2015 Chase Standings After 21 Races
By Richard Tix
After NASCAR's second stop at Pocono we had a few shake up in the Sprint Cup Chase standings. Matt Kenseth won his second race of 2015 and moved up the rankings. A few other guys struggled and will now more then ever need a win to lock themselves in. Also, and update on the Kyle Busch Chase race.
2015
NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase Standings
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Pos
|
Driver
|
Races
|
Win
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T5
|
T10
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Pole
|
Points
|
Diff
|
1
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
21
|
4
|
10
|
14
|
0
|
713
|
|
2
|
Kevin Harvick
|
21
|
2
|
14
|
18
|
1
|
780
|
|
3
|
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
|
21
|
2
|
11
|
13
|
0
|
717
|
|
4
|
Matt Kenseth
|
21
|
2
|
7
|
13
|
2
|
662
|
|
5
|
Kurt Busch
|
18
|
2
|
7
|
12
|
3
|
620
|
|
6
|
Joey Logano
|
21
|
1
|
12
|
15
|
4
|
734
|
|
7
|
Martin Truex, Jr.
|
21
|
1
|
6
|
15
|
0
|
694
|
|
8
|
Brad Keselowski
|
21
|
1
|
5
|
13
|
0
|
681
|
|
9
|
Denny Hamlin
|
21
|
1
|
6
|
9
|
1
|
614
|
|
10
|
Carl Edwards
|
21
|
1
|
2
|
5
|
2
|
553
|
|
11
|
Jamie McMurray
|
21
|
0
|
2
|
7
|
0
|
631
|
|
12
|
Jeff Gordon
|
21
|
0
|
3
|
12
|
3
|
617
|
|
13
|
Paul Menard
|
21
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
591
|
|
14
|
Ryan Newman
|
21
|
0
|
4
|
10
|
0
|
584
|
|
15
|
Clint Bowyer
|
21
|
0
|
1
|
8
|
0
|
574
|
|
16
|
Kasey Kahne
|
21
|
0
|
2
|
6
|
1
|
559
|
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2015 Chase Cut Off Line
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17
|
Aric Almirola
|
21
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
534
|
-25
|
18
|
Greg Biffle
|
21
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
502
|
-57
|
19
|
Kyle Larson
|
20
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
0
|
485
|
-74
|
20
|
Austin Dillon
|
21
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
484
|
-75
|
21
|
Casey Mears
|
21
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
467
|
-92
|
22
|
Danica Patrick
|
21
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
462
|
-97
|
23
|
A.J. Allmendinger
|
21
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
460
|
-99
|
Kyle Busch 2015 Chase
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30
|
David Gilliland
|
21
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
331
|
|
31
|
Cole Whitt
|
21
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
331
|
|
32
|
Kyle Busch
|
10
|
4
|
4
|
5
|
1
|
318
|
-13
|
Notes: Greg Biffle, Kyle Larson, and Austin Dillon are all but out of the Chase unless the get a win. Aric Almirola currently still has a small shot on points, but he will need a win when all is said and done because its just a matter of time before Kyle Busch gets to the top 30.
Speaking of, when Kyle does get there is puts Kahne in a world of hurt if he doesn't have a win. Bowyer has been climbing up the list a bit and it looks like McMurray should be the safest driver to get in on points.
This week NASCAR heads to Watkins Glen so next weeks rankings could look a whole lot different. WG will give underdogs a shot to make the Chase and push some other guys down this list.
