Driver Appearances in The Chase
As of the 2011 Ford 400
- Green = In the 2012 Chase
- Bold = Retired or no longer a full-time competitor
- Make, number and team in most recent Chase appearance
| Rank | Driver | Times In | Best Finish | First Year | Make | # | Team | Chase Race Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 9 | 1st | 2004 | Chevrolet | 48 | Hendrick Motorsports | 22 |
| 2 | Tony Stewart | 8 | 1st | 2004 | Chevrolet | 14 | Stewart Haas Racing | 11 |
| 3 | Jeff Gordon | 8 | 2nd | 2004 | Chevrolet | 24 | Hendrick Motorsports | 4 |
| 4 | Matt Kenseth | 8 | 2nd | 2004 | Ford | 17 | Roush Fenway Racing | 2 |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | 7 | 2nd | 2006 | Toyota | 11 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 4 |
| 6 | Kurt Busch | 6 | 1st | 2004 | Dodge | 22 | Penske Racing | 3 |
| 7 | Carl Edwards | 6 | 2nd | 2005 | Ford | 99 | Roush Fenway Racing | 8 |
| 8 | Kevin Harvick | 6 | 3rd | 2006 | Chevrolet | 29 | Richard Childress Racing | 2 |
| 9 | Greg Biffle | 5 | 2nd | 2005 | Ford | 16 | Roush Fenway Racing | 7 |
| 10 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 5 | 5th | 2004 | Chevrolet | 88 | Hendrick Motorsports | 2 |
| 11 | Kyle Busch | 5 | 5th | 2006 | Toyota | 18 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 1 |
| 12 | Mark Martin | 4 | 2nd | 2004 | Chevrolet | 5 | Hendrick Motorsports | 2 |
| 13 | Clint Bowyer | 4 | 3rd | 2007 | Toyota | 15 | Michael Waltrip Racing | 4 |
| 14 | Ryan Newman | 4 | 6th | 2004 | Chevrolet | 39 | Stewart Haas Racing | 2 |
| 15 | Jeff Burton | 4 | 6th | 2006 | Chevrolet | 31 | Richard Childress Racing | 2 |
| 16 | Kasey Kahne | 3 | 8th | 2006 | Chevrolet | 5 | Hendrick Motorsports | 2 |
| 17 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 1st | 2011 | Dodge | 2 | Penske Racing | 2 |
| 18 | Jeremy Mayfield | 2 | 9th | 2004 | Dodge | 19 | Evernham Motorsports | 0 |
| 19 | Martin Truex, Jr. | 2 | 11th | 2007 | Toyota | 56 | Michael Waltrip Racing | 0 |
| 20 | Rusty Wallace | 1 | 8th | 2005 | Dodge | 2 | Penske Racing | 0 |
| 21 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 1 | 8th | 2009 | Chevrolet | 42 | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | 0 |
| 22 | Elliott Sadler | 1 | 9th | 2004 | Ford | 38 | Robert Yates Racing | 0 |
| 23 | Brian Vickers | 1 | 12th | 2009 | Toyota | 83 | Team Red Bull | 1 |
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Famous quotes containing the words driver, appearances and/or chase:
“God help the horse, and the driver too!
And the people and beasts who have never a friend!
For the driver easily might have been you,
And the horse be me by a different end!
And nobody knows how their days will cease!
And the poor, when they’re old, have little of peace!”
—James Kenneth Stephens (1882–1950)
“The appearances of goodness and merit often meet with a greater reward from the world than goodness and merit themselves.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)
“All plants move, but they don’t usually pull themselves out of the ground and chase you.”
—Philip Yordan (b. 1913)