– Joey Logano: 3rd win this season (17th of career); qualifies for Championship 4 for 2nd time in 3 seasons (finished 4th in 2014)
– Logano: 2 of 3 wins this season have been in Chase cutoff races (won at Talladega); 7th career Chase race win (all in last 3 seasons, leads all drivers)
– Kyle Busch: finishes 2nd to take last spot into Championship 4 (only driver to get in on points)
– Busch: will try to become 4th driver in modern era (since 1972) to win first 2 championships back-to-back
– Busch: won last year’s race at Homestead to win championship
– Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards: already qualified for Chase
– Kevin Harvick: finished 4th; eliminated from Chase (had won 5 of previous 6 races at Charlotte)
– Harvick: first time being eliminated in this Chase format (had made Championship 4 in first 2 seasons with format)
– Matt Kenseth: finished 21st after wrecking on overtime restart while leading after contact from Alex Bowman (led 55 laps)
– Kurt Busch, Denny Hamlin: also eliminated
2016 Championship 4 Drivers
2016 Wins Best Career Pts Finish
Joey Logano 3 4th
Jimmie Johnson 4 1st
Carl Edwards 3 2nd
Kyle Busch 4 1st
2016 Championship 4 – NSCS Careers at Homestead
Wins Avg Finish 2015 Finish
Carl Edwards 2 9.2 11th
Kyle Busch 1 21.1 1st
Jimmie Johnson 0 14.1 9th
Joey Logano 0 17.7 4th
(Highest finisher at Homestead wins championship)
Most Chase Race Wins – Last 3 Seasons, In Championship 4?
Joey Logano 7 Yes
Kevin Harvick 6 No
Jimmie Johnson 4 Yes
(ESPN)
