Atlanta - Folds of Honor Quiktrip 500
Just in: Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart and Matt Kenseth may not be eligible to make the chase, even with a win this year according to the eligibility rules to make the Chase. (see below)
As you can see in the blurb below about Eligibility for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup a driver must attempt to quality for EVERY RACE (except in rare instances).
So I am going to presume that qualifying at Atlanta is going to be one of those "RARE INSTANCES" As you can see in the line up below. 5 major teams, #24 Jeff Gordon, #48 Jimmie Johnson, #14 Tony Stewart, #41 Regan Smith and #20 Matt Kenseth failed to qualify because they were not through inspection on time. The others who got in under 2014 owner points provisionals were #26 Jeb Burton, #35 Cole Whitt, #7 Alex Bowman and #40 Landon Cassill.
4 others Mike Wallace, Matt Dibenedetto, Reed Sorenson and Michael Annett were not so lucky to have owner points.
Michael Annett who finished 13th in the Daytona 500 made a deal with #33 Brian Scott Friday to run in his place, to continue his run for the Chase.
The TV schedule is the reason NASCAR didn't wait for inspections to be complete before starting qualifying... NOT ACCEPTABLE!!!
New Rule NASCAR - All cars must be through inspection before qualifying starts. Considering the rules for Eligibility for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup
Read about the qualifying fiasco here: Click Here
Eligibility for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup
The top 15 drivers with the most wins over the first 26 races will earn a spot in the Chase Grid -- provided they have finished in the top 30 in points and attempted to qualify for every race (except in rare instances). The 16th Chase position will go to the points leader after race No. 26, if he/she does not have victory. In the event that there are 16 or more different winners over 26 races, the only winless driver who can earn a Chase Grid spot would be the points leader after 26 races.
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