Written by:
Tom Jensen
08/28/2008
Charlotte, North Carolina
Harvick, Kenseth, Gordon, and Hamlin are currently in the Chase, but one bad race could easily take them out. (Photos: Getty Images)
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Tony Stewart — Is 170 points ahead of 13th place and needs to pad his lead by 26 points.
Greg Biffle — Is 141 points ahead of 13th place and needs to pad his lead by 55 points.
Kevin Harvick — Is 129 points ahead of 13th place and needs to pad his lead by 67 points.
Jeff Gordon — Is 108 points ahead of 13th place and needs to pad his lead by 88 points.
Matt Kenseth — Is 78 points ahead of 13th place and needs to pad his lead by 118 points.
Denny Hamlin — Is 57 points ahead of 13th place and needs to pad his lead by 139 points.
Clint Bowyer, currently 12th in the series standings, cannot clinch a Chase position at Auto Club Speedway under any scenario, assuming David Ragan starts Sunday’s race.
Tom Jensen is the Senior NASCAR Editor for SPEEDtv.com, the former Executive Editor of NASCAR Scene and a contributing Editor for TruckSeries.com. He is the author of “Cheating: The Bad Things Good NASCAR Nextel Cup Racers Do In Pursuit of SPEED,” and has appeared on television and radio shows to discuss NASCAR racing. Jensen is the President of the National Motorsports Press Association. Jensen is the 1997 National Motorsports Press Association Writer of the Year and has won numerous national and state awards for news reporting, columns and feature writing. The Answer Man is back at SPEEDtv.com. Tom Jensen answers your questions during every race week and looks forward to hearing from you - please e-mail it to
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