2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Driver Rankings: Week 31 Chase Edition

The true magnitude of the new NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup elimination format really hit home last Sunday at Kansas Speedway, where three of the top contenders for this year's championship took major hits to their title hopes. Really, nothing that transpired in the first 29 races of the season matters now for the 12 drivers left in the Chase. All that matters is what happened at Kansas in the opening race of the Chase Contender Round and how they will deal with it—whether it was good or bad. Only race winner Joey Logano is currently guaranteed to move on to the Eliminator 8 Round that comes next. Four of the other 11 drivers left in the Chase will be eliminated after the next two races at Charlotte Motor Speedway and Talladega...

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