Fourteen races are down and 12 NASCAR Sprint Cup events remain until the Chase for the Sprint Cup field is set.
Sixteen drivers will advance to the Chase. Any driver with a win while also ranking in the top 30 in points and having attempted to qualify for every race (unless granted a NASCAR waiver) will make the Chase. If the points leader does not have a win, they’ll make the Chase. If there are more than 16 different winners, ties will be broken by number of wins and then points.
Martin Truex Jr. became the 10th different winner this season on Sunday at Pocono Raceway. That leaves the final six Chase spots – at this time – to be based on points.
The same 16 drivers who were in a Chase spot last week remain in such a position this week, but Ryan Newman’s advantage on those just outside the cutoff shrunk after he finished 39th.
Clint Bowyer is the first driver outside the cutoff. He gained 17 points on Newman and is 20 points out of the last transfer spot.
Here’s who would be Chase eligible at this point in the season:
1 – Jimmie Johnson (4 wins) … 481 points
2 – Kevin Harvick (2 wins) … 559 points
3 – Martin Truex Jr. (1 win) … 520 points
4 – Joey Logano (1 win) … 480 points
5 – Dale Earnhardt Jr. (1 win) … 465 points
6 – Brad Keselowski (1 win) … 441 points
7 – Matt Kenseth (1 win) … 415 points
8 – Kurt Busch (1 win) … 379 points
9 – Denny Hamlin (1 win) … 379 points
10 – Carl Edwards ( 1 win ) … 368 points
11 – Jamie McMurray (0 wins) … 427 points
12 – Kasey Kahne (0 wins) … 417 points
13 – Jeff Gordon (0 wins) … 411 points
14 – Paul Menard (o wins) … 385 points
15 – Aric Almirola (0 wins) … 379 points
16 – Ryan Newman (0 wins) … 374 points
DRIVERS OUTSIDE A CHASE SPOT
17 – Clint Bowyer (0 wins) … 20 points behind 16th
18 – Greg Biffle (0 wins) … 31 points behind 16th
19 – Kyle Larson (0 wins) … 41 points behind 16th
20 – Danica Patrick (0 wins) … 46 points behind 16th
21 – Casey Mears (0 wins) … 66 points behind 16th
22 – AJ Allmendinger (0 wins) … 74 points behind 16th
23 – David Ragan (0 wins) … 84 points behind 16th
24 – Austin Dillon (0 wins) … 84 points behind 16th
25 – David Gilliland (0 wins) … 114 points behind 16th
26 – Sam Hornish Jr. (0 wins) … 119 points behind 16th
27 – Tony Stewart (0 wins) … 121 points behind 16th
28 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (0 wins) … 131 points behind 16th
29 – Justin Allgaier (0 wins) … 140 points behind 16th
30 – Trevor Bayne (0 wins) … 146 points behind 16th