Year: 2018

DARLINGTON, SC - SEPTEMBER 02: Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Busch Beer Throwback Ford, leads Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Bass Pro Shops/5-hour ENERGY Toyota, during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 2, 2018 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images)

NASCAR Cup Series: Have the “Big Three” dissipated?

NASCAR Cup Series: Who will advance to the Championship 4? (track averages)

NASCAR Cup Series: Who will advance to the 2018 Championship 4?

NASCAR Cup Series: Ranking the 8 round of 8 drivers

MARTINSVILLE, VA - OCTOBER 29: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M's Halloween Toyota, leads Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Toyota, on the last lap of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series First Data 500 at Martinsville Speedway on October 29, 2017 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images)

NASCAR Cup Series: 2018 First Data 500 entry list

AUSTIN, TX - OCTOBER 20: Sebastian Vettel of Germany driving the (5) Scuderia Ferrari SF71H on track during qualifying for the United States Formula One Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas on October 20, 2018 in Austin, United States. (Photo by Charles Coates/Getty Images)

Formula 1: How Sebastian Vettel can rally to win the 2018 championship

AUSTIN, TX - OCTOBER 20: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes WO9 on track during final practice for the United States Formula One Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas on October 20, 2018 in Austin, United States. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

Formula 1: How Lewis Hamilton can clinch the 2018 title in Mexico

AUSTIN, TX - OCTOBER 21: Sebastian Vettel of Germany driving the (5) Scuderia Ferrari SF71H on track during the United States Formula One Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas on October 21, 2018 in Austin, United States. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

Formula 1: Sebastian Vettel facing elimination in 2018 Mexican Grand Prix

AUSTIN, TX - OCTOBER 21: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes WO9 leads Valtteri Bottas driving the (77) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes WO9 on track during the United States Formula One Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas on October 21, 2018 in Austin, United States. (Photo by Charles Coates/Getty Images)

Formula 1: How Mercedes can clinch the 2018 championship in Mexico

AUSTIN, TX - OCTOBER 21: Kimi Raikkonen of Finland driving the (7) Scuderia Ferrari SF71H on track during the United States Formula One Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas on October 21, 2018 in Austin, United States. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

Formula 1: Ferrari facing elimination in 2018 Mexican Grand Prix

KANSAS CITY, KS - OCTOBER 21: Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, and Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Busch Light Ford, lead the field at the start of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on October 21, 2018 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)

NASCAR Cup Series Driver Power Rankings after 2018 Hollywood Casino 400

KANSAS CITY, KS - OCTOBER 21: Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, and Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Busch Light Ford, lead the field at the start of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on October 21, 2018 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

NASCAR Cup Series Team Power Rankings after 2018 Hollywood Casino 400

RICHMOND, VA - SEPTEMBER 08: Bobby Earnhardt, NASCAR Xfinity Series driver of the #40 TLC Resorts/Circle S Ranch MBM Motorsports Chevrolet (Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images)

NASCAR Xfinity Series: Bobby Dale Earnhardt talks his first race in 2018

AUSTIN, TX - OCTOBER 21: Kimi Raikkonen of Finland driving the (7) Scuderia Ferrari SF71H leads Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes WO9 and the rest of the field into turn one at the start during the United States Formula One Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas on October 21, 2018 in Austin, United States. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

Formula 1 Driver Power Rankings after 2018 United States Grand Prix

AUSTIN, TX - OCTOBER 21: Kimi Raikkonen of Finland driving the (7) Scuderia Ferrari SF71H leads Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes WO9 and the rest of the field into turn one at the start during the United States Formula One Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas on October 21, 2018 in Austin, United States. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

Formula 1 Team Power Rankings after 2018 United States Grand Prix

AUSTIN, TX - OCTOBER 21: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes WO9 (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton still looking to extend all-time record

AUSTIN, TX - OCTOBER 21: Race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Finland and Ferrari celebrates on the podium during the United States Formula One Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas on October 21, 2018 in Austin, United States. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

Formula 1: Winners and losers from the 2018 United States Grand Prix

KANSAS CITY, KS - OCTOBER 21: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 Mountain Dew Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on October 21, 2018 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)

NASCAR Cup Series playoff picture after 2018 Hollywood Casino 400

AUSTIN, TX - OCTOBER 21: Esteban Ocon of France driving the (31) Sahara Force India F1 Team VJM11 Mercedes on track during the United States Formula One Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas on October 21, 2018 in Austin, United States. (Photo by Charles Coates/Getty Images)

Formula 1: Points implications of United States Grand Prix disqualifications

AUSTIN, TX - OCTOBER 21: Kevin Magnussen of Denmark driving the (20) Haas F1 Team VF-18 Ferrari on track during the United States Formula One Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas on October 21, 2018 in Austin, United States. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

Formula 1: Kevin Magnussen disqualified from 2018 United States Grand Prix

AUSTIN, TX - OCTOBER 21: Esteban Ocon of France driving the (31) Sahara Force India F1 Team VJM11 Mercedes on track during the United States Formula One Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas on October 21, 2018 in Austin, United States. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

Formula 1: Esteban Ocon disqualified from 2018 United States Grand Prix

KANSAS CITY, KS - OCTOBER 21: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 Mountain Dew Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on October 21, 2018 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

NASCAR Cup Series: Chase Elliott wins 2018 Hollywood Casino 400

AUSTIN, TX - OCTOBER 21: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes WO9 on track during the United States Formula One Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas on October 21, 2018 in Austin, United States. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)

Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton fails to clinch 2018 title in United States

AUSTIN, TX - OCTOBER 21: Kimi Raikkonen of Finland driving the (7) Scuderia Ferrari SF71H on track during the United States Formula One Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas on October 21, 2018 in Austin, United States. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

Formula 1: Kimi Raikkonen ends drought, wins 2018 United States Grand Prix

KANSAS CITY, KS - OCTOBER 19: Daniel Hemric, driver of the #21 South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet, practices for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway on October 19, 2018 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images)

NASCAR Xfinity Series playoff picture after 2018 Kansas Lottery 300

AUSTIN, TX - OCTOBER 20: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes WO9 on track during final practice for the United States Formula One Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas on October 20, 2018 in Austin, United States. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton takes pole for 2018 United States Grand Prix

KANSAS CITY, KS - OCTOBER 20: John Hunter Nemechek, driver of the #42 Fire Alarm Services Inc. Chevrolet (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)

NASCAR Xfinity Series: John Hunter Nemechek wins 2018 Kansas Lottery 300

AUSTIN, TX - OCTOBER 18: Fernando Alonso of Spain and McLaren F1 talks in the Drivers Press Conference during previews ahead of the United States Formula One Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas on October 18, 2018 in Austin, United States. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

NASCAR: Fernando Alonso competing in 2019 Daytona 500 not too far-fetched