All of Busch's Wins May Go For Naught If He Misses Chase (AutoRacingDaily.com)

By Jerry Bonkowski

As difficult as it may seem to believe, one of the two winningest drivers thus far this season has a very realistic chance of not making the Chase for the Sprint Cup.

That’s right, following Sunday night’s Pep Boys 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Kyle Busch – who is tied with Mark Martin with four wins each, tops in the Cup series – saw his Chase hopes fade even more.

Busch came into the race in 13th place. He left Atlanta in 14th place, 37 points behind 12th-ranked Matt Kenseth and 17 points behind Brian Vickers, who jumped ahead of Busch and into 13th spot.

Busch now has just one chance left to make the Chase: Saturday’s final qualifying race at Richmond. But with his back against the wall, he has just one task: to win. Anything else would likely leave him falling short.

Unfortunately, even a win is no guarantee he’ll make the Chase. It’s the sad reality of where Busch sits in the standings right now.

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