Roush Fenway Racing's Greg Biffle has been on a tear as of late and it couldn't have come at a better time. The driver of the No. 16 Ford Fusion has kicked off the Chase in the big way by scoring wins at both New Hampshire and Dover. Heading to Kansas this weekend for the third race in the ten-race Chase to the Sprint Cup, Biffle is the defending winner and carrying more momentum than any other driver.

"I've been thinking about that since 2005," Biffle said of the championship. "I've been thinking about what a championship would mean for several years and that's really what I've been focused on and that's what's given me a lot of drive here in 2008 is we were so close in '05 with 35 points out of the lead. I'm really thinking about what I need to do. What we did wrong in '05 and what we can do right this year and really focus and concentrate."

Last week's battle for the win showed Joe Gibbs Racing and Hendrick Motorsports will have to deal with the Roush Fenway brigade before the year is out. While Biffle took the top-spot, he did it by getting the best of teammates Matt Kenseth and Carl Edwards.

Edwards currently leads the series standings by ten points over both Jimmie Johnson and teammate Greg Biffle. The driver of the No. 99 Office Depot Ford is coming off two straight third-place finishes. Last year at Kansas, Edwards was caught up in an accident with Tony Stewart resulting in a disappointing 37th-place finish.

With the Chase as tight as it is, Edwards knows he will have to avoid trouble and maintain his consistent runs if he plans on staying atop the leader board.

"You know, it just doesn't matter individually who's in what position," Edwards pointed out. "I think one of the interesting things is before the Chase started, you know, there for a little while, everybody was writing and talking about it's gonna be Kyle and myself and we were going to be the guys racing for the championship. Lo and behold, here Greg's won all the races in the Chase so far. You know, I think this thing could be so different in a month from now. I mean, you know, Kyle could be leading the points a month from now. He could win all the races, have some bad luck. I still think it's too early to speculate. It just doesn't matter right now, you know."

After two straight finishes outside the top-30, Kyle Busch seems to disagree with his Roush Racing counterpart. "We're out of the title hunt. That's for sure. So we'll just manage what we can," a frustrated Busch said after his engine failure last weekend at Dover.

Entering the Chase, Busch had been the clear favorite with eight wins on the season. The 23-year-old headed into the final race of the 'regular season' with a 208 point lead over the rest of the field. Two terrible races in the Chase has left the Joe Gibbs Racing driver 12th in the standings, 210 points behind Edwards, and in a discouraging mood.

"At this point it doesn't matter," Busch said of his championship hopes. "Same thing happened two years ago -- exact same thing. Wrecked at Loudon, blew up here. So, were did we end up -- dead last."

Staying out of the spotlight, the trio of Richard Childress Racing drivers has steadily made their way into contention. Jeff Burton gained one spot in the standings after a 9th-place run at Dover and is now only 82 points behind Edwards. Burton has been up and down through the years at Kansas, but has his eyes on the bigger picture, "We'ronly 20% into the Chase and anything can happen, but you can believe that we're going to continue to keep digging."

Coming off a string of eight straight top-10 finishes, Kevin Harvick is steadily putting himself in a position to strike for the championship. The driver of the No. 29 Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet has two top-10s at the Kansas Speedway and has the chance to continue his climb up the standings.

The third Childress driver in this equation is Kansas-native Clint Bowyer. The driver of the No. 07 Jack Daniel's Chevrolet is coming off an 8th-place finish at the Monster Mile and looking forward to heading back to his hometown track.

"It's always fun to go back to Kansas," Bowyer said. "It's an important race track for me. You always want to go back and run well in front of the hometown crowd. I'm looking forward to getting back there and having some fun."

In two tries at the 1.5-mile D-shaped oval, Bowyer has a two top-10s. The Emporia-native finished 9th his first time out in a Cup car at the speedway, and was the runner-up to Greg Biffle in this race last year.

While these are just a few of the drivers that are fighting to take home this year's championship, there are still six other drivers out there that are very much in the thick of things. One weekend could mean a lot, and if anyone has trouble out in Kansas the standings could go through a major shake-up once again.

It's clear to say, few predicted Kyle Busch would experience the set-backs he has over the last two weeks. While the youngster seems to have written himself off, his fellow competitors seem to sing a different tune. There are still eight races remaining before the champion is to be crowned at Homestead in November, and anything can happen in that span of time.

Be sure to check back to HardcoreRaceFans.com to check out how your favorite Chase team or favorite Chase driver makes out in the Mid-West as they tackle the always tricky Kansas Speedway. Qualifying for the Camping World RVs 400 presented by Coleman is set to begin at 4:00 p.m. ET on Friday, with coverage of Sunday's race set to begin at 1 p.m. ET on your local ABC and MRN stations.