Well here we are, the Thursday before Homestead.

The final 4 drivers are Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin and Ryan Newman.

Now that we know who the players are, here is a little background on their Farce Cup history.

1) Kevin Harvick: Having been in the series since 2001 (14 Seasons) this is Harvick's 13th appearance in the Farce (the only year he failed to make it was 2009). Harvick is a 1 time Farce Cup Champion having pulled off the feat in 2008 in dramatic fashion as a winless driver with a P2 finish at Homestead. That was the race that Carl Edwards who had been eliminated won on fuel mileage by doing lap times well below the minimum speed by 7.5 seconds over Harvick who had pitted and then made up 1.5 laps in the last 10 laps on the track but just couldn't quite get there.

This is Harv's 7th Final 4 appearance (the other 6 being 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013) which makes him second only to Jimmie Johnson on that list, and his second straight year in the final 4. Last year he finished P9 in the race at Homestead, 3rd of the 4 drivers (Junebug won the cup with a P3 finish in the race).

Since being in the Final 4 guarantees him a top 10 finish in the points (actually at least p4) this will be Harvick's 11th season finishing in the top 10 in the Farce, tying him for P3 with his car owner, Tony Stewart.

Joey Logano: The artist formerly known as Sliced Bread has been in the Farce Cup Series for 6 full seasons and this is his 4th appearance in the Farce tied at P16 on the list with Dale Jarrett, Bobby Labonte, Rusty Wallace and Jamie McMurray (keeping in mind that I only scored the Farce back to 2001, the beginning of the 36 race era).

This is Logano's first Final 4 appearance, and only his second Top 10 finish in the Farce with his best being P8 in 2013.

Denny Hamlin: Hamlin burst on the scene late in the 2005 season, went full time in the Farce Cup Series in 2006 (9 full seasons) and has the distinction of being the only Rookie champion in Cup Series history having won the Farce in 2006.

This is Hamlin's 4th Final 4 appearance, the other 3 being 2006, 2008, 2010. which puts him in sole possession of 4th place on the list.

Hamlin has made appeared in the Farce 8 times in those 9 seasons with 2013 being the only year he didn't make it. This puts him in P12 on this list.

Hamlin has finished the Farce in the top 10 7 times now which ties him with Junebug and Biffle at P6 on the list. Hamlin won the race at Homestead last year.

Ryan Newman: Newman has been in the series for 13 full seasons and this is his first appearance in the Final 4.

Newman has appeared in the Farce 10 times now, tying him with Greg Biffle and Kyle Busch at P8 on the list.

This will be Newman's 6th Top 10 finish in the Farce, the other 5 being 2003, 2005, 2010, 2011, and 2012. If Newman is the top finisher at Homestead without winning the race, he will become the 3rd driver to win the Farce without winning any races (Harvick 2008 and Junebug 2013 being the other 2).