Which drivers made the chase

Elliott had forced Harvick into a second-place finish. Elliott finished 25th. After the race, Harvick parked his car on the back bumper of Elliott's car on pit road. The drivers stormed out of their cars and immediately got into a heated exchange. An exchanging of words. Tempers flaring between Chase Elliott and Kevin Harvick! Harvick later mocked Elliott's move and expressed his anger at the Chevrolet driver during a postrace interview. The crowd was booing the Ford driver, to which Harvick responded, "They can boo all they want.

I don't care. Elliott responded by saying that battling with the year-old Harvick is nothing new. The confrontation didn't end on pit road. Harvick slammed his helmet on the roof of his car and met up with Elliott again near the haulers. Kyle Busch , driver of the No. Busch has four wins to his credit, making him the top seed along with Kevin Harvick when the Chase for the title begins at Chicagoland Speedway.

This Joe Gibbs Racing driver has shown patience and maturity this season, which goes a long way when it comes to good finishes. He knows this Chase will be all about consistency and besides his four wins, Busch has 13 top-five finishes.

He and his crew chief, Dave Rogers, could well make some magic during the Chase and look for Busch to be a tough title contender. This season, Harvick has captured four wins, with the last one being the final race before the Chase at Richmond International Raceway. Harvick had a bit of a summer slump with his last top-five finish coming in June at Pocono.

It was said they were doing some experimenting, but it began to seem more than that. His Camping World Truck teams will be dismantled at season's end, with KHI assets to be sold along with the 80,square foot shop. The driver of the No. Look for Harvick to have momentum heading into the Chase and he, like other drivers, knows how important consistent top-five finishes will be.

Harvick, much like Kyle Busch, may be one of the bad boys who will give the other title contenders a run for their money. Though he has only one win this year, he has 17 top finishes.

Johnson and his crew chief, Chad Knaus, have hit some rough spots that have been reflected in radio communications and pit road mistakes. Johnson displays his calm demeanor and confidence about the Chase, but he has shown some signs that pressure is mounting when he has confrontations with other drivers, especially Kurt Busch. The Lowe's No. You can never underestimate Johnson when the Chase rolls around, but this looks to be the year he will falter and the title will not be his.

Kurt Busch, the driver of the No. Busch hit some rough spots this year and one of his rants over the in-car radio caused Roger Penske to make some changes with personnel that proved to be positive. Busch has a fiery personality and he will rant to his team when he is running second. He will also get fired up about his not-so-best friend, Jimmie Johnson. The Penske organization managed to get both of their Dodge teams into the Chase, and Brad Keselowski, driver of the Blue Deuce, seemed to have had a fire lit under him.

Busch has a Cup championship to his credit and Steve Addington, his crew chief, is giving him strong cars on a consistent basis. Carl Edwards drives the No. This season, he has only one win and it came at the third race of the season in Las Vegas.

Edwards has shown solid performance with 12 top-five and 17 top finishes this year. Say hello to Hamlin, who has eight wins at the Round of 8 tracks. Chase history: Nine previous appearances, runner-up in Best Chase track: Martinsville, with five wins and an average finish of 9.

Worst Chase track: Texas, average finish of With just seven laps led in the last two months, much more will be needed to advance. Best Chase track: Phoenix, with one win and an average finish of Of note for this round, Busch won earlier this year at both Martinsville and Texas.

Chase history: Eight previous appearances, won in Best Chase track: Texas, with two wins and 10 top fives in 21 starts. Martin Truex Jr.