Greg Biffle, Jeff Burton and Joey Logano were mired around 30th in the points standings after the first few races this season. They are finally starting to make a move up the standings, although it may already be too late for Burton and Logano to make the Chase.
With a 10th place run at Talladega, Logano moved up four positions in the standings to 24th. He's 66 points back of Clint Bowyer for 10th place, the cutoff line for making the Chase (other than the two wild-card drivers who will qualify based on wins). Making up that much ground will be a tall order.
Burton finished just 16th at Talladega, but still moved up three slots in the standings to 22nd. However, he is still a daunting 60 points behind Bowyer in 10th.
Biffle, meanwhile, is much closer to making up his early-season deficit. He finished a strong 7th at Talladega to gain two positions in the points, moving up to 16th. He is now just 26 points out of 10th place.
The three drivers have a long ways to go if they want to make the Chase. They do have the wild-card option, and Biffle especially is capable of winning a few races to sneak into the playoffs using that method. There are still 18 races to go before the Chase cutoff race, but for these drivers to make it, they'll have to make a move up the standings in a hurry.
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