Race Report
RACE REPORT: lifelock.com 400
When: 8 p.m. today
Where: Chicagoland Speedway
v Polesitter: Kyle Busch
TV: TNT
Radio: WBRF-98.1, WTQR-104.1, WBAG-1150, WLXN-1440
Defending winner: Tony Stewart
Distance: Distance: 400 miles (267 laps on 1.5-mile speedway)
Estimated pit window: 50-55 laps
The Weather Channel forecast: High of about 75 degrees with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms by race time.
DUSTIN LONG'S THREE THINGS TO WATCH
1.Kasey Kahne. The last time the series raced on a 1.5-mile track was in May, when Kahne won both the all-star race and the Coca-Cola 600. Can he keep the streak alive?
2. Matt Kenseth. He runs well at this track, finishing second in two of the last three years.
3.Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart. Both drivers are winless this season. Which one snaps their streak first?
RACE LINEUP
ST. NO. DRIVER CAR HOW QUALIFIED
1. 18 Kyle Busch Toyota owner points
2. 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet owner points
3. 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet owner points
4. 99 Carl Edwards Ford owner points
5. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet owner points
6. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet owner points
7. 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota owner points
8. 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge owner points
9. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford owner points
10. 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet owner points
11. 16 Greg Biffle Ford owner points
12. 20 Tony Stewart Toyota owner points
13. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet owner points
14. 6 David Ragan Ford owner points
15. 83 Brian Vickers Toyota owner points
16. 8 Mark Martin Chevrolet owner points
17. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge owner points
18. 2 Kurt Busch Dodge owner points
19. 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet owner points
20. 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge owner points
21. 28 Travis Kvapil Ford owner points
22. 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Dodge owner points
23. 38 David Gilliland Ford owner points
24. 26 Jamie McMurray Ford owner points
25. 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet owner points
26. 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge owner points
27. 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet owner points
28. 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota owner points
29. 44 David Reutimann Toyota owner points
30. 22 Dave Blaney Toyota owner points
31. 7 Robby Gordon Dodge owner points
32. 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge owner points
33. 01 Regan Smith Chevrolet owner points
34. 00 Michael McDowell Toyota owner points
35. 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge owner points
36. 45 Terry Labonte Dodge past champion
37. 21 Bill Elliott Ford past champion
38. 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet owner attempts
39. 84 AJ Allmendinger Toyota owner attempts
40. 96 J.J. Yeley Toyota owner attempts
41. 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet owner attempts
42. 10 Patrick Carpentier Dodge owner attempts
43. 70 Jason Leffler Chevrolet owner attempts
Failed to qualify
44. 34 Tony Raines Chevrolet owner attempts
45. 08 Johnny Sauter Dodge owner attempts
CHASE FOR THE CHASE
the rest of the field
DRIVER PTS. BEHIND
DRIVER PTS. BEHIND
13. Harvick 2,143 -543
14. Ragan 2,043 -643
15. Vickers 2,033 -653
16. Newman 1,960 -726
17. Kurt Busch 1,954 -732
18. Truex Jr. 1,907 -779
19. B. Labonte 1,829 -857
20. Kvapil 1,801 -885
21. Montoya 1,754 -932
22. Gilliland 1,735 -951
23. McMurray 1,723 -963
24. Mears 1,718 -968
25. E. Sadler 1,667 -1,019
26. Menard 1,642 -1,044
27. Reutimann 1,596 -1,090
28. Martin 1,571 -1,115
29. Waltrip 1,508 -1,178
30. R. Gordon 1,484 -1,202
31. Blaney 1,469 -1,217
32. Sorenson 1,426 -1,260
33. Hornish Jr. 1,370 -1,316
34. Smith 1,360 -1,326
35. Riggs 1,211 -1,475
36. Nemechek 1,061 -1,625
37. Carpentier 1,048 -1,638
38. Yeley 1,047 -1,639
39. McDowell 921 -1,765
40. Allmendinger 727 -1,959
41. Franchitti 606 -2,080
42. Mayfield 578 -2,108
Note: Drivers in the top 12 qualify for end-of-season Chase championship.
1. Kyle Busch 2,686 --
2. Earnhardt Jr. 2,504 -182
3. Burton 2,484 -202
4. Edwards 2,437 -249
5. Johnson 2,319 -367
6. J. Gordon 2,249 -437
7. Hamlin 2,240 -446
8. Kahne 2,177 -509
9. Kenseth 2,166 -520
10. Bowyer 2,159 -527
11. Biffle 2,153 -533
12. Stewart 2,145 -541
DRIVER PTS. BEHIND
DRIVER PTS. BEHIND