And just like that, the last off weekend of the Cup Series season has come and gone, and we're on a no-timeout run to the championship.
But there are oh so many subplots to the next 11 weeks, starting this weekend at Indianapolis, when the final two playoff spots for the 16 who will get to race for that championship are decided.
You've got a seven-time champion in Jimmie Johnson, 18 points behind the final cutoff spot. There's Clint Bowyer, looking for a championship after coming in second in 2012. Then there's veteran Ryan Newman trying to get Roush Fenway Racing back to the forefront, and Daniel Suarez, trying to make the playoffs for the first time.