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Chris Bueschers task, should he accomplish it Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway, is no small feat.Buescher will try to parlay his improbable victory at a rain-shortened race this summer into a coveted berth in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. Making NASCARs playoffs would be a coup for Buescher and Front Row Motorsports, an improbable participant in the Chase.Buescher is eligible for the Chase by virtue of his August victory at Pocono . But the rules require the 16 drivers that make the Chase to be ranked 30th or higher in the standings, and Buescher is barely at that mark.He goes into Saturday nights race with an 11-point lead over David Ragan for 30th in the standings. So Buescher, last years Xfinity Series champion, needs a plan on how to race the regular-season finale.We are not in a full defensive mode, he said Friday at the Virginia race track. We cant go out and just try to run every lap and stay out of everyones way. We dont have that luxury. We are coming out here to race aggressively for every position, every point we can possibly get, without taking unnecessary risk.There are three scenarios in which Buescher can make the Chase without relying on the results of any other driver, and all require him to finish at least ninth. Thats probably a stretch considering Buescher has just two top-five finishes through 25 races this season.In fact, hes only been 30th in the standings for three weeks. The rest of the year, the 23-year-old rookie has been as low as 38th.Vying for spots in the Chase are some of the bigger names in NASCAR, all of whom drive for top organizations. There are three spots available Saturday night -- four if Buescher falls below 30th -- and a first-time race winner would snag one of the open slots.The winless drivers on the cusp of taking a spot in the Chase are: Chase Elliott of Hendrick Motorsports, Austin Dillon of Richard Childress Racing, Jamie McMurray of Chip Ganassi Racing and Ryan Newman, teammate to Dillon. All are ranked 14th or higher in the standings, making Buescher an anomaly in a system in which consistency reigns supreme.But under the format adopted in 2014, NASCAR wanted to reward winning and made the Chase the prize for taking risks to win races. Thats how Buescher got to victory lane at Pocono, where he didnt pit as weather closed in on the race track and inherited the lead in time for the race to be called. Those 12 laps led in Pennsylvania are the only laps Buescher has led this season.Its put him in position to strategize and race with a championship berth on the line, which he did last year in the Xfinity Series for Roush Fenway Racing.It has been a lot busier than normal and talking a lot about the same thing every week, he said. Trying to figure out the ideal scenarios so that we can race into the Chase and then move through the Chase. There is a lot of anticipation leading up to this weekend through the last several weeks. I love racing under the lights and I am excited about the race here at Richmond. I am pretty confident we are in a good spot right now.Heres a look at the other drivers trying to race their way into the Chase:ELLIOTT: The rookie driver for Rick Hendrick needs to finish at least 19th to make the Chase with no help if there is a new winner at Richmond. Hes ranked a solid 10th in the standings, best of all drivers who are winless this season. Its not a surprise that Elliott is in this position considering how hyped hes been.DILLON: Ranked 12th in the standings, Dillons third full year in Cup is easily his best. He has career highs in every category but laps led, and a top-10 finish Saturday would secure his berth without help from any other drivers. I think Ive been nervous for the last two or three weeks now, Dillon said. Getting in the Chase is a big deal. Its our main goal. Ive done everything I can as a driver to prepare myself.McMURRAY: After making the Chase for the first time last year, McMurray has been on the bubble this entire season. He was clinging to just a seven-point lead over Newman for the final spot, but a penalty levied against Newmans team this week gave McMurray breathing room. There are several mathematical scenarios for McMurray to make the Chase, but if theres not a first-time winner, hes in the field.NEWMAN: A 15-point penalty for failing post-race inspection last weekend has hurt Newmans chances to make the Chase. He wasnt in a mood to discuss the setback Friday at Richmond, asking what penalty? when approached about the points deduction . He corrected a reporter who said that Newman had been penalized -- it was RCR that was flagged, and the punishment was a loss of points -- and wasnt up for discussing how he felt.I dont have a reaction. Im just here to win, he said.Newman can control his own destiny by winning Saturday night.swell Bouteille France . The judges scored it 48-47, 48-47, 49-46 for Jones (19-1). It was the champions closest call. Despite the loss, it was a remarkable show by the confident Swedish challenger, who had the best of the early rounds and then hung on in the fourth and fifth. swell Bouteille dEau . 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Laudrup revealed Thursday he was notified of his dismissal in "the briefest of letters which gave no reasons why such hasty and final action was deemed necessary.MADISON, Wis. -- Nigel Hayes scored a season-high 17 points to lead No. 16 Wisconsin to a 95-50 win over Prairie View A&M on Sunday.Hayes, who was 5 of 5 from the field and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line, was one of six Badgers (5-2) to score in double figures, including Ethan Happ, who had 12 points and 13 rebounds.Wisconsin continued to struggle at times with its outside shot, hitting just 9 of 27. But the Badgers dominated inside against the smaller Panthers, outscoring Prairie View A&M (2-5) 42-18 in the paint and outreboundding it 44-26.ddddddddddddWhile Wisconsin couldnt find its shooting touch from outside, it more than made up for that with an efficient offensive performance elsewhere. The Badgers hit 24 of their 32 2-point attempts and were 20 of 27 from the free-throw line.Zachary Hamilton led Prairie View A&M with 15 points.---More AP college basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 ' ' '