Kyle Busch is finally racing for a championship. For the first time in a couple years the Joe Gibbs Racing star is in position to challenge for the Cup.
Denny Hamlin needs his dominant consistency from earlier in the season to take root now if he wants to win his first championship.
Jeff Gordon is second only to Mark Martin among active drivers with 23 Top 10's at Richmond International Speedway, with two career victories.
Tony Stewart historically runs well at Atlanta, and Sunday night was no different. Will the same hold true for Richmond where Stewart has five straight top-five finishes?
Carl Edwards has been an intermediate oval ace the last few seasons in Sprint Cup racing and has three career victories at Atlanta.
Consistency is key to winning a championship, and Kevin Harvick has been a model of consistency in 2010.
Motivation won't be a problem for Kyle Busch this weekend. The winner of two of the last three Bristol races is looking to break back into the win column.
Kurt Busch posted a career-best road-course finish at Watkins Glen and is posed to play a big part in the Chase.
Greg Biffle's first victory in 2010 was a great gift to team owner Jack Roush who was in an airplane accident earlier in the week.
Not only is Denny Hamlin the recent statistical leader at this oval going into this weekend's Pocono race, but he is also getting race-winning cars on a frequent basis this season.
Tony Stewart was not the fastest car at the Brickyard 400, but he put himself into a solid position through hard work and diligence throughout the day.
Tony Stewart's two wins and five Top 10's in the last six years at Indy make him the class of the field this weekend.
Johnson has had a significant amount of good luck in his career, and it looks like he is trying to get rid of any bad luck for 2010 prior to the Chase.