As of now, there are four Chase Grid positions still up for grabs activity into tonight's Oral-B USA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Following the race, that cardinal may be cut in half.
As you know, Matt Kenseth (pictured) and Ryan Newman absorb 13th and 14th on the Grid respectively. And while they both are still winless in 2014, they are in able position to accomplish the Chase on credibility afterwards a victory.
Obviously, they'd adopt to booty a checky banderole either tonight at Atlanta or in abutting weekend's approved division afterpiece at Richmond International Raceway.
But at 83 credibility aloft the Chase cutoff, Kenseth seems a abiding bet to get in. And with a accomplishment of seventh or bigger in tonight's race, he'll do aloof that. Meanwhile, Newman is additionally in appropriate appearance at 42 credibility aloft the cutoff.
Behind them is area things get added tense. Clint Bowyer (+31) and Greg Biffle (+26) were both able to access their cushions aftermost weekend at Bristol over 17th-place Kyle Larson.
Larson and others alfresco the Grid like backstab Atlanta champ Kasey Kahne (-33), Austin Dillon (-40), and Paul Menard (-45) charge to cull out all the stops in adjustment to get a win in either of the abutting two contest – or at atomic accept Bowyer and Biffle run into problems to advice their corresponding credibility outlooks.
Meanwhile, the two men best defended on the Chase balloon are attractive advanced to able runs this black in the Peach State.
Kenseth able fifth on Friday, and went fastest in yesterday's final convenance session. As for Newman, he able fourth afore active ninth and afresh 17th in yesterday's two practices.
However, neither of them accept won at Atlanta in their Sprint Cup Alternation careers (although Newman did win a Camping World Truck Alternation accident at AMS in 2008).
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