NASCAR’s ‘Chase Across North America’ Brings Drivers To 16 Cities & Huge Media Events

On Wednesday, the drivers in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup will participate in the "Chase Across North America."

Selected location will host a Chase driver for a day that will include special events and media events to get us ready for the chase and help us understand the new rules. The field of 16 was set last week, and will start this Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway!  I can't wait!

Here are the pairings:

Los Angeles: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Mexico City: Carl Edwards
San Antonio: Kurt Busch
Toronto: Jeff Gordon
New York City: Jimmie Johnson
ESPN: Kevin Harvick
Chicago: Kyle Busch
New Hampshire: Kasey Kahne
Dover: Greg Biffle
Kansas: AJ Allmendinger
Charlotte: Brad Keselowski
Talladega: Joey Logano
Martinsville: Ryan Newman
Texas: Matt Kenseth
Phoenix: Denny Hamlin
Homestead-Miami: Aric Almirola

Here are some of the special media events to tune into!

Jimmie Johnson / New York City
8:30 a.m. ET "The TODAY Show"
9:30 a.m. ET "Live! with Kelly & Michael"
1:30 p.m. ET "Power Lunch" CNBC
11:30 p.m.  ET "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon"

Kevin Harvick / Bristol, Connecticut
9:35–9:55 a.m. ET "SportsCenter"
11:35-11:55 a.m. ET "SportsCenter"
1:40–1:55 p.m. ET "SportsCenter"

Kyle Busch / Chicago
2:40 p.m. ET "SportsCenter"

Jeff Gordon / Chicago
6:40 p.m. ET "SportsCenter"

Dale Earnhardt Jr. / Los Angeles
11:30 p.m. ET "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"

Anyone have some tickets to Jimmy Fallon I can borrow?

Here we go....let the CHASE begin!

Who do you want to see win this year?