In The Chase
Through September 2, these drivers have clinched a spot in the "post-season:"
- Jeff Gordon (#24 DuPont Chevrolet)
- Denny Hamlin (#11 FedEx Chevrolet)
- Matt Kenseth (#17 DeWalt Tools Ford)
- Carl Edwards (#99 Office Depot Ford)
- Tony Stewart (#20 The Home Depot Chevrolet)
- Jimmie Johnson (#48 Lowe's Chevrolet)
- Jeff Burton (#31 AT&T Chevrolet)
- Kyle Busch (#5 Carquest/Kellogg's Chevrolet)
The following drivers clinched a spot in the chase by taking the green flag for this race:
- Clint Bowyer (#07 Jack Daniels/DirecTV Chevrolet)
- Martin Truex Jr. (#1 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet)
The remaining spots were decided as well. Kurt Busch needed to finish 36th or better without leading a lap or 39th or better when leading a lap while Kevin Harvick needed to finish 32nd or better without leading a lap or 34th or better while leading a lap (worth five bonus points) to lock himself in. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. needed help for a case of bad luck from either Kurt Busch or Harvick in order to make the Chase. Hypathetically, had the Chase started with this race, Johnson would have had a ten-point lead over Jeff Gordon, with Bowyer in last place, as he has not been to Victory Lane in his career.
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Famous quotes containing the word chase:
“We like the chase better than the quarry.... And those who philosophize on the matter, and who think men unreasonable for spending a whole day in chasing a hare which they would not have bought, scarce know our nature. The hare in itself would not screen us from the sight of death and calamities; but the chase, which turns away our attention from these, does screen us.”
—Blaise Pascal (1623–1662)