Chase Notes after Charlotte:

You have to go all the way to fifth place #07-Clint Bowyer to find the first driver with more than a one race cushion on falling out of the Top 12. #48-Jimmie Johnson had the biggest fall of the group at LMS, dropping 83 points on 13th place and sliding three spots back to 9th after the Coca- Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. #9-Kasey Kahne’s big win in the Coca-Cola 600 allowed him to knock #6-David Ragan out of the Top 12 and claim the ” bubble” spot. Only Ragan and #12-Ryan Newman remain within one race of the Top 12 after the Coca-Cola 600. #`1-Martin Truex lost 127 points on 12th, #42-Juan Pablo Montoya lost 127 and #83-Brian Vickers’ failed wheel cost him 146 points on 12th. After Dover, we are halfway in The Race to The Chase. See the full Chase Stats on my Charlotte Chase Stats Page.(5-30-2008)