As the series heads to Phoenix, what will happen next?

So, after a wild weekend at Texas, now what are we going to see at Phoenix?

# Denny Hamlin leads Jimmie Johnson by 33 points in the standings with Kevin Harvick 59 back. Who comes out as the leader? Johnson has won the past three fall races at Phoenix. The last guy other than Johnson to win the fall race at Phoenix is Harvick. Johnson's career average finish at Phoenix is 4.9; Hamlin's career average finish at Phoenix is 11.6 an Harvick's career average finish is 15.0

# So, what's the impact of the pit crew swap with Jimmie Johnson's team? Will they perform better than the old group, not pitting Jeff Gordon's car? Will Gordon's car be better on pit road? If you were Chad Knaus, would you try to pit next to Denny Hamlin and put the heat on that team and some can say Hamlin did to Johnson's team last weekend at Texas?

# Will Johnson and his team blink? The 48 team is known for bouncing back when things look bleak and pulling out good finishes or getting the wins. Does this continue or does the team collapse after its pit crew swap?

# What about Kevin Harvick? With all the focus on Hamlin and Johnson, does he sneak in there and take the points lead or at least close his gap to the points leader?

# Who could play the spoiler this weekend?

# Will a Chase driver without a win this season -- Jeff Gordon, Jeff Burton, Matt Kenseth or Carl Edwards, end their winless drought this weekend?

# Are you looking forward to this weekend? Has this Chase added some excitement? If not, why not?

Gotta catch a plane. Be interested to see what you've got to say.

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