Five Chase Races Left, Three Contenders[align=center]Posted by: Kerry Murphey in News[/align]
Five races are complete in the 10-race Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. The plot thickens – in a variety of directions. Check it out:
• Coming into Sunday’s event, the top three drivers – Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Burton and Greg Biffle – are separated by only 86 points.
• Jimmie Johnson has the points lead coming into a track where he has seriously excelled. Johnson has won four times at Martinsville since 2004. His chances of winning a third consecutive series championship look more realistic all the time. Only one driver has ever pulled off that trifecta – Cale Yarborough from 1976-78.


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The Top NASCAR Drivers with 5 races to go

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1 – Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 105.8
2008 Rundown
• Five wins, 12 top fives, 19 top 10s
• Average finish of 11.1
• Led 25 races for 1,369 laps
Martinsville Speedway Outlook:
• Driver Rating of 121.2
• Four wins, nine top fives, 12 top 10s; one pole
• Average finish of 6.0
• Finished fourth in March
• Led seven of 13 races for 1,006 laps
Season-to-Date Loop Data Highlight
• Series-best Average Running Position of 10.2
2 – Jeff Burton (No. 31 AT&T Mobility Chevrolet)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 91.1
2008 Rundown
• Two wins, seven top fives, 17 top 10s
• Average finish of 11.4
• Led 11 races for 140 laps
Martinsville Speedway Outlook:
• Driver Rating of 85.3
• One win, 10 top fives, 14 tops 10s
• Average finish of 14.5
• Finished third in April
• Led seven of 28 races for 662 laps
Season-to-Date Loop Data Highlight
• 1,482 Quality Passes (passes of cars in the top 15 under green), second-most
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Source: Final Lap

 

 

I'm pulling for Burton.

 

Jeff Burton in the title hunt
Jeff Burton Establishes Himself As Title Contender
As the 2008 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup reaches its mid-point, there have been ample storylines touting the top contenders for the championship.
First, there was the attention given to Kyle Busch (No. 18 M&M’s Toyota), who dominated the season’s first 26 races by winning eight times to lock up the Chase’s No. 1 seed.
Then, there was the underdog story of Greg Biffle (No. 16 DISH Network Ford), who came out of nowhere to win the first two races of the Chase. Roush Fenway teammate Carl Edwards (No. 99 Office Depot Ford) has also been at the forefront, as he maintained a firm hold of positioning himself among the top two spots.
The past couple weeks, the focus has been on Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet), as the two-time defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion has demonstrated he’s not going to relinquish his crown without a battle.






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Rain puts Johnson on Martinsville Pole[align=center]Posted by: Kerry Murphey in News[/align]
Rain at Martinsville has canceled both practice and qualifying, putting points leader Jimmie Johnson on the pole for Sunday’s race. Weather looks better for the weekend.
1 48 Jimmie Johnson
2 31 Jeff Burton
3 16 Greg Biffle
4 99 Carl Edwards
5 07 Clint Bowyer
6 29 Kevin Harvick
7 20 Tony Stewart
8 24 Jeff Gordon
9 18 Kyle Busch
10 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
11 17 Matt Kenseth
12 11 Denny Hamlin
13 6 David Ragan
14 9 Kasey Kahne
15 8 Aric Almirola
16 12 Ryan Newman
17 83 Brian Vickers
18 1 Martin Truex Jr.
19 2 Kurt Busch
20 26 Jamie McMurray
21 43 Bobby Labonte
22 19 Elliott Sadler
23 5 Casey Mears
24 42 Juan Pablo Montoya
25 28 Travis Kvapil
26 44 David Reutimann
27 15 Paul Menard
28 38 David Gilliland
29 41 Reed Sorenson
30 01 Regan Smith
31 55 Michael Waltrip
32 66 Scott Riggs
33 22 Dave Blaney
34 7 Robby Gordon
35 84 Scott Speed
36 77 * Sam Hornish Jr.
37 21 * Bill Elliott
38 00 * Mike Bliss
39 10 * AJ Allmendinger
40 96 * Ken Schrader
41 45 * Chad McCumbee
42 78 * Joe Nemechek
43 70 * Tony Raines

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