Jimmie Johnson swept Daytona and is heating up just in time for a run at a strong Chase position.
A two-time Daytona 500 winner, Matt Kenseth finds himself solidly atop the contenders list this week as the series heads back to Daytona for the Fourth of July.
A win and three top-5s in the last five Daytona races, coupled with last week's win at Kentucky, prove that Matt Kenseth should be a strong competitor this week.
With victories already this season at the Las Vegas and Kansas ovals, Matt Kenseth and the No. 20 Toyota team look to take a third oval this weekend at Kentucky.
A top-5 finish at Sonoma propels Jeff Gordon into Kentucky where the veteran driver has also had success.
Jimmie Johnson has a four-race Top-10 streak in tow at Sonoma, including a fifth-place finish in this race one year ago.
Tony Stewart is one of NASCAR's best road-course drivers and heads to Sonoma this week looking to dominate.
Greg Biffle should lead laps, race with the lead pack and contend for the win this weekend at the fast two-mile Michigan oval.
It is hard to look away from Jimmie Johnson this week after he dominates a race like he dominated the 400 miles at Pocono Raceway on Sunday.
Denny Hamlin is the statistical leader in a lot of categories at Pocono Raceway and boasts the best driver rating of the field in the last 16 races at the three-turn oval.
Tony Stewart rekindled his championship flame with a nearly perfect 400 miles at Dover amid a lot of bumping and banging.
Jimmie Johnson, the winner of four of the last eight Dover races and a total of seven career victories at the Monster Mile, has to be the top contender entering this event.
Kevin Harvick is a top driver at Dover, the site of this week's race, and last week's win gives him plenty of momentum.
Kasey Kahne is a four-time winner at Charlotte Motor Speedway and a three-time Coca-Cola 600 winner. He heads into this week's marathon as the favorite.
Superlatives are the only way to describe Jimmie Johnson, and with his record-setting fourth All-Star victory under his belt, he is the favorite heading into this week's Coca-Cola 600.
The top contender for this season's All-Star Challenge is the surging Matt Kenseth and his hot No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing team.
Joe Gibbs Racing is on top of the world, and Denny Hamlin will be gunning for his slice of the pie at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Jimmie Johnson rides into this weekend's race as the standings leader by a wide margin - and with the ability to roll the dice for the win at Darlington.