A win at Charlotte puts Johnson one major step closer to achieving his seventh Sprint Cup title, a goal that seems more and more obtainable with the No. 48 team's recent momentum.
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Keselowski has been relatively quiet in his 2016 Chase run, but the numbers are a bit louder: 5.0 average finish and four straight top 10s since the Chase began (seven straight counting races before the Chase).
Coca-Cola 600 winner Truex couldn't recreate his Charlotte dominance Sunday, settling for a 13th-place result -- and not much love from Austin Dillon.
"Rowdy" rallied at Charlotte from a faulty tire for his fifth straight top-10. While his entire history at Kansas isn't stellar, he's the most recent race winner at the Midwestern track.
Kenseth savored a solid runner-up at Charlotte and now looks to Kansas, a track where he's a two-time winner. High expectations for the No. 20.
Charlotte marked the second straight 37th-or-worse finish for Harvick. Good news? He's only eight points behind the cutoff after multiple Chase drivers had issues Sunday.
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Elliott led 103 laps before falling victim to a messy restart at Charlotte. With the team's recent resurgance, don't expect Johnson to be the only Hendrick driver up front.
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Tire issues on Sunday plagued the No. 22 team, which now sits 11th on the Chase Grid. But having swept this round last season, Logano is capable of a last-minute save.
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A late blown engine hampered Hamlin's run at Charlotte, and his Kansas outlook is iffy at best, with an average finish of 16.8 at the Midwestern track.
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While he's never won at Kansas, Edwards has certainly experienced strong runs there, finishing four of his last six races in the top 10.
Busch has been quiet, but steady, in recent weeks and now heads to Kansas, where he'll look to continue a three-race top-10 streak at the Midwestern track.
A two-tire gamble might have worked for Dillon & Co. at Charlotte, but it went south fast when Truex's No. 78 got into the back of the No. 3.
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After being eliminated from the Chase at Dover, Larson powered his way to a fifth-place result at Charlotte. A second win could be in the cards for the No. 42.
Stewart found some rhythm again at Charlotte with a ninth-place result and now sets his sights on Kansas, where he is a two-time winner.
Despite his Chase elimination, McMurray has an opportunity to end his season on a high note -- just maybe not at Kansas, where he has an average finish of 20.2.
Buscher's 16th-place run at Charlotte marked the rookie's best finish since Bristol in August.