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NEW HAMPSHIRE
Week 27 of 36
By: Mark Aumann
Kyle Busch
+ Why he'll win the Chase: He has more talent in his
little finger than anyone.
- Why he won't win the Chase: Because he has a tendency to drive with his
middle finger instead.
Jimmie Johnson
+ Why he'll win the Chase:
Four trophies on the mantle.
- Why he won't win the Chase: If
Chad Knaus decides it might be nice to take a fall vacation to look at the leaves instead.
Denny Hamlin
+ Why he'll win the Chase: He already has
six wins this season.
- Why he won't win the Chase: He has
fewer top-10 finishes than anybody not named Matt Kenseth.
Kevin Harvick
+ Why he'll win the Chase: He was the
most consistent driver all season.
- Why he won't win the Chase: Because
DeLana wears the firesuit in the family.
Carl Edwards
+ Why he'll win the Chase: He's peaking at the
right time.
- Why he won't win the Chase: He's somehow
lost the directions to Victory Lane.
Tony Stewart
+ Why he'll win the Chase: He's a
two-time NASCAR champion.
- Why he won't win the Chase: Because he can't get along with the guy who
owns his team.
Kurt Busch
+ Why he'll win the Chase: He won the
closest Chase ever.
- Why he won't win the Chase:
Mom told him he couldn't have seconds until Kyle got one first.
Clint Bowyer
+ Why he'll win the Chase: Everybody loves the
underdog.
- Why he won't win the Chase:
Underdogs are called that for a reason.
Jeff Gordon
+ Why he'll win the Chase: He's overdue for that
fifth title.
- Why he won't win the Chase: Postpartum depression.
Jeff Burton
+ Why he'll win the Chase: He's a
veteran driver.
- Why he won't win the Chase: He's the only driver in the Chase who was born before
Woodstock.
Juan Montoya
Why he should have made the Chase:
13 top-10 finishes.
Why he didn't make the Chase: Got
run into more often than a bumper car.
Jamie McMurray
+ Why he should have made the Chase: 2 Wins at
Daytona and Indy.
- Why he didn't make the Chase:
Crashes at Texas, Pocono and Daytona2.
Matt Kenseth
+ Why he'll win the Chase: He dominated in
2003.
- Why he won't win the Chase: If he hadn't dominated in
2003, there wouldn't be a
Chase format.
Greg Biffle
+ Why he'll win the Chase: Was
awesome in August.
- Why he won't win the Chase: Has been
anything but in September.
David Reutimann
+ Why he should have made the Chase: A force with which to be reckoned on intermediate tracks.
- Why he didn't make the Chase: Kyle Busch refuses to give him a passing grade.