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Found August 12, 2012 on Race Review Online: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Marcos Ambrose,  Kasey Kahne,  Carl Edwards,  Ryan Newman,  Kyle Busch,  Jeff Gordon,  Joey Logano
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  Add another driver to the mix for the second Wild Card berth, the final Chase position available. With his second career win at Watkins Glen, Marcos Ambrose inserted himself into the Wild Card mix. Though he's yet to win at the Sprint Cup level on an oval track, which is a necessity if Ambrose hopes to make the Chase, anything is possible. There are now six drivers who could claim the second Wild Card spot with a win over the next four races, while 11th place and two-time winner Kasey Kahne is still solidly ensconced in the first Wild Card spot. Here's how the current contenders for the final Chase berth stack up. Carl Edwards in 12th place is winless, but because of his points position, even a single win would put him ahead of the current one-time winners below him in the standings. 13th-place Ryan Newman (winner at Martinsville in April) is currently the man with a bulls-eye on his bumper, the one all the other Wild Card hopefuls are aiming for. Kyle Busch in 14th...
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