FYI WIRZ: NASCAR’s Chase Finale Has Two Contenders and Maybe One Super Human

Five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson and the No. 48 team with crew chief Chad Knaus may seem like they have super human qualities, but we all know they are just people—but great people, no doubt. Those talented people take their No. 48 Chevrolet hauler full of super machines to Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend for the Ford EcoBoost 400 during the Ford Championship Weekend in Homestead, Fla. They are seeking a sixth NASCAR Sprint Cup championship in the HMS finale after nine races of NASCAR's playoffs, the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Their team sits at the top of the point heap with a 28-point buffer. That's no guarantee, as a total of 48 points remain to be grasped potentially by some winner. But given their performa...

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