Chase Rewind: Atlanta
1. Jeff Gordon
| Jeff Gordon (Autostock Photo) |
Points: 6,201
No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet
Crew chief: Steve Letarte
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
Sunday’s finish: Seventh
Points: +0
Recap: At one point, Gordon was scored as low as 21st. Somehow, Gordon battled back to post another top-10 finish.
Chase Stats
| Starts | Poles | Wins | Top 5 |
Top 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
2. Jimmie Johnson
| Jimmie Johnson (Autostock Photo) |
Points: -9 No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet
Crew chief: Chad Knaus
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
Sunday’s finish: First
Points: +0
Recap: Johnson kicked it up a notch in the closing stages and took the victory when Hamlin ran out of fuel on lap 322.
Chase Stats
| Starts | Poles | Wins | Top 5 |
Top 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
3. Clint Bowyer
| Clint Bowyer (Autostock Photo) |
Points: -111
No. 07 Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet
Crew chief: Gil Martin
Team: Richard Childress Racing
Sunday’s finish: Sixth
Points: +0
Recap: Bowyer worked his way to the front after qualifying 26th to nab his 17th top-10 finish this season.
Chase Stats
| Starts | Poles | Wins | Top 5 |
Top 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
4. Carl Edwards
| Carl Edwards (Autostock Photo) |
Points: -261 No. 99 Office Depot Ford
Crew chief: Bob Osbourne
Team: Roush Fenway Racing
Sunday’s finish: Second
Points: +1
Recap: Edwards capitalized on a late-race caution to come home in second place, moving up a spot in the standings.
Chase Stats
| Starts | Poles | Wins | Top 5 |
Top 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
5. Tony Stewart
| Tony Stewart (Autostock Photo) |
Points: -322 No. 20 Home Depot Chevrolet
Crew chief: Greg Zipadelli
Team: Joe Gibbs Racing
Sunday’s finish: 30th
Points: -1
Recap: The oil pressure gauge on Stewart’s ill-handling car malfunctioned, causing an unscheduled pit stop.
Chase Stats
| Starts | Poles | Wins | Top 5 |
Top 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6. Kyle Busch
| Kyle Busch (Autostock Photo) |
Points: -328 No. 5 Kellogg’s Chevrolet
Crew chief: Alan Gustafson
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
Sunday’s finish: 20th
Points: +0
Recap: Busch had a top-five car and led three times for 77 laps before getting into the lap-322 crash.
Chase Stats
| Starts | Poles | Wins | Top 5 |
Top 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
7. Kevin Harvick
| Kevin Harvick (Autostock Photo) |
Points: -392 No. 29 Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet
Crew chief: Todd Berrier
Team: Richard Childress Racing
Sunday’s finish: 15th
Points: +0
Recap: Harvick stayed out during a caution to collect five bonus points for leading a lap and finished 15th.
Chase Stats
| Starts | Poles | Wins | Top 5 |
Top 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
8. Jeff Burton
| Jeff Burton (Autostock Photo) |
Points: -400 No. 31 AT&T Chevrolet
Crew chief: Scott Miller
Team: Richard Childress Racing
Sunday’s finish: Fifth
Points: +1
Recap: Burton overcame a poor qualifying run to score a top-five finish and gained one spot in the standings.
Chase Stats
| Starts | Poles | Wins | Top 5 |
Top 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
9. Kurt Busch
| Kurt Busch (Autostock Photo) |
Points: -419 No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge
Crew chief: Pat Tryson
Team: Penske Racing
Sunday’s finish: Eighth
Points: +1
Recap: Busch dominated early, leading four times for 98 laps. Busch finished eighth, his second top 10 in The Chase.
Chase Stats
| Starts | Poles | Wins | Top 5 |
Top 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
10. Denny Hamlin
| Denny Hamlin (Autostock Photo) |
Points: -424 No. 11 FedEx Chevrolet
Crew chief: Mike Ford
Team: Joe Gibbs Racing
Sunday’s finish: 24th
Points: -2
Recap: Hamlin limped home in 24th after running out of gas while leading at the lap-322 restart.
Chase Stats
| Starts | Poles | Wins | Top 5 |
Top 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
11. Matt Kenseth
| Matt Kenseth (Autostock Photo) |
Points: -448 No. 17 DeWalt Ford
Crew chief: Robbie Reiser
Team: Roush Fenway Racing
Sunday’s finish: Fourth
Points: +1
Recap: Kenseth started at the back of the pack because of an engine change, but the former champ came home in fourth.
Chase Stats
| Starts | Poles | Wins | Top 5 |
Top 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
12. Martin Truex, Jr.
| Martin Truex, Jr. (Autostock Photo) |
Points: -513
No. 1 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet
Crew chief: Kevin Manion
Team: Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
Sunday’s finish: 31st
Points: -1
Recap: After dominating the race, Truex’s day ended early after rear-ending Hamlin on a lap-322 restart.
Chase Stats
| Starts | Poles | Wins | Top 5 |
Top 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |