As it turned out, both Jeff Gordon and Matt Kenseth were among the top four Chase drivers at Martinsville Speedway, which means everyone with an eligible pick survived until next week.
Unfortunately, most people (12 players) had chosen a driver who was already eliminated from the Chase. This included Adam Huth, our regular season champion, who went out with a bang: He chose Dale Earnhardt Jr., which would have been his 10th victory of the season if it counted. Adam, congrats on a GREAT run! Really impressive.
Those who went home this week:
| wdoyle66 |
| fatbuzz66 |
| digertwo |
| CopaCavanna |
| gonzalezterence |
| Adam_Huth |
| Sam_Beishuizen |
| TheTigerBones |
| thndrnghrd24 |
| Mattdobson_7 |
| mattgross |
| kennethriggs |
So we’re down to nine people for the final three races. Props to those who have made it this far — it hasn’t been easy.
Here are the picks for Texas. Seven players are eligible to move on after this week (four people chose Brad Keselowski; three people chose Joey Logano). Please see the tiebreaker procedures below the picks in case the game ends this week.
| Twitter ID | Texas |
| dallasjunebug | Earnhardt Jr., Dale |
| trv240sx | Johnson, Jimmie |
| Sports2hiphop | Keselowski, Brad |
| devyanks90 | Keselowski, Brad |
| BPierce | Keselowski, Brad |
| dave_phillips1 | Keselowski, Brad |
| chrisonethree | Logano, Joey |
| Amishkid17 | Logano, Joey |
| jsoupzzz | Logano, Joey |
TIEBREAKERS:
1) If both Keselowski and Logano finish among the bottom four Chase drivers at Texas, the Fantasy Chase game is over and will be decided on a tiebreaker. The winner will be the driver who finishes higher at Texas.
Since multiple people have the same driver, the winner would then depend on who has the most drivers still alive for their Phoenix and Homestead picks.
2) If both Keselowski and Logano are eliminated and Keselowski is higher, the Fantasy Chase winner would be @sports2hiphop. The reason is he is the only one of the four people who chose Keselowski and has a driver still eligible after Texas (he picked Harvick at Phoenix).
3) If both Keselowski and Logano are eliminated and Logano is higher, the Fantasy Chase winner would be @amishkid17. The reason is he has two drivers still eligible after Texas (Harvick at Phoenix, Keselowski at Homestead).
LOOKING AHEAD:
Only three players can still win the Fantasy Chase even if they survive this week (see championship scenarios below):
| Twitter ID | Phoenix | Homestead |
| Sports2hiphop | Harvick, Kevin | Earnhardt Jr., Dale |
| devyanks90 | Johnson, Jimmie | Earnhardt Jr., Dale |
| BPierce | Johnson, Jimmie | Earnhardt Jr., Dale |
| dave_phillips1 | Johnson, Jimmie | Earnhardt Jr., Dale |
| chrisonethree | Harvick, Kevin | Johnson, Jimmie |
| Amishkid17 | Harvick, Kevin | Keselowski, Brad |
| jsoupzzz | Busch, Kyle | Kahne, Kasey |
Note: If the three Harvick players survive Phoenix, it depends on whether Keselowski makes the final four. If he does, then @Amishkid17 wins. If not, then there could be a three-way tie and the tiebreaker would be whoever’s Homestead pick finishes highest between @Amishkid17 (Keselowski), @Sports2hiphop (Earnhardt) and @chrisonethree (Johnson).
No one else but those three can win the title because everyone else’s Phoenix picks are already eliminated.