So it comes down to this. The last race of the long NASCAR season. Following 35 points paying races, the last 4 drivers who will race to the championship Sunday have been decided.

Since the removal format to decide a winner was introduced two years back the champion has even won the race. Odds are then the winner of the 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, also have won the title, so don’t be shocked if the motorist celebrating a race triumph in victory lane Sunday, is also celebrating his championship.

Here’s how it shakes out one of 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 in Phoenix. The Driver Rating is a number based on a formula developed by NASCAR which combines”loop info” components like average running position, average speed under green, number of workouts, and other stats. There is a maximum of 150 points that 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 evaluation one of the 4, 109.4. The only driver among the Championship 4 having multiple wins at Homestead, Edwards still has memories of losing the race, along with the title, to Tony Stewart at 2011. Part 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 those very few tracks in NASCAR which Johnson hasn’t won at. He works well here though and has the 2nd greatest driver evaluation of this 4, 96.7. Johnson will want to make history Sunday with a seventh title. If he brings his”A” game and can avoid some of the miscues that the team has suffered this season occasionally, Johnson could just pull it off.

3. Kyle Busch (5-1). Busch is looking to defend his title, earned by a win at Homestead this past year. He’s got the third highest driver evaluation, 95.5. However he barely made the Championship 4, also has struggled sometimes. However, with one final race and an opportunity to add another title, and Joe Gibbs rebounds Busch could be in position to add another triumph, and another name.

4. Joey Logano (7-1). Logano is perhaps the underdog among the Championship 4. He has never won at Homestead, has the lowest driver rating among the area, 83.5. However, Logano finished fourth here last year and headed the 2nd most laps in the race,” 72. Logano was astonishing at times this season and he could surely be a surprise Sunday by winning his first Cup title.

OTHERS: There will be a total of 36 other drivers trying to acquire Sunday. Chief among them, Matt Kenseth (12-1). Kenseth has the 2nd highest driver rating one of the area, 108.4, also acquired here in 2007. Coming off a disappointing finish at Phoenix last week, Kenseth will be seeking to make a strong statement. Kevin Harvick (6-1) was frustrated last week as he failed to make the cut for the first time because the removal format began. He also won the raceand the title in 2014, has the fifth best driver evaluation, 104.3, and may add another win to his Homestead restart Sunday.

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Ford EcoBoost 400 in Homestead-Miami Speedway will be run on Sunday, November 20. Live coverage will be on NBC beginning at 2:00 p.m. ET with all the green flag coming just after 2:30 p.m. ET.

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