AVONDALE, Ariz. -- Jimmie Johnson and Carl Edwards are already locked into NASCARs final four. Many people believe Kevin Harvick is almost a lock, given his record in recent years at Phoenix International Raceway.So whos left? Who are the other drivers fighting for the right to race for the 2016 Sprint Cup Championship next weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway?This is the third year for the elimination-style Chase, and Sundays Can-Am 500 at PIR has the potential to produce the kind of playoff-level drama to identify the Homestead contenders that NASCAR was hoping for when it shook up the championship format.There will be 40 drivers trying to win the 312-lap race, but the stakes are higher for those who remain Chase-eligible: Joey Logano, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin and Kurt Busch. And, of course, Harvick, whose mastery of Phoenix will be put to the test as he tries to rally from seventh in the standings into the top four.Theres a tremendous scrap going on for the final two open transfers, with Logano and the trio of Joe Gibbs Racing teammates -- Kyle Busch, Kenseth and Hamlin -- all separated by just two points. Meanwhile, Harvick and Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Kurt Busch face the longest odds. Harvick is 16 points out of fourth place in the points, while Buschs 34-point deficit puts him in a must-win situation.Harvicks chances of upping his run of five wins in his last six Cup Series starts at Phoenix will be examined in a separate story. Heres a look at the rest of the Chase-eligible contenders.Joey Logano, 4,074 points: Logano is the youngest and least experienced of the remaining eight, but he already has Final Four experience during the elimination era. Although he has never won a Cup race at Phoenix, the driver of the No. 22 Team Penske Ford is a solid performer on the desert mile, with three top-5s and eight top-10s in 15 starts. He has finished top-10 in six of his last seven races at Phoenix, including a third-place in the November 2015 event.This has been a good racetrack for us, Logano said. In the past we have run really well here. We havent gotten the win yet, but we have come really close and we had a good car here in the spring, as well.Logano realizes that much of the focus Sunday will be on Harvick and the three Gibbs Toyota drivers, so Logano has tried to remain focused on his own task. He was quickest among the Chase-eligible drivers in the first Cup Series practice at Phoenix, running second to Ganassi Racings Kyle Larson.We have learned as a race team to worry about ourselves, Logano said. That is the only way we will control our own destiny. We also learn from what other people are doing to change what we are doing sometimes.Kyle Busch, 4,074 points: Busch owns a Phoenix win, but it came back in 2005. His career numbers include five top-5s and 14 top-10s.Busch is the defending Cup Series champion, and outside of Harvick (who has never been eliminated from a Chase round since this format was introduced in 2014), few drivers have demonstrated they are more capable of performing at their best when they need to.When you do have a championship, you dont have the same pressure and tension and kind of float through the process and let what comes to you come to you, Busch said. Thats what we did last year. This year we are doing the same sort of thing and making sure we do all the right things to have a solid Sunday so we can move on to next week.Thats what our mindset is and what our goals are.Busch knows he simply needs to stay ahead of the drivers he is racing for Final Four eligibility.We just need to make sure we finish ahead of those who we are racing, he noted. Were all so tight that it all boils down to just finishing ahead of those we are around. We have to beat the 20 [Kenseth], we have to beat the 11 [Hamlin] and we have to beat the 22 [Logano].If we do all those things, then well be fine.Matt Kenseth, 4,073 points: Given a choice, Kenseth would probably prefer to be racing for the transfer into the Final Four at a track other than Phoenix. His sole win in 27 PIR starts came back in 2002, and he has managed just six top-5s and 11 top-10s. Kenseth has finished in the top 12 at Phoenix only three times since 2010.I feel like weve had some good runs here, he said. It hasnt been our strongest track probably the last four or five years, but in the spring we didnt run bad. I think when were on, we can be competitive here.Kenseth refuses to believe that having three JGR drivers fighting over the remaining two transfer spots will hurt the teams efforts in the lead-up to Sundays race.I think that we work better together as a group than anything Ive ever been part of, he said. So far that hasnt changed at all over the four years that Ive been there. So I wouldnt think that it would change this weekend, and I wouldnt think it would change next weekend.Certainly, once the race starts, obviously were all trying to get the best finishes we can for our respective teams, he added. But I think during the weekend we all share everything we learn throughout practice, bounce ideas off of each other, and try to as a group come up with the best setups that we can for Sunday.?Denny Hamlin, 4,072 points: Of the remaining Final Four hopefuls outside of Harvick, Hamlin has the best record at Phoenix, with a win in 2012 and 10 top-5s. However, he has racked up three finishes of 19th or worse since that win.Hamlin was at the center of the Gibbs teams controversy after the race two weeks ago at Martinsville, with Kenseth and Busch believing he may have blocked them from achieving better finishes. The third-place that Hamlin earned that day may prove to be important in the event that a tiebreaker is involved in sorting out the points for Homestead.Were all going to battle each other hard and race each other as hard as we can because we all ultimately know that we have to beat each other to get in, he said. You do it as fair and clean as you can.For me, if I dont make it, we just didnt run good enough, he added. If we dont make it, its not my teammates fault -- its our own. We know we have to run up front, and every position matters.Hamlin admitted that he wouldnt have any issues with roughing up a competitor late in the race at Phoenix for one of the transfer spots to Homestead, but said he would draw the line at wrecking a teammate.Thats my answer today, he joked.If one of my teammates wrecks me this weekend, Ill be mad for a couple days and Ill get over it, he added. I mean, its just part of it. I respect them all enough to understand that we are competitors, but we are also teammates, and thats a very fine line. Youre going to have hurt feelings here and there because we are battling each other -- which is what we all wanted to do.Kurt Busch, 4,040 points: The Busch brothers both won at Phoenix in 2005, and Kurt has notched 16 top-10s in 27 starts. He has finished in the top seven in six of his last seven attempts, but with a 34-point deficit to Logano and Kyle Busch, he knows that a win on Sunday is his only realistic chance of advancing to Homestead.Lots of math can be thrown into it, and theres other variables with teammates that are in and teammates that are out, but in all honesty, it comes down to raw speed, it comes down to execution and being able to have the perfect type of race, Busch said. This type of format demands perfection and being able to win at any moment to continue to advance or to win the title.You just give it your all, he added. Theres no second-guessing things. You go for it, dont look back, and you try to be your best at that moment. Cheap Jerseys Online .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys . LOUIS -- Lance Lynn was one of the more enthusiastic participants as the St. http://www.wholesalejerseysfastshipping.com/ . 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The NFL usually frowns on customized footwear, but that will change this Sunday, as hundreds of NFL players will be wearing custom-designed cleats to support charitable foundations and raise awareness of important causes.When it comes to charity and sacrifice, there are no best or worst designs, no brand loyalties, no My kicks are better than your kicks -- all of these cleats are winners. Still, some are particularly notable, either for their visual impact or for the storylines behind them. Here are a dozen that have caught your friendly uniform columnists eye this week:Von Miller, BroncosMiller, who has worn glasses since the second grade, has a foundation called Vons Vision, which provides low-income Denver children with the eye care and corrective eyewear. His cleats feature an eye-catching eye chart motif. Additional info here.Vernon Davis, WashingtonDavis always had an artistic impulse but kept it under wraps as a kid because other children ridiculed him. He now has a personal foundation that promotes art education and appreciation among disadvantaged youth. His cleats have a paint-splatter theme that nicely captures the spirit of artistic improvisation. Additional info here.Devin McCourty, Patriots, and Jason McCourty, TitansTwin brothers Devin and Jason McCourty have sickle cell disease in their family, and they have a foundation devoted to battling the disease. Their custom cleats show the foundations logo along with both brothers, in uniform, defending a pass. Devin will wear his shoes this Sunday, while Jason will have to wait until Week 14, because the Titans have a bye this week. Additional info here.Doug Baldwin, SeahawksBaldwin represents the Southern Youth Sports Association, whose logo is a tiger -- hence the tiger stripes on the cleats hell be wearing this Sunday. Although Baldwin plays for the Seahawks, it seems like a safe bet that everyone on the Bengals will soon be clamoring for a design like this one.Brock Osweiler, TexansOsweiler is showing his support for Ronald McDonald House Charities, which provides assistance to families with sick children. His cleats have a nice design element: If the two shoes are positioned together side by side, McDonalds signature golden arches are formed.Aaron Rodgers, PackersRodgers supports the MACC Fund -- thats Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer. The organizations logo features a green child and a gold child, so Rodgers will wear one green shoe and one gold shoe -- which should also mesh nicely with Green Bays color scheme.Ben Roethlisberger, SteelersHeres another case of a big-name quarterback wholl be wearing two different-colored shoes. Roethliisbergers personal foundation supports police and fire departments, with a particular emphasis on K-9 units and service dogs, which explains the K-9 logo on his cleats.dddddddddddd Not the flashiest design youll see this Sunday, but the mismatched colors should definitely stand out.Johnny Hekker, RamsHas any NFL player ever worn a cleat with a two-tone paint job, split down the center? Its a really sharp look, and Hekker will be wearing it in support of Waterboys, a group that partners with NFL players to provide clean drinking water to rural East African communities.Cameron Jordan, SaintsThe United Way and the NFL have been partners for generations. The nonprofit groups blue, red and orange logo is a perfect fit for the color scheme on Jordans cleats -- nicely done.Pierre Gar?on, WashingtonGar?on, who is Haitian-American, has a foundation that supports sustainable initiatives in Haiti. With its vibrant colors and silhouetted logo, this will be one of the boldest designs of the week. Additional info here.Ezekiel Elliott, CowboysElliott already wore his custom cleats in last nights game against the Vikings, but theyre too good not to include here. Elliott is a lifelong animal lover, so his cleats supported the SPCA of Texas and featured paw prints and dog bones, along with a portrait of Elliotts own dog, Ace. Additional info here. (Elliott isnt the only player using his feet to support our four-footed friends. Check out the pair being worn on Sunday by Logan Ryan of the Patriots.)Stefon Diggs, VikingsThis is another one from last night. Diggs supported the American Heart Association with a design that showed the inner workings of a human heart, complete with veins, valves and more. Very anatomical! (Several other players are also representing the AHA on their cleats with more conventional but nonetheless powerful designs, like this pair being worn by Saints Brandin Cooks of the Saints.)For additional photos and information on the custom-designed cleats that players will be wearing this week, look here and here, and follow the hashtag #MyCauseMyCleats.Paul Lukas, if he were playing in the NFL this week, would wear cleats supporting the Southern Poverty Law Center. If you like this column, youll probably like his Uni Watch Blog, plus you can follow him on Twitter and Facebook. Want to learn about his Uni Watch Membership Program or Uni Watch T-Shirt Club, be added to his mailing list so youll always know when a new column has been posted, or just ask him a question? Contact him here. 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