Twenty-one races have been run and five 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 victory, ranking in the top 30 in points and having started every race (unless granted a NASCAR waiver) will make the Chase. If there are more than 16 different winners, ties will be broken by number of wins and then points.
Kyle Busch remains outside the top 30 in points – although only by 13 points. That leaves 10 winners in a Chase position and the final six spots for non-winners.
Pocono winner Matt Kenseth became the fifth driver to clinch a Chase spot (provided he starts the remaining five races).
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Kasey Kahne fell to the final transfer spot after finishing last when he crashed on the fourth lap Sunday.
“That’s really bad for points,” Kahne said. “The last month has been really bad.”
Here’s who is Chase eligible at this point in the season (*clinched Chase spot):
1 – Jimmie Johnson (4 wins) … 713 points*
2 – Kevin Harvick (2 wins) … 780 points*
3 – Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2 wins) … 717 points*
4 – Matt Kenseth (2 wins) … 662 points*
5 – Kurt Busch (2 wins) … 620 points*
6 – Joey Logano (1 win) … 734 points
7 – Martin Truex Jr. (1 win) … 694 points
8 – Brad Keselowski (1 win) … 681 points
9 – Denny Hamlin (1 win) … 614 points
10 – Carl Edwards (1 win) … 553 points
11 – Jamie McMurray (0 wins) … 631 points
12 – Jeff Gordon (0 wins) … 617 points
13 – Paul Menard (0 wins) … 591 points
14 – Ryan Newman (0 wins) … 584 points
15 – Clint Bowyer (0 wins) … 574 points
16 – Kasey Kahne (0 wins) … 559 points
DRIVERS OUTSIDE A CHASE SPOT
17 – Aric Almirola (0 wins) … 25 points behind 16th
18 – Greg Biffle (0 wins) … 57 points behind 16th
19 – Kyle Larson (0 wins) … 74 points behind 16th
20 – Austin Dillon (0 wins) … 75 points behind 16th
21 – Casey Mears (0 wins) … 92 points behind 16th
22 – Danica Patrick (0 wins) … 97 points behind 16th
23 – AJ Allmendinger (0 wins) … 99 points behind 16th
24 – David Ragan (0 wins) … 119 points behind 16th
25 – Tony Stewart (0 wins) … 142 points behind 16th
26 – Sam Hornish Jr. (0 wins) … 169 points behind 16th
27 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (0 wins) … 176 points behind 16th
28 – Trevor Bayne (0 wins) … 189 points behind 16th
29 – Justin Allgaier (0 wins) … 222 points behind 16th
30 – David Gilliland (0 wins) … 228 points behind 16th
WINNERS NOT IN TOP 30 IN POINTS
32 – Kyle Busch (4 wins) … 13 points behind 30th
