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Five races in, list of Chase contenders already short

By Terry Blount
ESPN.com

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Who's really competing to make the Chase? Of the 43 drivers who line up every week, less than half of them are true playoff contenders. After five Sprint Cup races, maybe 20 drivers -- and that's stretching it -- have any realistic shot of making the Chase in September. It doesn't matter how many points behind a driver is this early in the season. Anything can happen in 21 races as far as making up points. The main factor is how many drivers have the equipment, the team and the skills to co ...

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