Kasey Kahne and David Ragan Fail to Make The Chase

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Clint Bowyer, Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin are among the drivers to survive in “the Race for the Chase.”

While Jimmie Johnson was on his way to another Sprint Cup victory, the race within a race to make it into The Chase saw David Ragan crash out. Kasey Kahne never had enough of a race car to make it past Clint Bowyer, thus eliminating any hope of Dodge making it into NASCAR’s post season.

Tony Stewart was agitated with Greg Zippadelli and threw his Home Depot crew under the bus on the team radio for their inability to get his car out of the pits ahead of race winner Jimmie Johnson during the final pit stop.

The scenario that brought the fans to their feet was the contact between points leader Kyle Busch and fan favorite Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

Junior was trying to pass The Shrub on the inside, made slight contact with him, and spun him out. A similar incident occured in the first race at Richmond International Raceway but with the roles reversed, which was the beginning of the season-long hatred of Busch.

And that brings us to this week’s BUZZ ON PIT ROW:

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Was Junior’s spin out of Kyle Busch retaliation for the incident at the first Richmond race or coincidence?

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Let us know what you think and we could use your reply on this week’s ON PIT ROW. Listen live from 5-7pm ET here. Stay tuned to INSIDE ARCA from 7-8:30pm ET. Call the show at 877-502-8255 with your opinions.

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