If it feels like the Daytona 500 was a while ago, well, that's because it was. Eight and a half months to be exact. Now the winner of that race, William Byron, is one of the final stock car steerers standing, joined by surefire NASCAR Hall of Famer Joey Logano, wunderkind Jumpman pilot Tyler Reddick and, thanks to some last minute race-winning heroics at Martinsville last weekend, defending Cup Series champ Ryan Blaney.
This Championship 4 have endured a particularly peculiar season that has produced 18 winners over 35 races, the anointing of first-time winner in Harrison Burton, a farewell tour for legend Martin Truex, Jr.