The standings were reconfigured after that to give only the 10 Chase drivers a chance to win the championship.

Because he led the Chase drivers in wins, with four, the Chase reseeding process moved him up five places and made him the points leader.

In addition, the number of base points received by Chase drivers at the points reset were set at 2,000 instead of the previous 5,000.

The Chase drivers will be determined Sept. 17.

Besides Kenseth, various Chase drivers struggled throughout the day.

From 2007 to 2010, each Chase driver received 5,000 points, with a 10-point bonus for each race won prior to the Chase.

A championship can be lost when two of the non-eligible cars crash and a Chase driver is caught in the demolition.

Kurt Busch, a Chase driver, won the New Hampshire race.

But he might as well have been speaking for the rest of the Chase drivers.

The 11th-most laps led among Chase drivers?