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Mark Martin and Kyle Busch have a leg up toward earning a potential top seeding at the outset of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.
Now, all they have to do is make the Chase.
Strange but true: Because of the increasingly demanding competition in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the guys with the most race victories thus far this year are in danger of not qualifying for NASCAR’s “playoffs.”
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By Amanda Vincent
With only one race remaining before the Chase cutoff — Saturday night’s Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway — a lot is on the line for several drivers.
With Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, and Denny Hamlin (the top four drivers in points) safely in the field for the 2009 Chase for the Sprint Cup, eight spots are still up for grabs, and 11 drivers still have a legitimate shot of laying claim to one of them. On the flip side, 11 drivers, who head into Richmond with dreams of making the Chase still alive, can find themselves on the outside looking in when the actual Chase begins the following weekend in Loudon, N.H.
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(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 other driver’s finish, he will clinch if he finishes:
· 24th or better
· 25th and leads at least one lap
· 27th and leads most laps
Kasey Kahne
Kahne is currently 96 points ahead of 13th place. Regardless of any other driver’s finish, he will clinch if he finishes:
· 21st or better
· 23rd and leads at least one lap
· 24th and leads most laps
RACE RECAP | ATLANTA | CUP SERIES
10 Greg Biffle
9 Ryan Newman
8 Jeff Gordon
7 Brian Vickers
6 Denny Hamlin
5 Mark Martin
4 David Reutimann
3 Juan Pablo Montoya
2 Kevin Harvick
VICTORY LANE
1 Kasey Kahne takes home his second win of the season
OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY
-Matt Kenseth pounded the wall early on, still managed a 12th place finish
-Sam Hornish Jr. went for a spin in the infield on lap 37
-Carl Edwards had engine problems, ruptured oil cooler finished 37th
-The pit crews certainly played a huge role in this race
-Lots of leaders, Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Busch, Kasey Kahne, Juan Pablo Montoya, Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon…just to name a few. Is this a condition of inconsistent tires?
-Martin Truex Jr., who dominated early on, went a lap down from bad handling
-Jimmie Johnson was wicked loose and eventually spun, but didn’t hit anything
-Tony Stewart was lapped by Kevin Harvick after a slow pit stop and a dropped lug nut, he ends up 11th
-Kurt Busch got loose and was then hit by Reed Sorenson ending both of their nights, it’s Kurt’s second DNF of the season
-Jimmie Johnson broke an axel after they dropped the jack on a pit stop late in the race, he finished 36th
-Brian Vickers had the same issue as Jimmie Johnson, but was able to fix it on pit road, amazing
-Joey Logano spun with 57 laps to go
-Tony Stewart says it’s not a matter of if Danica Patrick, it’s a matter of when
-Kyle Busch finished 13th and is 37 points outside the top 12 in points
