Matt Kenseth

What about everybody else? Those in the Chase but really out of it, such as sixth ranked Matt Kenseth, are looking at the keys to a successful outcome at Homestead. "Have a car that will run well in the middle and on the top. It seems like the groove is moving up there with extra banking up there. I think especially as the track keeps getting older it'll keep moving higher and higher, so you're going to have to have a car that'll still roll around the middle but be able to get under people and finish the pass," said Kenseth.

Kenseth's crew chief, Robbie Reiser, believes having success at Homestead is not just about managing the track. "That track there, as much as you can run all over the race track, it's also a fuel mileage race the last couple of years, too," said Reiser.

Only two Chase participants have won at Homestead. That is Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch.