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The field is set for the 2015 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup following Saturday's Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway, which was won by Matt Kenseth.
Aric Almirola fell short of qualifying for his second consecutive Chase. Almirola, who entered Richmond 29 points behind Clint Bowyer in 16th place, finished 17 points below the cut line after a fourth-place finish at Richmond.
Kasey Kahne, who like Almirola had a chance to qualify on points, finished 18th at Richmond and ended up 33 points below the cut line.
With Almirola and Kahne staying out, that meant the final Chase berths went to Ryan Newman, Jeff Gordon, Paul Menard and Bowyer. Here's how the field will be seeded entering the first Chase race next week at Chicagoland Speedway.
IN THE CHASE (Seeded by points and tiebreakers)
1. Jimmie Johnson, 2012 points
2. Kyle Busch, 2012
3. Matt Kenseth, 2012
4. Joey Logano, 2009
5. Kevin Harvick, 2006
6. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2006
7. Kurt Busch, 2006
8. Carl Edwards, 2006
9. Brad Keselowski, 2003
10. Martin Truex Jr., 2003
11. Denny Hamlin, 2003
12. Jamie McMurray, 2000
13. Jeff Gordon, 2000
14. Ryan Newman, 2000
15. Paul Menard, 2000
16. Clint Bowyer, 2000
JUST MISSED THE CUT
Aric Almirola
Kasey Kahne
* Tiebreaker = Points are reset at 2,000 for the Chase with drivers getting three bonus points for each regular-season win. Ties are broken by runner-up finishes, third-place finishes, fourth-place finishes, and so on until a winner of the tiebreaker emerges.