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NASCAR: Power Ranking The 2016 Chase Drivers Before Chicagoland

By Christopher Olmstead

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
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. 15 – Chris Buescher

Let’s be honest, Chris Buescher was not expecting to make the 2016 NASCAR Chase and nobody in NASCAR believed that he would be in the position that he is in now when the season started 26 races ago. That being said, he won, he is here and that is worth something.

Buescher is playing with house money in the Chase. For him a championship is not realistic and that’s okay. For the No. 34 team, advancing into the round of 12 would be an unbelievable accomplishment and something that Buescher and his team would be able to hang their helmets on.

RFR is going to shift a lot of their resources towards Buescher while he is in the Chase, especially considering the fact that their three drivers (Greg Biffle, Trevor Bayne and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. all missed the Chase this season). Although the effort will be there, it’s hard to imagine the results being there as well. Buescher is a great NASCAR story but it will be one that is done after the third race of the Chase.

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