Only three races remain before the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, which means only 30 potential Chase bonus points are left to be had.
The top seed in the Chase is still up for grabs. Mark Martin, the current leader with 40 potential bonus points, is tip-toeing the cut-off line, 12 points ahead of 13th-place Brian Vickers.
That leaves Tony Stewart and Jimmie Johnson. Stewart, who clinched a Chase berth at Michigan, has three wins for 30 bonus points. Johnson also has 30 points, and has a solid shot at clinching at Bristol.
Statistically, Stewart is the favorite of the two for Bristol’s 10 bonus points. Though finishing in the top 10 in just two of the last seven races, Stewart’s results are deceiving.
In the last seven Bristol starts, Stewart has an average finish of 16.0. The numbers improve from there: a Driver Rating of 101.5, an Average Running Position of 11.8, 206 Fastest Laps Run and 769 Laps Led.
CAR DRIVER MAKE 0 David Reutimann Toyota 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 4 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 6 David Ragan Ford 7 Robby Gordon Toyota 7 Casey Mears Chevrolet 8 Terry Labonte Toyota 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 9 Aric Almirola Dodge 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 12 David Stremme Dodge 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 16 Greg Biffle Ford 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 20 Joey Logano* Toyota 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 34 John Andretti Chevrolet 36 Mike Skinner Toyota 37 Tony Raines Chevrolet 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 51 Dexter Bean Dodge 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 64 Mike Wallace Toyota 66 Dave Blaney Toyota 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 82 Scott Speed* Toyota 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 96 Bobby Labonte Ford 98 Paul Menard Ford 99 Carl Edwards Ford 113 Max Papis* Toyota 171 David Gilliland Chevrolet 187 Joe Nemechek Toyota
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