NASCAR at Chicagoland 2016: Preview, Prediction for the TMNT 400

The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup field is set, and the playoffs start this Sunday, September 18 at Chicagoland Speedway, site of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400. There are some new faces in the Chase. In the third year of this current format, Ryan Newman is out, but new faces to this Chase are Tony Stewart, Chase Elliott, Auston Dillon, Chris Buescher and Kyle Larson. Those five drivers have a lot of work to do to exit the Round of 16 (formerly known as the Challenger Round) and advance to the Round of 12 (formerly known as the Contender Round). This round may as well be the short-track circuit. We have a classic 1.5-mile intermediate track to commence the Chase, but Loudon and Dover close it out—two hard milers. We&rsquo...

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