While Jimmie Johnson and Brad Keselowski have spent most of the Chase battling for the top spot in the standings and hogging the headlines, Kyle Busch has been flying under the radar. Missing the Chase will do that to a driver. However, Busch has been enjoying a strong stretch during the playoffs, scoring the fifth-most points of any driver in the last eight races. In fact, only Johnson has more top-five finishes than Busch during the Chase. The only thing he hasn't done in the past couple of months is win a race, but after capturing the pole for Sunday's AdvoCare 500 at Phoenix, Busch might be checking that off his list later this weekend, as well.

Since the start of the 2003 season, all 17 Cup races held at Phoenix have been won from a driver starting inside the top 20. More importantly, 16 of the races during that stretch have been won a driver starting inside the top 15, including seven from a top-three starting spot. Given the trend, fantasy owners have to like Busch's chances. The fact that he is also a former winner at Phoenix and has been on fire in the Chase is all the more reason to add Busch to your lineup this weekend.

Two other driver starting inside the top five that should be strong contenders Sunday are Denny Hamlin and Kasey Kahne. The have combined to win the last two races at Phoenix with Kahne winning last fall and Hamlin getting to Victory Lane earlier this year. Of the two, Hamlin is the slightly better play. In 14 career starts at Phoenix, he has finished sixth or better seven times, including five finishes of third or better.

Fantasy owners looking for a couple of sleeper picks should consider Aric Almirola and Kurt Busch. The two drivers will start fifth and sixth, respectively, and both have had some success at Phoenix in the past. Busch is a former winner at the track, and he has finished in the top 15 in five of his last seven starts. Meanwhile, Almirola finished 12th at Phoenix earlier this year and enters Sunday's race in the middle of his best stretch of the 2012 season. Both drivers could crack the top 15 this weekend, and Busch's history suggests that a top-10 isn't out of the question.

While there were several solid fantasy options that qualified up front at Phoenix, the biggest story might have been the poor showing from the championship leader. Johnson will roll off 24th Sunday, but fantasy owners shouldn't hit the panic button. Yes, he has started seventh or better in all four of his victories at Phoenix. However, he has just a 12.4 average starting position at the track for his career compared to his series-leading 5.3 average finish. The point is that Johnson tends to run much better on race day at PIR than he does in qualifying. This is still the same driver that has never finished outside the top 15 in 18 starts at Phoenix and has finished in the top five in 11 of his last 12 starts at the track. The numbers may not be in his favor as far as getting to Victory Lane goes, but a top-five finish is still likely for the five-time champ.

Rk	Driver	Car No.	Make	Sponsor	Team	Starting Pos
1	Denny Hamlin	11	Toyota	FedEx	Joe Gibbs Racing	3
2	Brad Keselowski	2	Dodge	Miller Lite	Penske Championship Racing	14
3	Kyle Busch	18	Toyota	M&M's	Joe Gibbs Racing	1
4	Jimmie Johnson	48	Chevrolet	Lowe's Home Improvement	Hendrick Motorsports	24
5	Kasey Kahne	5	Chevrolet	Farmers Insurance	Hendrick Motorsports	4
6	Jeff Gordon	24	Chevrolet	Drive to End Hunger	Hendrick Motorsports	11
7	Clint Bowyer	15	Toyota	5 Hour Energy	Michael Waltrip Racing	16
8	Martin Truex Jr.	56	Toyota	NAPA Auto Parts	Michael Waltrip Racing	2
9	Tony Stewart	14	Chevrolet	Office Depot	Stewart-Haas Racing	9
10	Kevin Harvick	29	Chevrolet	Budweiser	Richard Childress Racing	19
11	Greg Biffle	16	Ford	3M	Roush Fenway Racing	20
12	Ryan Newman	39	Chevrolet	U.S. Army	Stewart-Haas Racing	12
13	Joey Logano	20	Toyota	Home Depot	Joe Gibbs Racing	15
14	Kurt Busch	78	Chevrolet	Furniture Row	Furniture Row Racing	6
15	Mark Martin	55	Toyota	Aaron's Dream Machine	Michael Waltrip Racing	10
16	Carl Edwards	99	Ford	Subway	Roush Fenway Racing	13
17	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	88	Chevrolet	Mountain Dew AMP Energy	Hendrick Motorsports	23
18	Aric Almirola	43	Ford	Medallion Financial	Richard Petty Motorsports	5
19	Matt Kenseth	17	Ford	Best Buy	Roush Fenway Racing	22
20	Paul Menard	27	Chevrolet	Menard's	Richard Childress Racing	7
21	Jeff Burton	31	Chevrolet	Caterpillar	Richard Childress Racing	33
22	Juan Pablo Montoya	42	Chevrolet	Clorox	Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing	21
23	Marcos Ambrose	9	Ford	Stanley Black & Decker	Richard Petty Motorsports	17
24	Sam Hornish Jr.	22	Dodge	Shell/Pennzoil	Penske Championship Racing	26
25	Regan Smith	51	Chevrolet	Tag Heuer	Phoenix Racing	8
26	Jamie McMurray	1	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops	Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing	18
27	Bobby Labonte	47	Toyota	Kingsford	JTG Daugherty Racing	30
29	Danica Patrick	10	Chevrolet	Tommy Baldwin Racing	Tommy Baldwin Racing	37
30	Travis Kvapil	93	Toyota	Burger King	BK Racing	39
31	Dave Blaney	36	Chevrolet	Tommy Baldwin Racing	Tommy Baldwin Racing	42
32	Casey Mears	13	Ford	GEICO	Germain Racing	25
33	David Ragan	34	Ford	8-Hour Alert	Front Row Motorsports	29
34	David Gilliland	38	Ford	MHP	Front Row Motorsports	31
35	David Stremme	30	Toyota	Inception Motorsports	Inception Motorsports	32
36	Timmy Hill	32	Ford	C&J Energy	FAS Lane Racing	41
37	Jason Leffler	91	Toyota	Aquaria USA	Humphrey Smith Racing	40
38	Landon Cassill	83	Toyota	Burger King	BK Racing	27
38	Mike Bliss	19	Toyota	Plinker Tactical	Humphrey Smith Racing	36
39	David Reutimann	44	Chevrolet	No Label Watcher	Xxxtreme Motorsports	34
40	Michael McDowell	98	Ford	Curb Records	Phil Parsons Racing	28
41	Stephen Leicht	33	Chevrolet	LittleJoesAuto.com	Richard Childress Racing	35
42	Josh Wise	26	Ford	MDS Transport	Front Row Motorsports	38
43	Joe Nemechek	87	Toyota	AM/FM Energy	NEMCO Motorsports	43