Atlanta Win, Spot in 2014 Chase Give Kasey Kahne Another Chance to Prove Himself

Regardless of whether his numbers so far this season indicate otherwise, Kasey Kahne's thrilling victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday not only put him directly in the 2014 Chase for the Sprint Cup but also immediately vaulted him into eighth in the Chase rankings. Not bad for two laps' work. OK, to be fair, Kahne arguably worked harder for his 17th career Sprint Cup victory than he ever had before, particularly with such a meaningful reward on the line. To use a well-worn NASCAR axiom, yes, he literally drove the wheels off his No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. But he also was driving for so much more. There's his job at HMS, for one. Chase Elliott is tearing up the Nationwide Series at the age of 18, and with Elliott in the HMS ...

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