NASCAR: Top-Five Drivers To Never Make The Chase

The Chase has been NASCAR’s playoff since the sport introduced it to the NASCAR world back in 2004. Since then there have been 31 different drivers to make the Chase and that number could potentially grow when the 2017 NASCAR chase begins this season.

In 2016 Chase Elliott, Kyle Larson and Austin Dillon became the 29th, 30th and 31st different drivers to qualify for the NASCAR Chase since its inception. While neither made a great deal of noise in the Chase, it was still an accomplishment for the three of them to get there.

That got me thinking aside from Larson, Dillon and Elliott (who have now made the Chase) who are the five best drivers to never make a Chase for the NASCAR Cup Series. In this article, I give you my top-five drivers which are certainly open for debate.

I think it’s unfair to put a driver who has three or less (full-time) years of service time in the conversation because they have yet to prove whether or not they are good or bad. That eliminates drivers like Ryan Blaney among others.

Also keep in mind that this will also eliminate drivers who did not race during the time in which the Chase existed. If a driver was not running in 2004 or beyond they will not be on this list because they never had a chance to make the NASCAR Chase in the first place.

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