NASCAR: 5 Lessons Learned From Phoenix

The final race of the Round of 8 in the NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup championship is over and Joey Logano and Kyle Busch will be joining Jimmie Johnson and Carl Edwards at Homestead. Here are five lessons learned from Phoenix.

The final race in the Round of 8 at Phoenix was one of the best races so far in the 2016 Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.

It wasn’t because the race was filled with big wrecks or tons of cautions, but instead the racing at Phoenix was all about position. The standings in the Chase changed as Chase drivers passed each other and other drivers outside of the Chase.

Phoenix allowed for drivers to pass and even the leader couldn’t get way out in front and stay ahead as drivers were able to compete and race each other cleanly on Sunday. A late race caution added to the excitement and it was Joey Logano who found himself in Victory Lane at the end.

Surprisingly while Kevin Harvick was the favorite heading into the race on Sunday the driver of the 4 car was never able to make it to the front of the field and didn’t even lead a single lap, even though he’s managed to win at Phoenix eight times in his career.

He failed to make it into the Chase, as did Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth and Denny Hamlin.

The final spot in the last round of the Chase went to Kyle Busch who finished the race in second after Matt Kenseth collided with Alex Bowman.

Logano and Busch were tied for points as Phoenix started to come to a close but with Logano winning it helped Busch make it into the final spot without having to worry about a tie breaker situation.

With the final four drivers now set as we get ready for Homestead, here are five lessons learned from the race at Phoenix this past Sunday.