Today at 2:00 p.m ET from Chicago, Illinois, the NASCAR Chase for the Cup kicks off with the Myafibstory.com 400 from the Chicagoland Speedway. Fans can watch the race on ESPN or live stream it free by clicking this link.
Kyle Busch may be eighth in the Chase standings to start, but he will be at the front of the pack to begin this race. He's followed by Ryan Newman and Carl Edwards, who are second and third respectively, which adds some intrigue. All three are in the middle of the pack or near the bottom of the Chase to start, so they'll be hoping to use their advantage today to shoot to the top.
"We definitely saw the radar and the forecast," Newman said of his qualifying lap, which threatened to be rained out. "Made one (practice) run and switched it over, spent the rest of the time doing mock qualifying runs, knowing we had a chance of that being our actual qualifying position."
Edwards thanked his crew chief for the exceptional starting position. "We started the day thinking this might happen and Jimmy did a great job with a strategy," Edwards said.
"I think that's what all of us are going to have to do thought the Chase -- we're just going to have to get every little bit you can every race weekend."
Chase Standings
RK
DRIVER
POINTS
MONEY
WINS
POLES
TOP 5
TOP 10
1
Brad Keselowski
2012
$5,687,802
4
4
11
13
2
Jeff Gordon
2009
$5,396,935
3
2
9
17
3
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2009
$4,980,554
3
0
11
16
4
Jimmie Johnson
2009
$5,190,260
3
1
8
16
5
Joey Logano
2009
$4,957,925
3
1
10
15
6
Kevin Harvick
2006
$4,882,012
2
5
8
13
7
Carl Edwards
2006
$3,851,927
2
0
6
11
8
Kyle Busch
2003
$4,691,312
1
2
6
9
9
Denny Hamlin
2003
$4,447,751
1
2
6
11
10
Kurt Busch
2003
$3,142,369
1
0
6
7
11
Kasey Kahne
2003
$3,577,644
1
0
3
10
12
Aric Almirola
2003
$3,891,261
1
0
2
6
13
AJ Allmendinger
2003
$3,308,852
1
0
2
4
14
Matt Kenseth
2000
$4,922,844
0
1
10
16
15
Greg Biffle
2000
$4,147,884
0
0
3
10
16
Ryan Newman
2000
$3,233,764
0
0
2
10
Starting Grid
POS
DRIVER
MANUFACTURER
CAR
SPEED
1
Kyle Busch
Toyota
N/A
2
Ryan Newman
Chevrolet
N/A
3
Carl Edwards
Ford
N/A
4
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Ford
N/A
5
Matt Kenseth
Toyota
N/A
6
Clint Bowyer
Toyota
N/A
7
Jimmie Johnson
Chevrolet
N/A
8
Jeff Gordon
Chevrolet
N/A
9
Paul Menard
Chevrolet
N/A
10
Kyle Larson
Chevrolet
N/A
11
Jamie McMurray
Chevrolet
N/A
12
Kevin Harvick
Chevrolet
N/A
13
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Chevrolet
N/A
14
Kurt Busch
Chevrolet
N/A
15
Austin Dillon
Chevrolet
N/A
16
Brian Vickers
Toyota
N/A
17
AJ Allmendinger
Chevrolet
N/A
18
Danica Patrick
Chevrolet
N/A
19
Kasey Kahne
Chevrolet
N/A
20
Greg Biffle
Ford
N/A
21
Marcos Ambrose
Ford
N/A
22
Tony Stewart
Chevrolet
N/A
23
Aric Almirola
Ford
N/A
24
Denny Hamlin
Toyota
N/A
25
Brad Keselowski
Ford
N/A
26
Justin Allgaier
Chevrolet
N/A
27
Martin Truex Jr.
Chevrolet
N/A
28
Joey Logano
Ford
N/A
29
Casey Mears
Chevrolet
N/A
30
David Gilliland
Ford
N/A
31
Ryan Truex
Toyota
N/A
32
Michael McDowell
Ford
N/A
33
Cole Whitt
Toyota
N/A
34
Josh Wise
Chevrolet
N/A
35
Michael Annett
Chevrolet
N/A
36
Reed Sorenson
Chevrolet
N/A
37
Alex Bowman
Toyota
N/A
38
Landon Cassill
Chevrolet
N/A
39
David Ragan
Ford
N/A
40
Mike Bliss
Chevrolet
37
N/A
41
Joe Nemechek
Toyota
N/A
42
Travis Kvapil
Chevrolet
N/A
43
Joey Gase
Ford
N/A
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