Talladega as unpredictable as ever

Sunday's Sprint Cup race at Talladega could be more of a defining point of the Chase than the season finale at Homestead next month. The fall race at the Alabama superspeedway, a track notorious for producing huge crashes and surprise winners, is the last race of the second round of the new Chase format. Many fans are expecting the Chase grid to get shaken up dramatically on Sunday due to the typical nature of Talladega races. For this reason, the four Chase drivers eliminated at the end of the race could be different from those who are currently facing elimination, and essentially have to win in order to avoid that happening to them. So Talladega could very well come right behind Homestead as the second most important race of the Chase now.