you want to know who’s going to make this year’s Chase for the Sprint Cup, look no further than the results of Sunday’s Samsung 500. Those finishing in the top 12 have about a 70 percent chance of making the Chase, or at least that’s what history tells us.
Since the Chase format was introduced in 2004, an average of seven out of 10 drivers who wound up making the playoffs finished in the top 10 at Texas Motor Speedway. The number jumps to nine of 12 since NASCAR expanded the field in 2007 to include a dozen drivers.
It’s an interesting statistic, but why is Texas such a good barometer of things to come? … Details and Video
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