NASCAR What If: The 2012 Chase Under 2015 Rules

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2012 Chase Grid Under 2014 Rules (wins in parenthesis)

  1. Denny Hamlin (4)
  2. Jimmie Johnson (3)
  3. Tony Stewart (3)
  4. Brad Keselowski (3)
  5. Greg Biffle (2)
  6. Clint Bowyer (2)
  7. Kasey Kahne (2)
  8. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (1)
  9. Matt Kenseth (1)
  10. Jeff Gordon (1)
  11. Kyle Busch (1)
  12. Marcos Ambrose (1)
  13. Ryan Newman (1)
  14. Joey Logano (1)
  15. Kevin Harvick (0)
  16. Martin Truex Jr. (0)

Due to wins Kyle Busch, Marcos Ambrose, Ryan Newman and Joey Logano all would have qualified for the chase in 2012. There were 14 winners in 2014 which means that the final two spots in the field were set by points and those spots would have went to Kevin Harvick and Martin Truex Jr. based on the points earned in 2012.