Once again, NASCAR's season-ending playoff will be decided in the last race, with Matt Kenseth and Kevin Harvick trying to run down Jimmie Johnson in one final showdown Sunday under the swaying royal palms of south Florida. Although the implementation of the Chase, and later the simplified points system, have fostered a run of dramatic finishes, the season-long championship coming down to the last race -- or even the last few laps -- is nothing new. Whether it was Joe Weatherly, Benny Parsons, Bobby Allison or Brad Keselowski, they all had to sweat out that final checkered flag before they could celebrate. By the time darkness falls, by the time fireworks are shot off and the championship stage is rolled into place on the frontstretch, this season's finale may well have claimed a place among the best ever. More...