Power Rankings: Phoenix

Harvick just needed to get to Homestead -- which he did by virtue of a second-place finish at Phoenix -- to emerge once again as the favorite to win the 2015 Sprint Cup Series title.

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Gordon comes into Homestead on a hot streak and actually has a good shot at finding Victory Lane. The four-time champ won there as recently as 2012.

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Busch has overcome the odds to even make it this far (see: 11 races missed due to injury), but don't expect him to be playing with house money. His No. 18 Toyota will be among the strongest cars Sunday.

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The undisputed underdog story, Truex continues to amaze by advancing his single-car team this far. Not many will pick him to win Sunday, but not many picked him to still be alive in the Chase, either.

Logano has to deal with the heartbreak of what could've been -- he had the strongest car entering the Eliminator Round until, well, you know -- but is likely to give the four drivers ahead of him a run for their money at Homestead.

Junior added yet another high note to his 2015 season with a win at Phoenix and was perhaps the most consistently excellent driver in the Eliminator Round, despite having previously been knocked out of the Chase.

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Busch had what looked to be the strongest car at Phoenix, but lost his shot at the lead -- and advancement -- when he was black-flagged from the start of the race for beating pole-winner Jimmie Johnson to the line.

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After winning his first Sprint Cup Series title in 2012, Keselowski has yet to be in contention for a second at Homestead since.

Edwards might've been a major factor at Homestead with two wins and an average finish of 9.1. He still might be, but it won't count for much more than a race trophy.

Like his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate above him, Hamlin is exceptional at Homestead -- perhaps the pair will do what they can play spoiler to Harvick, Gordon and Truex and help out teammate Busch, who is still in the hunt.

Johnson placed fifth at Phoenix, but started on the pole. We’ve grown accustomed to Johnson being perfect over the years, so, you know, down two spots.

With two races to simmer while 19-year-old Erik Jones piloted his ride, expect Kenseth to come out roaring at Homestead.

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This time last year, Newman was focusing on Homestead, where a title shot was his. This year, he's focusing on next year.

McMurray continues to perform well in the latter half of the Chase and should use that momentum to build on next year. Then again, that's what we thought last season, too.

For a little while, it looked like Menard was going to notch his second top 10 in four races, but wound up finishing just outside of it.

Bowyer will look to end his MWR career on a high note as the organization will field cars for the final time at Homestead.