 Regan Smith drove the #88 car for two races, including a top-10 finish at Kansas Speedway.In that case, Smith's 43 additional championship points on top of Earnhardt's 2,245 were not enough to pull the #88 team out of 12th place out of 12 playoff contenders.In the original version of the Chase (2004–2006), following the 26th race of the season, all drivers in the top 10 and any others within 400 points of the leader got a spot in the 10-race playoff.