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SI.com: Brant James: Four-peat? Johnson faces stiff competition in Chase for the Championship

Jimmie Johnson has been here before, as the perennial contender denied, the champion, and twice the defender. Now the Sprint Cup champion begins what would be a historic defense, a quest for a fourth consecutive title, a feat unprecedented in NASCAR and most of major motorsports. Former Champ Car dominator Sebastien Bourdais comprises the club in North America right now.

SI.com: Lars Anderson: Kyle Busch's fall, Vickers' rise and more from Richmond

Five things we learned on Saturday night at Richmond in the final race of the regular season:

SI.com: Tom Bowles: Chase's parity is best possible scenario

As we head to Richmond this weekend, the most competitive Chase race in history will feature 11 drivers in a quest for the final eight spots in the 12-car field. With just 105 points separating fifth-place Carl Edwards from Brian Vickers in 13th, that leaves dozens of potential playoff scenarios. There's only one thing we know for sure among the madness: it's the best possible scenario for a sport that's been all too predictable in recent years.

SI.com: Brant James: Busch, Vickers scramble for Chase berth

Kyle Busch and Brian Vickers have taken wildly divergent paths since leaving Hendrick Motorsports -- one on his own volition, one forced out to make room for Dale Earnhardt Jr.

SI.com: Bruce Martin: After disappointment at Atlanta, Busch almost out of time

MOORESVILLE, N.C. -- After a successful Labor Day weekend race at Atlanta Motor Speedway that drew perhaps the track's biggest crowd this decade, the pressure to make the Chase is increasing on one of the biggest names in NASCAR Sprint Cup racing.

SI.com: Lars Anderson: Five things we learned at Atlanta

Five things we learned this weekend in Atlanta:

SI.com: Bruce Martin: In his 1,000th NASCAR start, Martin competes the right way

SONOMA, Calif. -- As NASCAR Sprint Cup prepares for a rare weekend off, the drivers battling for the 12th and final spot in the Chase for the Championship have a chance to pause -- and feel anxious.

SI.com: Lars Anderson: Five things we learned Saturday night at Bristol

Five things we learned under the lights at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday night in the Sharpie 500:

SI.com: Lars Anderson: NASCAR's bubble boys jockey for Chase spots

With three races left in the Sprint Cup's regular season, there are essentially six drivers competing for the final three spots that advance to the Chase. Here's a look at the Bubble Boys.

SI.com: Lars Anderson: Five things we learned Sunday from Michigan International

Five things we learned on Sunday at Michigan International Speedway:

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