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nd backing Condon up in place of Craig Anderson

in Allgemein 17.04.2018 09:36
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The Chase for the Sprint Cup has four spots open for drivers who havent won a race this year.Or maybe five. Or possibly three if there is another new winner. There are plenty of scenarios.Five drivers getting in on points depends on whether Pocono winner Chris Buescher gets into the top 30 when the regular season comes to a close. Four races remain -- Bristol, Michigan, Darlington and Richmond -- before the Chase field is set.The regular-season champion and then the next 15 drivers, based on wins and then points, make the Chase. A driver must be in the top 30 in points to take advantage of the win. Heres how the Chase looks heading into another unpredictable race Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway:The 11 drivers with wins and safely in the top 30 in points are Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Joey Logano and Tony Stewart.Then there is Buescher, who is three points behind David Ragan for 30th in the standings. Buescher should be able to do it, but it wont be easy. Theres a reason only three points separate them -- they have run near each other for much of the season. And the BK Racing cars that Ragan drives can be competitive at the short tracks such as Bristol and Richmond. This could come down to mistakes. Give the edge to Buescher, though, especially because he will have a horsepower edge at Michigan and Darlington.Thanks to AJ Allmendinger dumping Kyle Larson on the last lap at Watkins Glen, four winless drivers know that as long as they dont have issues and no one else outside the top 14 wins a race, they likely will make the Chase.Of course, few would have predicted Bueschers victory earlier this month at Pocono. And Larson wasnt having an issue at The Glen until Allmendinger turned him and cost him 25 points on the final turn.If Buescher doesnt make it into the top 30, right now Larson would make the Chase, with Trevor Bayne the first driver out at eight points back. But if Buescher does make it, Larson would not as it stands now because he sits 30 points behind Ganassi teammate Jamie McMurray for that last spot (assuming there are no other new winners).Ryan Newman is the highest winless driver in the standings. He has a 42-point edge on Larson and a 50-point edge on Bayne. He should feel good about making the Chase.Chase Elliott, despite a recent stretch of four races outside the top 20 in the past six, still has a 41-point edge on Larson and a 49-point edge on Bayne. Like Newman, he should feel pretty good. But he cant feel too confident, as he has only two lead-lap finishes in the previous six races.Elliott has to be feeling the pressure as a rookie. He probably has told himself several times during the off week that he finished fourth at Bristol and second at Michigan earlier this year -- and those are the next two races on the schedule.Austin Dillon (39 points up on Larson, 47 on Bayne) was in great shape until his 31st-place finish at The Glen. He has been solid enough on intermediate tracks this year that he should be in good shape come Richmond as long as he doesnt get caught up in anything at Bristol.McMurray (30 points up on Larson, 38 on Bayne) has the benefit of being one of the most consistent drivers this year -- he sits 14th in points without leading a lap all season. While on the bubble, if he just repeats his finishes from Bristol, Richmond and Michigan (a 13th, 16th and a ninth) and is respectable at Darlington, he should make the Chase.Larson is in the worst spot. He needs to take chances to earn a win if Buescher cracks the top 30, but taking a chance and costing himself points could end up dropping him below Bayne or one of the others.Of all the drivers on the bubble, Larson has knocked on the door enough that a win isnt totally out of the question. He was third at Michigan in June.Baynes best hope, obviously, is for Buescher to finish outside the top 30. If he does, Bayne has a legitimate chance of catching Larson. That might seem like a stretch, but dont forget Bayne finished fifth at Bristol earlier this year. He also was a top-20 finisher at Richmond and Michigan. One more bad day for Larson, and Bayne could capitalize.Kasey Kahne (11 points behind Larson) and Ryan Blaney (18 points) both could get in on points if Buescher and Larson falter. Kahne would seem the logical choice considering his experience, but that hasnt helped him all that much this year and Hendrick Motorsports has been struggling. The one thing Kahne does have in his favor: He is great at Richmond, where he had one of his two fourth-place finishes this year.Winless drivers who are more than 60 points behind McMurray and 30 points behind Larson have virtually no shot to get in on points. These drivers need a win: Allmendinger, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Paul Menard, Greg Biffle, Danica Patrick, Clint Bowyer, Aric Almirola, Casey Mears, Landon Cassill and Ragan.Among them, the driver who has led the most laps this year? Allmendinger with 24.But, hey, Buescher had not led a lap all season until his victory at Pocono. Which just goes to show that nothing is impossible when talking about Chase scenarios with four races left in the regular season. Jim Thome Jersey . LOUIS -- Attorneys for the St. Yan Gomes Jersey . -- Running backs Darren McFadden and Rashad Jennings were back at practice for the Oakland Raiders on Wednesday despite being hampered by hamstring injuries. http://www.baseballindiansprostore.com/indians-austin-jackson-jersey/ . -- Jacksonville wide receiver Cecil Shorts will likely be a game-time decision whether hell play Sunday in the Jaguars home game against the San Diego Chargers. Carlos Baerga Jersey .com) - Following a late-game loss to the reigning NBA champs, the Toronto Raptors will look to sustain their recent high-level play as they travel to Indiana to take on the Pacers. Jay Bruce Jersey . -- Tony Stewart is 20 pounds lighter and has a titanium rod in his surgically repaired right leg. OTTAWA, Ontario -- From start to finish, the Nashville Predators were the better team and simply outworked the Ottawa Senators.Ryan Ellis scored the tiebreaking goal late in the first period, Pekka Rinne stopped 30 shots and the Predators beat the Senators 5-1 Thursday night.Mike Ribeiro had a goal and assist, and Colton Sissons, Pontus Aberg and James Neal also scored to help the Predators sweep the two-game series series against the Senators.We played great, Predators captain Mike Fisher said. Weve struggled on the road and this was a really good solid game for us. We needed that one. We did a lot of good things.Before the game, Fisher was honored by the Senators for reaching the 1,000th game milestone last season. Fisher played 675 games with Ottawa before being traded to Nashville.For the organization to do something like that was pretty special, Fisher said. Theres so many great memories here, its like home.Derrick Brassard scored for Ottawa, and Mike Condon finished with 35 saves in his third start. The Senators havent scored more than two goals in their last 11 games.This is the second time weve been terrible against Nashville, Senators coach Guy Boucher said. I dont know if were allergic to them or something.Ellis beat Condon on the far side with about 4 1/2 minutes left in the opening period to put the Predators up 2-1.Right off the bat our turnovers killed us in the first period, Boucher said. Were letting the opponent wear us down in the first period and then you play catch up hockey because of that.I know guys are trying to get a bit more offense, but thats not the right way, thats definitely not the right way.Nashville held the edge in play in the second and was rewarded as Aberg scored his first NHL goal, beating Condon through the legs with under three minutes remaining.The Senators were unable to create any real chances in the thhird despite two power plays.ddddddddddddhe Predators put the game out of reach as Neal, with his seventh goal in six games, and Ribeiro, taking a long pass from P.K. Subban, made it 5-1 sending the 15,480 fans at Canadian Tire Centre to the exits.Ottawa got off to a poor start, giving up the first goal for the sixth straight game.Its always tough to play from behind, Senators captain Erik Karlsson said. Weve been doing it a lot lately. ... Weve got to come back and work on the things that we need to work on and realize we need a lot more, not a little bit more for Saturdays game.The Predators opened the scoring at 2:14 as Sissons tipped Austin Watsons shot after some poor defensive coverage from Karlsson and Marc Methot.Brassard scored a power-play goal to tie the game at 8:36 of the first. It was just Brassards second goal of the season and marked the Senators first power-play goal in six games.Its something Ive been working on every day, Brassard said of his shot. I was working on it this morning. Now its behind me and I have to focus on the next game and try and play well.Ottawas Bobby Ryan left the game with an upper body injury and did not return for the second period.Game notes Prior to the game, the Senators honored Predators captain Mike Fisher for reaching the 1,000th game milestone last season. Fisher played 675 games with the Senators. ... Ottawa LW Mike Hoffman is out day-to-day and was replaced by Max McCormick. ... A late change had Andrew Hammond backing Condon up in place of Craig Anderson. ... D Fredrik Claesson was a healthy scratch for Ottawa. ... Nashville C Cody Bass and D Matt Carle were healthy scratches.UP NEXTPredators: At St. Louis on Saturday night.Senators: Host Florida on Saturday night. NFL Jerseys From China Jerseys From China Cheap Jerseys Store Cheap Jerseys China Cheap Authentic Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys Store ' ' '

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