Meet #NASCAR Sprint Car Chase Driver Clint Bowyer

Michael Waltrip Racing, No. 15 Toyota

Outlook: The No. 15 squeaked into the Chase but also suffered from a streak of bad luck at strong tracks. The team is fired up to win in its last season together.

Chase history: Five previous appearances, finishing second in 2012.

Best Chase track: Homestead, with six top-10 finishes and an average finish of 10.9.

Worst Chase track: Phoenix, with zero wins, six top-10 finishes and an average finish of 18.

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Source: NASCAR.com

Meet #NASCAR Sprint Car Chase Driver Paul Menard

Richard Childress Racing, No. 27 Chevrolet

Outlook: Menard's consistency in top-15 finishes all season long paid off in clinching a Chase berth, but he might have something to worry about once he gets to Chicagoland with only one top 10 in the books in his eight starts at the track.

Chase history: This is Menard's first appearance.

Best Chase track: Kansas, with an average finish of 15.8.

Worst Chase track: Chicagoland, with an average finish of 23.9.

Photo by Todd Warshaw/2015 NASCAR

Source: NASCAR.com

Tomorrow: Clint Bowyer

Meet #NASCAR Sprint Car Chase Driver Ryan Newman

Richard Childress Racing, No. 31 Chevrolet

Outlook: Newman made the Chase the same way he did last year -- on points -- and as he showed in 2014, consistency can be enough to reach the Championship 4.

Chase history: Six previous appearances, finished second in 2014.

Best Chase track: Three wins at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Worst Chase track: 11 top 10s in 27 appearances at Talladega Superspeedway.

Photo by Rainier Ehrhardt/2015 NASCAR

Source: NASCAR.com

Tomorrow: Paul Menard