Which Drivers Still Have Chance at a Title Halfway Through 2013 NASCAR Chase?

Unless point leaders Matt Kenseth and Jimmie Johnson suddenly forget how to drive in the remaining five races of the Chase for the Sprint Cup, Saturday's race at Charlotte all but ended championship hopes for six of this year's 13 playoff qualifiers. In effect, this year's Chase is now down to a seven-man battle. After next Sunday's race at Talladega, it could be down to five or less. With Charlotte being the halfway point of the 10-race Chase, any driver that left there 60 or more points behind Kenseth and Johnson Saturday night can forget about the rest of this season and start looking ahead to 2014. Sorry to tell you that—fans of Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Carl Edwards, Joey Logano, Ryan Newman and Kasey Kahne. But, the fact...

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