NASCAR What If: The 2009 Chase Under 2014 Rules
Round Three Elimination
During the third round of the chase non-chaser Jamie McMurray won the opening race. The next two races were won by Johnson and Kurt Busch who punched their tickets to the finale. The final-four are arranged based on how they stood in points after the third round even though points reset before the final race.
- Kurt Busch
- Jimmie Johnson
- Mark Martin
- Kyle Busch
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- 5th – Jeff Gordon (-5)
- 6th – Denny Hamlin (-6)
- 7th – Tony Stewart (-29)
- 8th – Ryan Newman (-31)
After wrecking in the second race of the round Johnson was in a hole entering the final race and needed to win to move on, which he did. The win by Johnson kept Gordon from going onto the finale. Stewart and Newman both had poor showings over this span of three races.