Damn, Richmond lives up to most of the hype--in a race that was filled with red flags, rain delays, a few cautions, pit strategy and just plain hard racing, who would have thought that the headline would read Clint Bowyer sips his way to victory, Tony Stewart holds onto 10th, Kasey Kahne grabs a wild and Jeff Gordon finishes 2nd and races his way past Kyle Busch by 3 point into the chase in Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway. That was a good race.
Now here we are as 12 drivers embark on the Chase for the Sprint Cup, but who will win?
In the order they will start the chase including points total:
1. Denny Hamlin 2012
2. Jimmie Johnson -3
3. Tony Stewart -3
4. Brad Keselowski -3
5. Greg Biffle -6
6. Clint Bowyer -6
7. Dale Earnhardt Jr. -9
8. Matt Kenseth -9
9. Kevin Harvick -12
10. Martin Truex Jr. -12
11. WC Kasey Kahne -12
12. WC Jeff Gordon -12
* Notables out of the chase: Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards
* Note: WC means the driver got in by a wild card spot and doesn't get any bonus points for there victories during the regular season.
This should be fun to watch and really there is several drivers that can win the championship.
Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw/Getty Images via NASCAR Media
Now here we are as 12 drivers embark on the Chase for the Sprint Cup, but who will win?
In the order they will start the chase including points total:
1. Denny Hamlin 2012
2. Jimmie Johnson -3
3. Tony Stewart -3
4. Brad Keselowski -3
5. Greg Biffle -6
6. Clint Bowyer -6
7. Dale Earnhardt Jr. -9
8. Matt Kenseth -9
9. Kevin Harvick -12
10. Martin Truex Jr. -12
11. WC Kasey Kahne -12
12. WC Jeff Gordon -12
* Notables out of the chase: Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards
* Note: WC means the driver got in by a wild card spot and doesn't get any bonus points for there victories during the regular season.
This should be fun to watch and really there is several drivers that can win the championship.
Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw/Getty Images via NASCAR Media
