Here's a look at the Chasers going into the race this weekend at Lowe's Motor Speedway(stats provided by NASCAR):
1 - Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet) 5718 points, 2008 Rundown:
Five wins, 12 top fives, 18 top 10s
Average finish of 11.3
Led 24 races for 1,302 laps
Lowe's Motor Speedway Outlook:
Driver Rating of 116.5
Five wins, eight top fives, 11 top 10s; two poles
Average finish of 9.1
Finished 39th in May
2 - Carl Edwards (No. 99 Office Depot Ford) 5646 points, 2008 Rundown:
Six wins, 14 top fives, 22 top 10s
Average finish of 10.0
Led 18 races for 815 laps
Lowe's Motor Speedway Outlook:
Driver Rating of 88.2
Three top fives, six top 10s
Average finish of 7.6
Finished ninth in May
3 - Greg Biffle (No. 16 3M Ford) 5641 points, 2008 Rundown:
Two wins, 11 top fives, 14 top 10s
Average finish of 13.3
Led 15 races for 430 laps
Lowe's Motor Speedway Outlook:
Driver Rating of 87.0
Two top fives, four top 10s
Average finish of 19.3
Finished second in May
4 - Jeff Burton (No. 31 AT&T Mobility Chevrolet) 5619 points, 2008 Rundown:
One win, six top fives, 16 top 10s
Average finish of 11.7
Led 11 races for 82 laps
Lowe's Motor Speedway Outlook:
Driver Rating of 86.6
Two wins, seven top fives, 14 top 10s
Average finish of 14.9
Finished sixth in May
5 - Clint Bowyer (No. 07 Jack Daniel's Chevrolet) 5566 points, 2008 Rundown:
One win, four top fives, 14 top 10s
Average finish of 14.8
Led five races for 152 laps
Lowe's Motor Speedway Outlook:
Driver Rating of 71.4
One top five
Average finish of 19.6
Finished 25th in May
6 - Kevin Harvick (No. 29 Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet) 5547 points, 2008 Rundown:
Six top fives, 15 top 10s
Average finish of 13.2
Led seven races for 191 laps
Lowe's Motor Speedway Outlook:
Driver Rating of 66.4
One top five, three top 10s
Average finish of 20.7
Finished 14th in May
7 - Tony Stewart (No. 20 Home Depot Toyota) 5515 points, 2008 Rundown:
One win, 10 top fives, 15 top 10s
Average finish of 14.5
Led 13 races for 580 laps
Lowe's Motor Speedway Outlook:
Driver Rating of 80.0
One win, six top fives, 11 top 10s
Average finish of 13.2
Finished 18th in May
8 - Jeff Gordon (No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet) 5486 points, 2008 Rundown:
10 top fives, 14 top 10s
Average finish of 15.2
Led 16 races for 312 laps
Lowe's Motor Speedway Outlook:
Driver Rating of 84.1
Five wins, 15 top fives, 17 top 10s; seven poles
Average finish of 16.4
Finished fourth in May
9 - Matt Kenseth (No. 14 DEWALT Ford) 5473 points, 2008 Rundown:
Eight top fives, 17 top 10s
Average finish of 16.3
Led 16 races for 394 laps
Lowe's Motor Speedway Outlook:
Driver Rating of 87.6
One win, five top fives, eight top 10s
Average finish of 15.3
Finished seventh in May
10 - Dale Earnhardt Jr. (No. 88 AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet) 5469 points, 2008 Rundown:
One win, nine top fives, 14 top 10s
Average finish of 13.0
Led 20 races for 894 laps
Lowe's Motor Speedway Outlook:
Driver Rating of 89.7
Five top fives, nine top 10s; one pole
Average finish of 16.3
Finished fifth in May
11 - Kyle Busch (No. 18 M&M's Toyota) 5387 points, 2008 Rundown:
Eight wins, 15 top fives, 17 top 10s
Average finish of 12.6
Led 22 races for 1,657 laps
Lowe's Motor Speedway Outlook:
Driver Rating of 98.7
Two top fives, three top 10s; one pole
Average finish of 23.3
Finished third in May
12 - Denny Hamlin (No. 11 FedEx Toyota) 5383 points, 2008 Rundown:
One win, nine top fives, 15 top 10s
Average finish of 16.5
Led 14 races for 710 laps
Lowe's Motor Speedway Outlook:
Driver Rating of 77.8
Three top 10s
Average finish of 16.3
Finished 24th in May
Here's the NASCAR Newscast: Chase Race 5 at Lowe's Preview
Qualifying for the Bank of America 500 scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight.
None of the Chasers won here in May. The victor of the May race was Kasey Kahne. Second place went to Greg Biffle who will also be my pick to win this weekend.
Smokes on a roll. Have to go with him and good pit stops . Dont see much of a change though since they qualified on owner points. Unless there is cautions or problems with the car, this could be a sleeper race.
Posted by Jacko October 10, 2008 06:46 AM
JJ starting up front will be hard to beat, but I'm picking Kyle. I think he will give us a show.
I am disappointed there was no qualifying because I wanted to see Keselowski get in.
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