NASCAR: Power Ranking The 2016 Chase Drivers Before Chicagoland

By Christopher Olmstead | Sep 17, 2016

Sep 10, 2016; Richmond, VA, USA; Sprint Cup Series drivers pose for a photo with the chase trophy after the Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway. Mandatory Credit: Amber Searls-USA TODAY Sports /

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No. 2 – Matin Truex Jr.

Not many people are talking about Martin Truex Jr. and that’s a shame.

Truex has a pair of wins this season and a pair of consecutive top-five finishes heading into the Chase. He is associated with JGR and has easily been one of the better cars in NASCAR throughout the 2016 season. Although he is unproven in the Chase, everything seems to be lining up for Truex and that’s reason enough to jump on his bandwagon.

The No. 78 team will have to tighten things up as a whole to make a deep run into the Chase but there is little reason to believe they won’t be able to do that.

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