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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;NASCAR\u2019s postseason\u2014the Chase for the Sprint Cup\u2014begins on Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway (2 p.m. Eastern, ESPN) and it\u2019s a brand new game. Unlike past editions, which unfolded more like a smaller series of points races, this year\u2019s 10-race playoff is an elimination contest. (Maybe the &lt;em&gt;Cut from the Cup&lt;/em&gt; would be a more appropriate name for it now?)\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Four drivers from a field of 16 Cup contenders will be pruned after the first three races, then four more after the next three, and four more after the ninth race. The highest finisher among the \u201Cfinal four\u201D at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Nov. 16 wins the whole enchilada. With points resetting after each round, there\u2019ll be no coasting on an early lead. It\u2019s anyone\u2019s Chase.\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Chase Field\r\n\r\n&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\tSeed\r\n\t\t\tdriver\r\n\t\t\tteam\r\n\t\t\tcar\r\n\t\t\tBest track\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t&lt;b&gt;1.&lt;/b&gt;\r\n\t\t\t&lt;b&gt;Brad Keselowski&lt;/b&gt;\r\n\t\t\tPenske\r\n\t\t\tNo. 2 Ford\r\n\t\t\tLoudon (9/21)\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t&lt;b&gt;2.&lt;/b&gt;\r\n\t\t\t&lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp; Jeff Gordon&lt;/b&gt;\r\n\t\t\tHendrick\r\n\t\t\tNo. 24 Chevy\r\n\t\t\tMartinsville (10/26)\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t&lt;b&gt;3.&lt;/b&gt;\r\n\t\t\t&lt;b&gt;Dale Earnhardt Jr.&lt;/b&gt;\r\n\t\t\tHendrick\r\n\t\t\tNo. 88 Chevy\r\n\t\t\tTalladega (10/19)\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t&lt;strong&gt;4&lt;/strong&gt;."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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