It's not that the rest of the field wasn't being dominated by Rick Hendrick's cars, but Jack Roush just isn't used to being dominated. It showed early this season as the Toyota teams, who had barely been more than just a blip on the radar, began to show muscle, especially after Joe Gibbs Racing changed from Chevrolet engines to Toyota engines. Roush, who vividly remembers Pearl Harbor, lashed out at Lee White, the Toyota boss, and later with Michael Waltrip Racing, who apparently made off with a Roush sway bar early in the season.

To be fair, most of the so-called Toyota dominance came at the hand of one Kyle Busch. Busch is a throwback to drivers of an earlier era. His car control is amazing and he drives every lap like it was his last. He won almost everything that was out there to win through August, and then something happened. Carl Edwards took over and reeled off some wins. Edwards was close enough to wind up out-finishing Busch in the last few races, and even though Busch had a 260+ point lead, all eyes were on Edwards and Jimmie Johnson, the defending champion because of wins in the last two qualifying races before the Chase.

Finally, Busch made up for all those victories by having ungodly bad luck in the latter part of the season, as he shrunk to the back of the path while an unexpected driver came to the front. Who would have thought that Greg Biffle, recipient of so much bad luck this year could have won the last two races and move within a whisper of the lead for the Sprint Cup? Me. I've never doubted Biffle's talent or desire, and Edwards is doing his part by finishing up front race after race. If Biffle, who had the fastest speeds at Charlotte's recent tests, continues, he may run away with the championship, but that's not likely. Johnson is, despite the heroics by Biffle, right there if he gets a seam to run through. And we can't forget Edwards, who was so close in the last two races.

So how do I handicap the rest of the Chase? Wow. I don't know. I do know one thing. The Roushkateers seem to have the upper hand. Even Matt Kenseth, who barely squeaked into the final 12, is looking pretty racy, but I cannot overlook the team of Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus. Everyone forgets, in the Roush love-fest, that they were very close at Loudon and managed a good finish at Dover. And then there's Kyle Busch. You cannot believe that he won't flex some muscle in the next eight races.

It's going to be interesting. Can the Roush bunch continue to dominate, as many think they will? Will Chad Knaus pull a rabbit out of his hat and start dominating like last year? Will Jeff Gordon find the right setup? Will Jeff Burton finally begin to show why he is the most underrated driver in the Sprint Cup garage? Will Matt Kenseth move up through the field and get in contention? Will Kyle Busch find his sea legs and get to the front? Will Junior Earnhardt finally find a car he can live with and challenge? Will Tony Stewart show his colors?