Clint Bowyer Stays In: What the Final Pre-Chase Standings Will Look Like

There isn't much mystery left in the "Chase to the Chase," and Clint Bowyer removed a little bit more of it by handily outrunning Mark Martin at Bristol on Sunday. Of interest, Jamie McMurray did move to 13th place in the standings, 100 points back of Bowyer with his third-place finish in the IRWIN Tools Night Race. Ryan Newman also takes on the darkest of darkhorse roles in 15th place, 118 points behind the No. 33 (Martin has slipped to 14th, 101 points back of Bowyer). If a miracle is going to occur, all eyes should be on McMurray, who is paying for an inconsistent season where marquee wins tend to alternate with finishes in the 20s or 30s. McMurray's EGR teammate, Juan Pablo Montoya, has traditionally been racy at Atlanta, and EGR as a w...

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