Chase grid all set; Keselowski gets first seed

Team Penske driver Brad Keselowski won Saturday evening's Sprint Cup race at Richmond, the last before the start of the Chase for the Sprint Cup. It was Keselowski's fourth win of the season, allowing him to break a five-way tie for most wins that he shared with Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr, Jimmie Johnson and teammate Joey Logano and claim the first seed in the 16-driver Chase grid. It was also Team Penske's 400th win in all racing series. Keselowski led all but 17 laps on his way to the win, and had some good pit stops during the race.

There were two Chase spots left coming into the race. Matt Kenseth of Joe Gibbs Racing, still looking for his first win of the season, was the first to get into the Chase on points; he and race winner Kasey Kahne clinched their spots last week after the race at Atlanta. The two drivers who completed the Chase grid were Ryan Newman of Richard Childress Racing and Greg Biffle of Roush Fenway Racing. Biffle beat Michael Waltrip Racing driver Clint Bowyer by just seven points despite running into some problems during the race. Bowyer was involved in the scandal last year that took his then-teammate Martin Truex Jr. out of the Chase, but Bowyer was allowed to stay in. Along with Bowyer, Kyle Larson, Austin Dillon and Paul Menard just missed the Chase.

Here is the final Chase lineup:

1. #2 - Brad Keselowski (4 wins)
2. #24 - Jeff Gordon (3 wins)
3. #88 - Dale Earnhardt Jr. (3 wins)
4. #48 - Jimmie Johnson (3 wins)
5. #22 - Joey Logano (3 wins)
6. #4 - Kevin Harvick (2 wins)
7. #99 - Carl Edwards (2 wins)
8. #18 - Kyle Busch (1 win)
9. #11 - Denny Hamlin (1 win)
10. #41 - Kurt Busch (1 win)
11. #5 - Kasey Kahne (1 win)
12. #43 - Aric Almirola (1 win)
13. #47 - A.J. Allmendinger (1 win)
14. #20 - Matt Kenseth (in on points)
15. #16 - Greg Biffle (in on points)
16. #31 - Ryan Newman (in on points)

The first round of the Chase starts on September 14 at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois, then heads to New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon on September 21, and concludes at Dover Speedway in Delaware on September 28.