Jeff Gordon (6) Denny Hamlin (8) Jeff Burton (13) Kyle Busch (27) Kevin Harvick (31) Mark Martin (36) Kasey Kahne (38) Points changes after race Matt Kenseth (unchanged) Jimmie Johnson (+1) Denny Hamlin (+1) Dale Earnhardt Jr. (+2) § Jeff Burton (unchanged) Kevin Harvick (-1) Jeff Gordon (+2) Mark Martin (-1) Kasey Kahne (-1) Kyle Busch (unchanged) § — Hold tiebreaker. Dickies 500 The Dickies 500 was held on November 5 at the Texas Motor Speedway. The 2005 winner was Carl Edwards. The defending track champion was Kasey Kahne. The race was extended five laps due to the green-white-checkers rule, and for the second week in a row, Tony Stewart played spoiler and won the event. Finishing order of Chase drivers Jimmie Johnson (2) Kevin Harvick (3) Kyle Busch (4) Dale Earnhardt Jr. (6) Jeff Gordon (9) Denny Hamlin (10) Matt Kenseth (12) Mark Martin (22) Kasey Kahne (32) Jeff Burton (38) Points changes after race Jimmie Johnson +1 Matt Kenseth -1 Dale Earnhardt Jr. +1 Denny Hamlin -1 Kevin Harvick +1 Jeff Gordon +1 Jeff Burton -2 Kyle Busch +2 Mark Martin-1 Kasey Kahne -1 Checker Auto Parts 500 The Checker Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil Platinum was held on November 12 at the Phoenix International Raceway. Kevin Harvick swept the season's races (having won the Subway Fresh 500 back in April) with the win here, while Jeff Gordon won the pole for this race. At one point in this race, all ten drivers were in the top dozen, but Kyle Busch, who came in as the defending champion of this race and began the Chase in fifth place, was involved in a late race crash, becoming one of five drivers to be mathematically eliminated from the Chase before Homestead. Finishing order of Chase drivers Kevin Harvick (1) Jimmie Johnson (2) Denny Hamlin (3) Jeff Gordon (4) Mark Martin (6) Kasey Kahne (7) Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8) Jeff Burton (10) Matt Kenseth (13) Kyle Busch (39) Points changes after race Jimmie Johnson (unchanged) Matt Kenseth (unchanged) Kevin Harvick (+2) § Denny Hamlin (unchanged) Dale Earnhardt Jr. (-2) Jeff Gordon (-1) Jeff Burton (unchanged) ~ Mark Martin (+1) ~ Kasey Kahne (+1) ~ Kyle Busch (-2) ~ ~ - Mathematically eliminated from Chase as of this race. § - Holds tiebreaker with more wins. Ford 400 The Ford 400 was held on November 19 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway. Greg