NASCAR Sprint Cup: Is the Chase Wild Card Really a Two-Man Race?

It all comes down to this. On Saturday night, 400 laps around the three-quarter-mile Richmond International Raceway will determine the final driver who will compete in the 10-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, as well as the five drivers who will have to wait another year to hoist the Cup at Homestead. The general consensus, for obvious reasons, is that the race for the final Chase Wild Card spot is essentially a two-man race. Kyle Busch is in the driver's seat for that final spot, holding a 12-point lead over Jeff Gordon, who is Busch's closest pursuer. If Busch either wins or, at the least, does not lose 12 points to Gordon, he claims the final Wild Card spot—this is also assuming Ryan Newman, Marcos Ambrose or Joey Logano do not win. I...

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