Sprint Cup Chase Standings 2014: NASCAR Grid, Schedule After AAA Texas 500

In the first Eliminator Round race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup, Dale Earnhardt Jr. played the spoiler. In Sunday's AAA Texas 500, Jimmie Johnson made it two straight. Johnson narrowly edged Kevin Harvick and Brad Keselowski after a green-white-checkered finish to capture Sunday's race and make it two-for-two with non-Chase competitors winning Eliminator Round races. The No. 48 car, which dominated for most of the day, pulled away during the second green-white-checkered attempt. The first failed when race leader Jeff Gordon, battling for the lead, spun out to cause a caution. Gordon wound up dropping from a potential Championship Round-clinching win to a 29th-place finish. After the race, the crews from Gordon's and Keselowski's tea...

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