NASCAR What If: The 2004 Chase Under 2014 Rules
Round Two Elimination
In round two of the chase a non-chase driver (Joe Nemechek) won the first race and the second and third races were won by Jimmie Johnson which pushed Johnson into the third round. After the second round four more drivers were eliminated and the top-8 moved on which can be seen below. The top-8 are arranged by how they were in points after the second round even though points reset before the third round begins.
- Jimmie Johnson
- Kurt Busch
- Jamie McMurray
- Jeff Gordon
- Elliot Sadler
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Mark Martin
- Matt Kenseth
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- 9th – Ryan Newman (-2)
- 10th – Tony Stewart (-4)
- 11th – Rusty Wallace (-12)
- 12th – Kevin Harvick (-33)
The second round would have been very exciting given how close Newman and Stewart were to moving on instead of Kenseth. The biggest surprises of round two were Sadler maintaining consistency and McMurray being a winless driver but performing so well.