NASCAR Cup Series

1. Jimmie Johnson: Johnson finished 38th at Phoenix, 28 laps down, his day ruined by a penalty for passing the pit car during a pit stop.

To match the championship aura of Ford Championship Weekend, November 18-20, Homestead-Miami Speedway has named NBC’s “This Is Us” actor Justin Hartley as Grand Marshal for the Ford EcoBoost 400 on November 20. Hartley will give the famous command of “Drivers, start your engines!” just before the green flag waves for the NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series championship race, which will be broadcast live on NBC.

Number of times Joey Logano has made it to the Championship 4 in the new Chase format (ties with Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch for the most among the Championship 4) – Logano finished fourth in the 2014 Chase standings after finishing 16th in the race.

What a difference a few months can make. Bowman has gone from being jobless in January to joining JR Motorsports for eight XFINITY races to becoming the interim driver for Dale Earnhardt Jr. for what will be 10 Sprint Cup Series events.

Kevin Harvick was a virtual non-factor at a track he's practically owned the deed to as of late, and not even a top-five finish was enough to transfer him to the championship race for the third straight year.

However, at the end of the day, the history of sports is full of dark horses that managed to surprise everyone and there are lots of unexpected wins in general.

Never-Give-Up Attitude Leads Paul Menard and the No. 27 Chevrolet Team to a 10th-Place Finish at Phoenix International Raceway "I'm proud of my team and the never-give-up attitude they showed today."

Joey Logano’s 1st place finish clinched the 22 a spot in the Championship 4 at Homestead-Miami Speedway and Ford Championship Weekend. Logano looks for his first NASCAR Sprint Cup championship.

Jimmie Johnson heads to Homestead as part of the Championship Four with chance to capture record-tying seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title

After leading the Roush Fenway Racing qualifying efforts, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. battled back to take the checkered flag in the 23rd position after an untimely caution following a green flag pit-stop cost him a lap to the leaders in Sunday’s Can-Am 500(k) at Phoenix Raceway.