NASCAR What If: The 2007 Chase Under 2014 Rules
Round One Elimination
In the opening round of the chase Bowyer and Edwards each won a race and clinched a spot in the second round, the third was was won by Greg Biffle. After the first three races of the chase 12 drivers moved on and four missed the cut as seen below, the drivers are ranked according to the points they had after the first three races even though points reset before the next round.
- Clint Bowyer
- Carl Edwards
- Jimmie Johnson
- Jeff Gordon
- Casey Mears
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Tony Stewart
- Kevin Harvick
- Jamie McMurray
- Kyle Busch
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Jeff Burton
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- 13th – Kurt Busch (-0)
- 14th – Juan Pablo Montoya (-0)
- 15th – Matt Kenseth (-14)
- 16th – Denny Hamlin (-21)
The big surprise from this round would have been the three-way tie for the final spot in the second round. Burton, Montoya and Busch were all tied for the 12th spot in the chase standings but Burton got the tie breakers as he had the best finish in that round of the three drivers. Mears also had a surprisingly strong round.