Kasey Kahne continues to hold the aces in the Chase Wild Card game. His two victories, along with an 11th-place ranking, lead six eligible winners standing 11th through 20th in current points.

There’s a very large asterisk, however, as Kahne has closed to within 11 points of the top 10 and the possibility the first-year Hendrick Motorsports driver can advance to the post season as a seeded Chase qualifier.

Reigning champion Tony Stewart is on the bubble after his 27th-place finish at Bristol. Were Stewart to fall further, his three victories likely would give him one of two Wild Card spots – but the three-time champion would lose nine bonus points reserved for a seeded qualifier.

Kyle Busch moved ahead of Ryan Newman to claim rights to the second provisional Wild Card entry. He’s followed by Jeff Gordon, Newman, Marcos Ambrose and Joey Logano. Carl Edwards, 12th in the standings and 34 points out of 10th, is in must-win territory with two races remaining until the Chase field is set.

Edwards posted his first NASCAR Sprint Cup win in 2005 en route to an Atlanta season sweep and added another victory in 2008.