2010 NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup Predictions

Guest post of the week by Deangelo Spencer

The 2010 NASCAR season has been a roller coaster ride for some teams. When DirecTV let me try their satellite TV pay per view feature for free, I made sure I recorded most of the races this season. History has been made with Jamie McMurray becoming the 3rd driver in NASCAR history to win the Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400 in the same season. Kyle Busch also made history by becoming the first driver to win the Nationwide, Camping World Truck and Sprint Cup series Bristol races in the same weekend.

2 drivers are already locked in. Kevin Harvick and Jeff Gordon. Kyle Busch just has to start the next race at Atlanta and he is in. From the 4th position all the way back to the 21st position can fight it out for the 10 spots left in the top 12. Jamie McMurray is currently 100 points back of Clint Bowyer in the fight for the 12th spot. McMurray has won 2 races and I think he will get the last spot. Mark Martin is 1 point behind McMurray, but I think McMurray has the advantage and momentum throughout these last 2 races. The rest of the top 12 have almost been decided.

The drivers I see making the top 12 are Kevin Harvick, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin, Tony Stewart, Jeff Burton, Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Greg Biffle and Jamie McMurray. Sorry Clint Bowyer and Mark Martin fans, but I don't think they can stop McMurray's run.