Johnson, Dale Jr., others can join Harvick in Chase this weekend
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Only eight races remain before the 16-driver Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup field is set.
Here's what we know:
Kevin Harvick has checked off two of the three Chase criteria boxes. He has the multiple wins that guarantee a spot among the top 16 winners, and at Kentucky, he locked up a top 30 spot. All he needs to do now is start each of the remaining races in the regular season.
Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. can join Harvick this weekend in New Hampshire. Both Hendrick Motorsports drivers already have the multiple wins that guarantee them a spot among the top 16 winners (even if there's a new winner in each of the remaining eight races). They can lock up a top 30 spot this weekend at New Hampshire.
Joey Logano could also join Harvick, but only with a victory.
With help in the form of poor finishes by drivers around the 30th-place bubble, a victory for Martin Truex Jr. or Brad Keselowski would give either multiple wins and a possible top-30-place clinch.