Your Driver’s not in the Chase? What now?

Beyond the News with Katy Lindamood: The field for the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase for the Championship has been set so what now? If you are a fan of one of those 12 drivers you do a victory dance and strap on your helmets for another 10 exciting weeks of action. With Mark Martin [...]

Richmond Cup Series Chase Scenarios

(Sept. 6, 2009) – Eight spots remain in the 2009 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup – and 11 drivers are mathematically in contention for securing one. Below are the clinch scenarios for Richmond, the final race before the Chase field is set:
Carl Edwards
Edwards is currently 105 points ahead of 13th place. Regardless of any [...]

Chase Cut-Off Looms

Cut-Off For The Chase Is As Tight As Ever
The battle around the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup “cut-off bubble” is as tight as it gets. A single point is the difference between competing for a championship and missing out altogether.
Mark Martin (No. 5 Kellogg’s/CARQUEST Chevrolet) is 13th, one point behind Denny Hamlin (No. 11 [...]

Jimmie Johnson makes it two in a row

Jimmie Johnson picks up his second win in a row, 4th on the season and heads into the chase 10 more points ahead of leader Kyle Busch.
RACE RECAP | RICHMOND
10 Kurt Busch
9 David Reutimann
8 Jeff Gordon
7 Kevin Harvick
6 Jeff Burton
5 Mark Martin
4 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
3 Denny Hamlin
2 Tony Stewart
VICTORY LANE
1 Jimmie Johnson picks up his [...]

NASCAR Top 12: To Clinch or not to Clinch?

To clinch a Chase spot, a driver needs to leave Auto Club Speedway with a 196-point lead over 13th place.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 
is currently 350 points ahead of 13th place. Regardless of any other driver’s finish, Earnhardt will clinch if he finishes:
• 40th or better 
• 41st or 42nd and leads at least one lap
 

Jimmie Johnson
 is [...]

Top 12 With Two Races Until The Chase

Bristol is a distant memory (kinda) and coming up are the last 2 chances for drivers to get into the Chase. On the horizon is California, the newly dubbed Auto Club Speedway, and then Richmond. Here’s how they stack up for now…

1– Kyle Busch (No. 18 M&M’s Toyota)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 112.9
2008 Rundown
• [...]

Race Recap: Edwards Nudges Busch for Bristol Win

NSCS Race Recap: Edwards Doubles Up On Kyle Busch At Bristol
By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
 
(August 23, 2008)
 
BRISTOL, Tenn. — For the second straight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, Carl Edwards beat Kyle Busch when it counted.
 
Executing an adroit bump and run on Lap 470, Edwards passed for the lead and pulled away over [...]