JOLIET, IL – SEPTEMBER 18: (L-R) The 2011 Chase contenders Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Wrigley’s Doublemint Toyota, Kevin Harvick, driver of the #29 Budweiser Chevrolet, Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet, Matt Kenseth, driver of the #17 Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Ford, Carl Edwards, driver of the #99 Kellogg’s/Cheez-it Ford, Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, Kurt Busch, driver of the #22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge, Ryan Newman, Ryan Newman, driver of the #39 U.S. Army Medicine Chevrolet, Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 Amp Energy/National Guard Chevrolet, Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Dodge, and Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Ground Toyota, pose on stage prior to the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series GEICO 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on September 18, 2011 in Joliet, Illinois. (Photo by Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCAR)
(L-R) The 2011 Chase Contenders Getty Images for NASCAR