Have We Found a Challenger to the #48?

[Burhead]

The #11 team just keeps dominating, is he the threat to Jimmie's championship hopes?

 

[TennFan]

Some of the prognosticators picked Denny to unseat Jimmie. Will Denny be at the top after the first 26? He could be with 5 wins. Jimmie has 3. Kyle and Kevin are struggling. If Jimmie is in the top 3 starting the CHASE, he'll make it competitive. Any driver who wins at least 2 of the races or has the most consistent finishes in the top 5 without a win will win it.

 

[rbroyles]

Seems fairly obvious.

 

[615 Vol]

Racking up several wins in the first 26 looks good but putting it together for the chase is a different story, ask Kyle Busch or Carl Edwards.

The 48 has to lose the championship at some point but they've also been known to start their season on race 27.

 

[#10_Ainge_#10]

It looks that way now but as mentioned winning and finishing better than the 48 before the Chase hasn't worked out that well.
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[rbroyles]

All he asked is is there a challenger, yes there is, didn't say Hamlin would win or not.

 

[615 Vol]

Denny Hamlin is a challenger for the championship.

 

[TennesseeFan07]

My money is on Kevin Conway.

 

[rbroyles]

The question should be can the #11 team maintain their momentum through the Chase? Kyle Busch dominated the pre-chase season only to lose it's steam in the chase while the 48 team comes on it's strongest. The same thing happened with Carl Edwards and Kasey Kahne, and to a lesser extent with Tony Stewart last year. Is Hamlin peaking to early, or can he sustain? All he has to do is win.

 

[TennesseeFan07]

The knock on the 11 team up until this season is they seem to fold when pressure situations occur. I don't truly think I'll pick Johnson to lose or even consider until after about 6 races into the chase.