Jimmie Johnson is the active wins leader at the Monster Mile with five, including two of the last three events at the track.