Chase Update - Lowe's Motor Speedway

Chase for the Sprint Cup
1. 48 (--)
2. 5 (-12)
3. 42 (-58)
4. 14 (-84)
5. 24 (-105)
6. 2 (-121)
7. 16 (-188)
8. 99 (-192)
9. 11 (-219)
10. 39 (-223)
11. 9 (-306)
12. 83 (-351)


Jimmie Johnson:
- 5 wins, 8 top-5s and 12 top-10s at Lowe's Motor Speedway
- Johnson has only one top-5 and two top-10s in last five races at Lowe's Motor Speedway
- Last win at Lowe's was in 2005
- Coming off a strong win at the Auto Club Speedway last week
- 2 wins, 3 top-5s and 4 top-10s in four Chase races

Mark Martin:
- 4 wins, 17 top-5s and 22 top-10s at Lowe's Motor Speedway
- Only one top-5 in last five races at Lowe's
- Last win at Lowe's was in 2002
- 1 win, 3 top-5s and 4 top-10s in four Chase races

Juan Pablo Montoya:
- Only one top-10 at Lowe's Motor Speedway
- In last five races at Lowe's, Juan Pablo Montoya has four finishes outside the top-25
- Finished 8th in May at Lowe's
- 4 top-5s in four Chase races

Tony Stewart:
- 1 win, 6 top-5s and 11 top-10s at Lowe's Motor Speedway
- Stewart has finished outside top-10 in last three races at Lowe's
- 1 win, 2 top-5s and 3 top-10s in four Chase races (finished 14th in Loudon)

Jeff Gordon:
- 5 wins, 15 top-5s and 18 top-10s at Lowe's Motor Speedway
- 1 win, 2 top-5s and 3 top-10s in last four races at Lowe's
- Gordon has back-to-back runner up finishes in last two Chase races
- 2 top-5s and 2 top-10s in four Chase races (finished 15th in Loudon)

Kurt Busch:
- 3 top-5s and 3 top-10s at Lowe's Motor Speedway
- Busch has only one top-5 at Lowe's since 2006
- Finished 34th at Lowe's in May earlier this year
- 1 top-5, 3 top-10s in four Chase races

Greg Biffle:
- 2 top-5s and 5 top-10s at Lowe's Motor Speedway
- 1 top-5 and 2 top-10s in last five races at Lowe's
- Biffle finished 20th in Fontana and has 1 top-5 and 2 top-10s in the four Chase races

Carl Edwards:
- 4 top-5s and 7 top-10s at Lowe's Motor Speedway
- Edwards finished 4th in May at Lowe's and has 2 top-5s and 3 top-10s in the last 5 races at Lowe's
- His last top-5 was eight races ago in Michigan
- Only 2 top-10s in four Chase races

Denny Hamlin:
- 3 top-10s at Lowe's Motor Speedway
- Hamlin has finished outside the top-10 in last four races at Lowe's
- 2 top-5s in four Chase races, but has a 22nd at Dover and 37th in Fontana
- Hamlin could have had a good day last weekend, but wrecked himself while leading

Ryan Newman:
- 4 top-5s and 6 top-10s at Lowe's Motor Speedway
- Newman finished 2nd at Lowe's in May after starting from the pole
- 2 top-10s in four Chase races, but has finished 22nd and 15th in last two events.

Kasey Kahne:
- 3 wins, 4 top-5s and 6 top-10s at Lowe's Motor Speedway
- 1 win, 2 top-5s and 4 top-10s in last four races at Lowe's
- 2 top-5s in Chase, but 38th in Loudon and 34th last week in Fontana
- Kahne blamed NASCAR last week for throwing a caution for excitement, not debris

Brian Vickers:
- 2 top-5s and 3 top-10s at Lowe's Motor Speedway
- Vickers is always a strong contender at Lowe's and finished 5th in May
- The team has had a dismal Chase this year with no top-10 finishes and one DNF
- Vickers told media in Charlotte Thursday, "Man, this Chase has not started off well. I think we used up all our mojo getting into the Chase."