and where they finished: 1) #24-Gordon [2nd] 2) #31-Burton [8th] 3) #48-Johnson [1st] 4) #17-Kenseth [4th] 5) #29-Harvick [10th] 6) #5-Kyle Busch [now #18] [5th] 7) #01-Martin [now #8][part time 27th] 8) #07-Bowyer [3rd] 9) #11-Hamlin [12th] 10) #99-Edwards [9th] 11) #40-Stremme [not in Cup this year][24th] 12) #20-Stewart [6th] drivers who made the chase, who were not in top 12 after 5 races: #2-Kurt Busch [was 20th finished 7th] #1-Martin Truex Jr. [was 25th finished 11th] So by race 5, ten of the twelve chasers were in the top 12, with 21 races to go.(3-21-2008)
