PLAYERS:
Kyle Busch,
Jeff Gordon,
Denny Hamlin,
Kevin Harvick,
Matt Kenseth,
Brad Keselowski,
Greg Biffle,
Joey Logano,
Clint Bowyer,
Martin Truex, Jr.,
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
There's but one race to go until NASCAR's Chase begins, and drivers on the points bubble will be scrambling to claim the last available wild card spot.
I could go on, but Sportscenter and NASCAR on ESPN have covered those points enough. What they haven't covered is Power Rankings with the following degrees of accuracy and foresight. No egotism implied in that statement. Here are the men most likely to gain even more time on Sportscenter after Saturday evening.
Row 1
Pole Position: Jeff Gordon
Gordon has come close to a Richmond win several times over the past couple of years, and he's a shark after Chase berth blood right now. Fear this.
Outside Pole: Kyle Busch
Most certainly the highest ranking Shrub has received in months, KyBusch, like Gordon, is a man on a Chase mission, and Kyle's four-win Richmond resume reminds us all that this track couldn't be better for his scheduling needs. But he looks pretty worried in that photo from media avail...
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