Four drivers have come from outside the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup cut-off to make the Chase at Richmond:

o Jeremy Mayfield in 2004 made up a 55-point deficit (approx 13 in current pts system)
o Ryan Newman in 2005 made up a one-point deficit
o Kasey Kahne in 2006 made up a 30-point deficit (7)
o Brian Vickers in 2009 made up a 20-point deficit (5)(NASCAR)
For Chase rules, notes, news, see my 2011 Chase page, and for Chase History, pts comparisons, what-if’s, see my Chase History page.(9-8-2011)