NASCAR What If: The 2007 Chase Under 2014 Rules
Round Two Elimination
In round two of the chase Gordon won the first two races and Johnson won the third. Busch advanced to the second round of the chase along with Burton despite poor finishes in the opening race of the 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.
- Jeff Gordon
- Jimmie Johnson
- Clint Bowyer
- Carl Edwards
- Tony Stewart
- Kyle Busch
- Casey Mears
- Jeff Burton
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- 9th – Kevin Harvick (-5)
- 10th – Martin Truex Jr. (-21)
- 11th – Dale Earnhardt Jr. (-24)
- 12th – Jamie McMurray (-34)
The biggest surprise in this round would have been all of the bad finishes by chase drivers. In the opening race alone there were five chase drivers who finished outside of the top-30. Burton finished the first race of this round in last place but still advanced with back-to-back strong performances in the last two races of the round.