NASCAR What If: The 2010 Chase Under 2014 Rules
Round One Elimination
In the opening round of the chase Bowyer, Johnson and Biffle each won a race which moved them into the next round. 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
- Jimmie Johnson
- Greg Biffle
- Denny Hamlin
- Kevin Harvick
- Jamie McMurray
- Carl Edwards
- Jeff Gordon
- Ryan Newman
- Kyle Busch
- Kurt Busch
- Jeff Burton
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- 13th – Tony Stewart (-8)
- 14th – Matt Kenseth (-14)
- 15th – Juan Pablo Montoya (-28)
- 16th – David Ruetimann (-40)
There were not many surprises in the opening round of the 2009 chase. After winning the first race Bowyer didn’t run well in the next two races and as a result he would have missed the first cut based on points, therefore the win saved him.