Looking ahead to round 2 of the Chase

The Contender round, the second round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup, begins this coming weekend and there are now 12 drivers left in championship contention. The next three races should take the competition to the next level. It appears that Team Penske and Hendrick Motorsports, who are responsible for half of the Contenders, are still the teams to watch. The three race winners during the Challenger round - Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano and Jeff Gordon - came from these teams. With two mile-and-a-half tracks featuring different styles of racing and a 2.5-mile restrictor plate superspeedway, the Contender round is sure to continue the unpredictability that has become the theme of this season.