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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Kevin Harvick has clinched at least a wild-card berth in the 12-driver Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. Harvick was not listed among drivers who had clinched after Saturday nights race at Bristol because there are still scenarios where he could fall outside of the top 10 in points. Further review Monday by NASCAR determined his three victories this season have earned him at minimum one of the two wild cards. Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth and Carl Edwards clinched berths on Saturday night. That leaves seven spots open to be claimed over the next two races, at Atlanta and Richmond. Drivers would prefer to make it into the Chase by being inside the top 10 in the standings, which will award them bonus points based on their "regular season" victories. The two wild cards will be awarded to the drivers outside the top 10 with the most victories providing they are ranked inside the top 20 in points. The wild-card positions will not receive bonus points when the 12 drivers are re-seeded for the Chase. After Saturday nights race, Brad Keselowski and Denny Hamlin were in position to claim the two wild cards. Keselowski is ranked 11th in points with three victories, and Hamlin is ranked 13th in points with one win. He currently would bump 12th-place driver Clint Bowyer, who is winless, out of the Chase. NASCAR said Monday that Harvick and Jeff Gordon can guarantee spots in the top 10 this Sunday at Atlanta with a finish of 40th; a finish of 41st and at least one lap led; or a finish of 42nd and the most laps led. Ryan Newman, who is currently 73 points ahead of Keselowski, can guarantee a spot in the top 10 with at least a finish of 20th at Atlanta; or 21st and lead at least one lap; or 22nd and lead the most laps. Kurt Busch, who is currently 60 points ahead of Keselowski, can guarantee a top-10 spot with at least a finish of seventh at Atlanta; or eighth and lead at least one lap; or ninth and lead the most laps. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is 39 points ahead of Keselowski, and Tony Stewart is 21 points ahead of Keselowski. Both can clinch a spot inside the top 10 by widening their margins to 49 points over the 11th-place driver. Both are winless this season and in danger of being bumped from the Chase if they fall outside the top 10. Keselowski, who wants the three bonus points that are awarded for each victory in Chase seeding, wasnt banking on passing Stewart for 10th place in the standings. "Tony is pretty good, hes pretty good at Atlanta and Richmond," Keselowski said. "Richmond, we really struggled at in the spring, so Im really not sure what to expect going back. Twenty-one points is still a lot of points. That means youve got to beat the guy by over 10 positions over the course of two races. 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Moving to a corner outfield spot once again gave Hunter an advantage over his competition in the field because, even as he slows down in his late thirties, Hunter has more range than typical corner outfielders, so his defence and base running contributed significantly to an overall fWAR of 5.3 (www.fangraphs.com), the best mark of his career, which ranked fourth overall among major league rightfielders in 2012, behind Jason Heyward, Ben Zobrist and Giancarlo Stanton. Hunter hit a career-best .313, thanks in part to a .389 batting average on balls in play, the highest in the American League among qualified hitters, and an indication that luck was part of the reason for his 2012 success. Nevertheless, Hunter has hit at least 20 home runs and driven in at least 80 runs in 10 of the last 12 seasons and has posted an OPS better than .800 in eight of the last 12 seasons, inncluding .dddddddddddd817 last season, so its fair to expect consistent offensive production, even with some expected decline due to age over the next couple seasons. Signed for two years and $26-million, Hunter will be an upgrade in right field for the Tigers, where last seasons starter, Brennan Boesch, struggled last season, hitting .240 with a .658 OPS. Anaheim could turn to Mark Trumbo, who saw the second-most action in right field for the Angels in 2012. Hes nowhere near the fielder that Hunter is, and Trumbo slumped significantly (10 HR, .227 AVG, .630 OPS) in the second half last season, but its a viable way to keep Trumbos power in the lineup. In the grand scheme, Hunter doesnt come cheaply, but its a fair price and term for a player who has been so consistently productive throughout his career. For a team that reached the World Series in 2012, the Tigers are clearly making a strong push to win against next season and signing Hunter represents an upgrade at a position of need, which is exactly how contenders are supposed to go about spending their free agent dollars. Scott Cullen can be reached at Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out TSN Fantasy on Facebook. ' ' '
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