Editor's note: NBC broadcasters will offer opinions on upcoming races the remainder of the season. This week, analyst Dale Jarrett discusses Sunday's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400 from Chicagoland Speedway about 2:30 p.m. ET.
The Chase for the Sprint Cup is finally here.
This weekend at Chicagoland Speedway, 16 drivers will begin the championship-determining segment of the season. The field includes four first-time Chasers as well as previous champions Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Brad Keselowski, Matt Kenseth and Kurt Busch.
The 1.5-mile track in Joliet, Ill., matches the distance of half the Chase tracks and offers the first glimpse of this Chase field competing for the championship instead of part of it racing carefully just to get into the field.