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FYI WIRZ: NASCAR’s Chase shuffles final contenders with scant points for all

by Dwight Drum at Racetake.com

The regular NASCAR season of 26 races is over and 12 drivers have qualified for the 2012 Chase for the Sprint Cup championship playoffs after an early morning finish dictated by sporadic rain in Richmond.

Denny Hamlin vaulted to the top spot with his four wins, but Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, and Brad Keselowski are back only three points with their hat trick win totals.

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NASCAR has all Top 12 Chase Drivers working hard over the next week visiting the 10 racetracks hosting chase races, NYC, ESPN, and HOB Chicago.

Sept. 10
New York City – Jimmie Johnson

Sept. 11
ESPN – Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Chicago – Brad Keselowski
New Hampshire – Denny Hamlin
Dover – Kasey Kahne
Talladega – Kevin Harvick
Kansas – Martin Truex Jr.
Martinsville – Greg Biffle
Texas – Clint Bowyer
Phoenix – Jeff Gordon
Homestead-Miami – Matt Kenseth

Sept. 18
Charlotte – Tony Stewart

On Wednesday, Sept. 12 at 11:15 a.m. CT, all 12 drivers will be at the House of Blues in Downtown Chicago for the annual 2012 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Media Day.

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(Top L-R) Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet, Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Dodge, Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Express Toyota, Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #56 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota, Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevrolet, Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s Chevrolet (bottom L-R) Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, Greg Biffle, driver of the #16 3M/Owens & Minor Ford, Kevin Harvick, driver of the #29 Budweiser Chevrolet, Kasey Kahne, driver of the #5 Quaker State Chevrolet, Clint Bowyer, driver of the #15 5-hour Energy Toyota, Matt Kenseth, driver of the #17 Best Buy Ford, pose after qualifying for the Chase for the Cup after the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway on September 8, 2012 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Todd Warshaw/Getty Images) CLICK FOR LARGER

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