Locked In The Chase

With his win today in the Carfax 400 at Michigan, Kevin
Harvick has clinched a spot in the 'Chase' for the NASCAR
Championship this season. There are actually three more
races until the circuit gets to the Richmond race, and after
Richmond the top twelve drivers will be the ones battling
for the crown. Harvick's latest win puts him 382 points ahead
of second place Jeff Gordon in the standings toward the
Chase. It was the third win of the season for the 29 team
and the first on a non-restrictor plate track. Gordon and
teamate Jimmy Johnson both nursed poor cars all
afternoon, and took a beating in the points standings.
Denny Hamlin was second today and Greg Biffle third.
Next Saturday night the NASCAR drivers will be at Bristol,
Virginia.