Chase Standings after the First 20 Races
By Richard Tix
NASCAR is leaving Indianapolis Motor Speedway behind and it was not a surprise winner, instead it was Jeff Gordon winning a series best 5th time at IMS. So, we have no new winners but there was a small shake up in the Chase standings. Who is in? Who is out if the regular season ended today?
Race to the Chase Standings
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Rank
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Driver
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Wins
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Points
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Pts Back
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Last Week
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1
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Brad Keselowski
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3
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666
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1
|
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2
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Jimmie Johnson
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3
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628
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2
|
|
3
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Jeff Gordon
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2
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717
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7
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4
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Dale Earnhardt Jr
|
2
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693
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3
|
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5
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Carl Edwards
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2
|
603
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4
|
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6
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Joey Logano
|
2
|
591
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5
|
|
7
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Kevin Harvick
|
2
|
565
|
6
|
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8
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Kyle Busch
|
1
|
609
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8
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|
9
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Denny Hamlin
|
1
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**497
|
9
|
|
10
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Aric Almirola
|
1
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496
|
10
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11
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Kurt Busch
|
1
|
456
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11
|
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12
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Matt Kenseth
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0
|
661
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12
|
|
13
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Ryan Newman
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0
|
606
|
13
|
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14
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Clint Bowyer
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0
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577
|
14
|
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15
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Kyle Larson
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0
|
562
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17
|
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16
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Austin Dillon
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0
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559
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16
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17
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Kasey Kahne
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0
|
555
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-4
|
19
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18
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Paul Menard
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0
|
551
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-7
|
15
|
19
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Greg Biffle
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0
|
550
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-9
|
18
|
20
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Brian Vickers
|
0
|
532
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-27
|
20
|
21
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Tony Stewart
|
0
|
529
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-30
|
21
|
22
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Marcus Ambrose
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0
|
511
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-48
|
22
|
23
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Jamie McMurray
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0
|
499
|
-60
|
23
|
24
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AJ Allmendinger
|
0
|
466
|
-93
|
26
|
25
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Martin Truex Jr
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0
|
465
|
-94
|
24
|
26
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Casey Mears
|
0
|
455
|
-104
|
25
|
27
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr
|
0
|
397
|
-162
|
28
|
28
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Danica Patrick
|
0
|
382
|
-177
|
27
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*Pts Back= Points back from the last Chase spot
*Last Week= Where they were in the standings last week.
** Updated 7/29: Denny Hamlin and team were docked 75 points by NASCAR. He had 572 total points before. He did not lose any ground in the new Chase standings though (still 1 point ahead of Almirola).
** Updated 7/29: Denny Hamlin and team were docked 75 points by NASCAR. He had 572 total points before. He did not lose any ground in the new Chase standings though (still 1 point ahead of Almirola).
Kasey Kahne and Paul Menard are the big movers this week. Kahne moved from 19th up to 17th and the first driver outside the top 16. Meanwhile, Menard moved from a spot in the Chase (15th) all the way down to 18th and 7 points out.
The most important move of the week? Kyle Larson went from tied with Austin Dillon for the final Chase spot to 15th. Larson is now up 3 on Dillon (who is in 16th) and 7 up on Kahne in 17th. Without this new system no one would even know who Kurt Busch is this year. He would be 103 points out of 16th in the standings, which is a must win spot to be in.
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