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NASCAR: Five Drivers Who Wont Last Long In The Chase

By Brian Thornsburg

Mar 13, 2016; Avondale, AZ, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Chase Elliott during the Good Sam 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 13, 2016; Avondale, AZ, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Chase Elliott during the Good Sam 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /
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May 6, 2016; Kansas City, KS, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Jamie Mcmurray sits in his car during practice of the GoBowling 400 at Kansas Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
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Jamie McMurray

It’s no secret that McMurray probably won’t be the one to hold the championship at the end of the year, but he has made a lot of progress towards reaching that goal in latter part of the season. With that being said, one top-five and seven top-ten’s is not going to help him make it through the later rounds of the Chase. Of course, McMurray probably could make it past the first round if one of the favorites makes a mistake and has a very poor finish, but McMurray will need more than that to go far in the Chase.

Furthering McMurray’s abysmal championship hopes are the fact that the Ganassi driver only has two top-ten finishes at tracks this season that will be featured in the post season playoffs. In fact, McMurray’s only top-five finish at a Chase track this season is when he placed fourth at a wreck-filled Talladega race.

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