Twelve Questions: ATL

Twelve Questions makes its return a couple days later than normal...because jet lag is a solid pain in the kiester.

12b. Clint Bowyer (0 wins, -22 points from 10th): How many sands are left in C-Bow's hourglass? My guess is, not many.

12a. Denny Hamlin (Wild-Card, -38 points to 10th): Is it better to coast into the Chase like a lamb or roar in like a lion? Hambone has no choice but the former.

11. Brad Keselowski (Wild-Card, -21 points to 10th): Can he win again at Atlanta? Can he win Richmond? Yes and yes.

10. Tony Stewart (0 wins, +21 points): Can Smoke find balance at Atlanta? Can the team find anything without GPS and a miner's helmet?

9. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (0 wins, +39 points): Can Dale Jr. hold his breath for two more weeks? Can Junior Nation?

8. Kurt Busch (1 win, +60 points): Can he find what he lost at ATL? Can he keep his cool if he doesn't?

7. Ryan Newman (1 win, +73): Can he challenge for the title? Can he string more than two good finishes together? I think so...

6. Jeff Gordon (2 wins, +93): Can two victories rekindle the killer instinct? Can fatherhood slow him more than a flat tire?

5. Kevin Harvick (3 wins, +93): Can he be more The Closer rather than the Poser? Clinched at least wild-card at BMS.

4. Carl Edwards (1 win, +106): Can ATL recall first-victory thrills? Can he stop BK by out-racing him instead of sending him flying? Clinched.

3. Matt Kenseth (2 wins, +109): Is he playing possum, or has he spent his magazine in getting to this point? Clinched.

2. Jimmie Johnson (1 win, +141): Has JJ-Chaz reached the end of a very long rope of victories? Domination no longer an option. Clinched.

1. Kyle Busch (4 wins, +141): Is KBShow ready to lead, not just follow? Methinks, yes, with a kicker. He's not done it before...