As Ryan Blaney, Christopher Bell, Kyle Larson and William Byron prepare for the Phoenix finale, assessing each's chance of winning the championship.
ADVERTISEMENTwill win the title. In the nine years of the elimination one-race championship format, the winner of the final race has always been one of the four championship-eligible drivers.
Here's a look at the four drivers who will compete for the title on Sunday, listed in order by their seeding, which is based on their finishes in the semifinal round:: 3 wins , 8 top-5s, 0 poles, 560 laps led: None: He has arguably been the best car in the past five weeks with two wins, a second and a sixth.
and has made the Championship 4 in seven of the last nine years. He'll also have the entire focus of Joe Gibbs Racing and Toyota as their only finalist.: Flat short tracks haven't been the kindest to Bell. And Phoenix is not one of his best tracks. How so? He has never led a lap in a Cup race at Phoenix. He likely will have to — and lead many of them — in order to capture the title.:"I know that we are going to be way more competitive than we were last year.
Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR for FOX Sports. He has spent decades covering motorsports, including the past 30 Daytona 500s, with stints at ESPN, Sporting News, NASCAR Scene magazine and The News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @
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