With 15 races remaining in the season, the championship is still up for grabs. Three drivers still have a viable shot at making a run for this championship, Elliott Sadler, the current points leader, is seven points ahead of second-place Reed Sorenson and 18 points ahead of third place Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Over the last six races, the points lead has been exchanged between Sadler and Sorenson twice and except for Ricky Stenhouse Jr.’s one-time lead during that stretch, the top spot has belonged either to Sadler or Sorenson. So far this season, each driver has led the standings five times.
Sorenson’s first NASCAR national series victory came at Nashville in 2005. He was eighth in April while Sadler was 13th in that race, his first time at the track. Sorenson does have the best pre-race Driver Rating of the championship contenders with a 108.2.
Stenhouse continues to work his way back into contention for the championship. He finished fourth last Saturday at New Hampshire posting a series leading 14 top-10 finishes, the best finisher among series driver championship contenders. Stenhouse finished fifth earlier this season at Nashville, once again making him the highest-finishing driver championship contender.
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