This weekend's race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway is usually thought of as the "wild card" race of NASCAR's Cup playoffs' second round.
That might be the case, but what happened last week at Dover threw the playoffs' into disarray, as drivers who appeared to be in solid positions dropped below the cutoff line, and drivers who needed strong performances to move onto the right side of the bubble were able to do just that.
The 12-driver second round will be pared to eight after it wraps up at Kansas. But here's a look at which drivers need to rally at Talladega _ this round's second race _ and a few whose spots in the playoffs are more solid.
