CHASE FOR THE SPRINT CUP FIELD FINALIZED 16 drivers eligible for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship PHOENIX – The field for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup has been finalized after tonight’s Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway. The 16 championship contenders will begin NASCAR’s playoffs on Sunday, September 14 at Chicagoland Speedway. The Quicken Loans Race For Heroes 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, set for Sunday, Nov. 9, will be the final Eliminator race in the Chase, after which the four remaining title hopefuls will compete for the Sprint Cup Series championship in the season finale at Homestead-Miami…

Despite valiant effort by Bowyer, Biffle and Newman clinch Chase spots Sept. 6, 2014 By Seth Livingstone NASCAR Wire Service RICHMOND, Va. – Clint Bowyer didn’t win Saturday night’s Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway and, consequently, didn’t make the Chase Grid - the 16-drive field that makes up the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. But he certainly made Greg Biffle sweat. Bowyer started sixth and was a factor all night, spending much of it in race winner Brad Keselowski’s rear view mirror. “That was our best effort,” Bowyer said. “That’s all I had. That’s all we had as…