2008 RACE TO THE CHASE

After Race #19 of 26:  Chicago

Races Left to the Chase:  7

 

                                                Out of     LstRace                Lst 5       Finishes                Top         Top         Bottom

08/LW/07              Pts          13^th         Fin/Pts   Gain        Pts          1—2—3                 5s           10s         10s-MR

1/1/9-Ky Busch    2881       +625       1/195      +82         797/E      7—1—2                 12           13           2

2/2/12-Dale Jr      2619       +363       16/115   +2           665/+1   1—1—1                 7              12           2

3/3/4-J Burton      2590       +334       19/106   -7            527/-1    1—0—1                 4              10           1

4/4/5-C Edwards 2509       +253       32/72      -41          653/E      3—3—0                 7              13           2

5/5/7-J Johnson  2494       +238       2/175      +62         685/+1   1—3—0                 5              9              1

6/6/1-J Gordon     2384       +128       11/135   +22         627/+2   0—1—3                 7              8              3

7/11/16-G Biffle    2318       +62         4/165      +52         537/E      0—1—2                 6              8              3

8/9/3-Kenseth      2317       +61         7/151      +38         738/+7   0—0—2                 4              12           4

9/13/8-Harvick     2308       +52         3/165      +52         621/+1   0—1—1                 3              6              2

10/12/6-Stewart  2305       +49         5/160      +47         670/+2   0—1—1                 6              9              4

11/8/24-Kahne     2295       +39         15/118   +5           576/-2    2—1—0                 3              9              1

12/7/2-Hamlin      2283       +27         40/43      -70          483/-7    1—0—3                 5              9              3

                                                Out of

                                                12^th

13/10/10-Bowyer2256       -27          22/97      -41          573/-2    1—1—1                 4              9              2

14/15/39-Vickers2188       -95          6/155      +17         680/+3   0—1—0                 3              5              2

15/14/22-Ragan   2185       -98          8/142      +4           572/-2    0—0—0                 3              6              2

16/16/13-Newmn2094       -189        10/134   -4            490/-2    1—0—0                 2              7              4

17/18/11-Truex    2050       -233        9/143      +5           492/-1    0—0—0                 2              6              3

18/17/14-Ku Bsh 2038       -245        28/84      -54          601/+3   1—1—0                 3              4              3

19/19/21-Labnte  1905       -378        29/76      -62          450/E      0—0—0                 0              1              3

20/21/2-Montoya 1863       -420        18/109   -29          424/E      0—0—0                 1              2              3             

 

 

CHASE SEEDING

 

1   Kyle Busch                      5070      

2   Carl Edwards                 5020       -50

3   Kasey Kahne                  5020       -50

4  Jimmie Johnson            5010       -60

5   Dale Jr                             5010       -60

6   Denny Hamlin                 5010       -60

7   Jeff Burton                      5010       -60

8   Jeff Gordon                     5000       -70

9  Greg Biffle                        5000       -70

10 Tony Stewart                 5000       -70

11 Kevin Harvick                 5000       -70

12 Matt Kenseth                 5000       -70

 

NOTES

ท          HAMLIN, BOWYER SUFFER BIG DROP:  Denny Hamlin’s early race problems doomed him to a 40^th place finish at Chicagoland, dropping him five positions and 70 points closer to being out of the T12.  Clint Bowyer and the #07 team never seemed to get a handle on the race track and his 22^nd dropped him out of the T12, 27 points out.

ท          KAHNE DRIFTING:  Kasey Kahne’s 15^th lost him three positions back to 11^th, but he did pick up five points on 13^th. Still, the #9 team’s performance of late predicts a rough road to staying in the T12, especially if the challengers stay consistent.

ท          CURTAINS FOR KURT?  Kurt Busch’s 28^th at Chicagoland puts his Chase hopes in serious jeopardy. Now 245 points out in 18^th place, the #2 had better start clicking off top 5s immediately.

ท          VICKERS ON A CHARGE TO THE CHASE?  Brian Vickers continued his strong challenge for the T12 with his sixth at Chicagoland, moving up one position and 17 points. The Red Bull driver now lurks 95 points out of 12^th.

ท          INDY’S A CHALLENGE FOR THE BIFF:  Greg Biffle gave himself slight breathing room in the T12 with his fourth at Chicagoland, but he’s only 62 points ahead of Bowyer in 7^th place, and his last three Indy finishes are 21—33—15.

 

RACE TO THE CHASE COMPARISON CHARTS

                                      Out of                                              Out of                                              Out of

2007                       Pts/13^th                 2006                       Pts/11^th                 2005                       Pts/11th

1-JGORDON       2911+790                1-J JOHNSON      2789/+458            1-J JOHNSON      2672/+439

2-D HAMLIN          2608/+487            2-M KENSETH      2721/+390            2-G BIFFLE            2595/+362

3-M KENSETH      2565/+444            3-J BURTON         2478/+147            3-T STEWART      2587/+354

4-J BURTON         2491/+370            4-KY BUSCH         2455/+124            4-R WALLACE      2442/+209

5-C EDWARDS     2473/+352            5-M MARTIN         2451/+120            5-KU BUSCH         2347/+114

6-T STEWART      2429/+308            6-K KAHNE            2445/+114            6-R NEWMAN       2347/+114

7-J JOHNSON      2423/+302            7-DALE JR            2428/+97               7-M MARTIN         2320/+87

8-K HARVICK        2337/+216            8-K HARVICK        2408/+77               8-J MAYFIELD      2285/+52

9-KY BUSCH         2314/+193            9-J GORDON        2342/+11               9-E Sadler             2276/+43

10-C BOWYER     2281/+160            10-G Biffle             2342/+11               10-D Jarrett         2254/+21

11-M TRUEX         2208/+87               Out of 10^th                                            Out of 10^th

12-Dale Jr             2151/+30               11-T Stewart        2331/-11                11-J McMurray    2233/-21

                                Out of 12^th            12-D HAMLIN        2324/-18                12-C EDWARDS   2200/-54

13-R Newman      2121/-30                13-C Edwards      2196/-146             13-Dale Jr             2195/-59

14-KU BUSCH      2074/-77                14-Ku Busch        2136/-206             14-K Harvick        2149/-105

15-J McMurray    2040/-111             15-C Mears          2091/-251             15-J Gordon         2134/-120

16-G Biffle             1966/-185             16-C Bowyer        2024/-318             16-M KENSETH    2104/-150

17-C Mears          1921/-230             17-J McMurray    1985/-357             17-J Burton          2085/-169

18-M Martin          1895/-256             18-B Vickers        1974/-368             18-J Nemchek     2067/-187

19-JJ Yeley          1862/-289             19-R Newman      1966/-376             19-Ky Busch        2046/-208

20-J Montoya       1847/-304             20-E Sadler          1963/-379             20-M Waltrip        2037/-217

 

                                Out of

2004                       Pts/11^th

1-J JOHNSON      2850/+608

2-DALE JR            2685/+443

3-J GORDON        2648/+406

4-T STEWART      2548/+306

5-M KENSETH      2481/+239

6-KU BUSCH         2396+154

7-B Labonte         2390/+148

8-E SADLER          2370/+128

9-K Harvick          2353/+111

10-R NEWMAN     2348/+106

                                Out of 10^th

11-J MAYFIELD    2242/-106

12-D Jarrett         2221/-127

13-J McMurray    2214/-134

14-K Kahne          2186/-162

15-M MARTIN       2156/-192

16-M Waltrip        2110/-238

17-C Mears          2083/-265

18-S Marlin           2041/-307

19-R Wallace       2038/-310

20-T Labonte       2009/-339

 

Names in ALL CAPS made the Chase in that year