Chase-clinching scenarios at New Hampshire – Nascar

The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup doesn’t begin until September, but several drivers have the opportunity to clinch a spot in the top 30 this weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, thus securing a spot in the NASCAR playoffs. To clinch an early Chase berth, a driver must have multiple wins and a top-30 spot.

Below are Chase-clinching scenarios for this weekend’s races at New Hampshire:

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

Possible to Clinch:

Kyle Busch (3 Wins, 521 Points, +304 Points Ahead of 31st) — Busch can only clinch a top-30 spot with help.

Carl Edwards (2 Wins, 566 Points, +349 Points Ahead of 31st) — Edwards needs to clinch a top-30 spot, which he should be able to do before the Chase cutoff as he’s 349 points ahead of 31st now. With multiple wins, the clinching of a top-30 spot will also clinch his Chase berth.

Kevin Harvick (1 Win, 599 Points, +382 Points Ahead of 31st) — Harvick has already clinched his top-30 spot, but the only way he can clinch a Chase berth at this point is by being a multi-race winner, so his only chance to clinch at New Hampshire is with a win.

Kurt Busch (1 Win, 583 Points, +366 Points Ahead of 31st) — Can clinch with a win.

Joey Logano (1 Win, 533 Points, +316 Points Ahead of 31st) — Can clinch with a win.

Martin Truex Jr (1 Win, 514 Points, +297 Points Ahead of 31st) — Needs some help next week to clinch a top-30 and would also need a win to join the multi-winner club to clinch his Chase berth.

NASCAR XFINITY Series

Possible to Clinch:

Erik Jones (2 Wins, 480 Points, +393 Points Ahead of 31st) — Jones needs to clinch a top-30 spot.

Daniel Suarez (1 Win, 537 Points, +450 Points Ahead of 31st) — Suarez has clinched a top-30 spot, but can only clinch a Chase berth by joining the multi-winner club, so a win at New Hampshire is necessary to clinch this week.

Elliott Sadler (1 Win, 528 Points, +441 Points Ahead of 31st) — Sadler has clinched a top-30 spot, but can only clinch a Chase berth by joining the multi-winner club, so a win at New Hampshire is necessary to clinch this week.