Opinion: Joe Gibbs gets three shots to win NASCAR title after Denny Hamlin's Phoenix win

AVONDALE, Ariz. — For almost anyone, Miami is a wonderful destination in mid-November.

For NASCAR racing teams, it has been the only place to be the past 17 years.

That was evident Sunday in the facial expressions of the four drivers who have qualified to compete for the Monster Energy Cup Series Cup Championship next weekend at Miami-Homestead Speedway.

And also in several of the...