NASCAR Chase Goes Down To The Final Week

From ESPN: Carl Edwards entered the media center late Sunday afternoon at Phoenix International Raceway and took a seat a few feet from Tony Stewart with only a black chair separating them.
"If you want, we can eliminate the chair," joked Stewart as Edwards slid even closer to the two-time Sprint Cup champion.
Quipped Edwards, "We're good."
These two have been that close on the track for most of the past three weeks. They will be that close heading into the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, with Stewart behind Edwards by a mere three points with all the marbles on the line.
With apologies to Kasey Kahne and soon-to-be-defunct Red Bull Racing for not dedicating this space to their victory, this day was all about what has become the best Chase ever, perhaps the best championship battle in NASCAR history.
Best is a word that often gets overused, but it fits in this case. Aside from the points spread being the third tightest in the history of the sport -- bettered only by the non-Chase 1979 and 1990 seasons -- what makes this so spectacular is Edwards and Stewart are at the top of their game.
They finished second and third on Sunday, with Stewart leading the most laps to end the ninth round of this 10-round heavyweight fight in a draw. They finished first and second the previous week at Texas with Stewart leading the most laps again, and they were first and ninth a week earlier at Martinsville with Stewart winning.
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If it weren't for Brian Vickers for wrecking Matt Kenseth at Martinsville and at Phoenix, this would be a 3 driver race.
But, next week, it will be interesting with two really nice guys going for the championship. One one hand, Carl Edwards really connects with the fans- he runs into the stands after winning a race and 5 fives the fans. And Stewart, a truly funny guy and the owner of his car. He now only has to drive but has to do all the work as the owner as well.
So, no matter who wins the championship next week, it will be a Trula classy guy, unlike some driver named Kyle.