NASCAR Cup Series championship will come down to late
Kyle Busch
CLOSE USA TODAY Sports' Mike Hembree previews the Ford Ecoboost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.  USA TODAY Sports
Kyle Busch   right  and Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Christopher Bell  after Bell won the Camping World Truck Championship.  Busch  will vie for  his  second NASCAR championship Sunday at the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. (Photo: Mark J. Rebilas  USA TODAY)
If there is a late-race caution flag and more than one of the four championship candidates â Martin Truex Jr.  Kyle Busch  Brad Keselowski and Kevin Harvick â remain at or near the front of the pack  chaos might be the order of the day.
In the three previous seasons in which the current format has been in use  each yearâs champion also has won the finale â Harvick in 2014  Kyle Busch in 2015 and Johnson in 2016.
CLOSE USA TODAY Sports' Mike Hembree previews the Ford Ecoboost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.  USA TODAY Sports
 [TGT]    right  and Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Christopher Bell  after Bell won the Camping World Truck Championship.  Busch  will vie for  his  second NASCAR championship Sunday at the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. (Photo: Mark J. Rebilas  USA TODAY)
If there is a late-race caution flag and more than one of the four championship candidates â Martin Truex Jr.   [TGT]   Brad Keselowski and Kevin Harvick â remain at or near the front of the pack  chaos might be the order of the day.
In the three previous seasons in which the current format has been in use  each yearâs champion also has won the finale â Harvick in 2014   [TGT]  in 2015 and Johnson in 2016.