NASCAR Update: Signs Point to the Chase Coming Down to Hamlin vs. Johnson

Sure, we're only two races into this year's edition of the Chase for the Sprint Cup, and there are eight more races still to come before we crown 2012's champion.In theory, it's way too early to make serious predictions because so many different things can still go wrong or in different directions than what we've seen thus far in the first two races.For example, even though it'll be hard, Jeff Gordon can still rally back from being last in the 12-driver Chase field, 46 points behind new series leader and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson.It certainly didn't help Gordon's cause that he ran as well as he did Sunday, yet managed to gain just one point in the standings from the 47-point deficit he had coming into New Hampshire.Anothe...

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