2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup DRIVERS Points Standings after Bristol
August 22, 2009 - Race 24 of 36
2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup DRIVERS Points Standings after Bristol
August 22, 2009 - Race 24 of 36
For Owners Points, see my 2009 Sprint Cup OWNERS Points Standings after Bristol page
Kyle Busch wins at Bristol: #18-Kyle Busch won the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway for his 4th win of 2009, 16th of his career, and was the first driver to sweep both Bristol Sprint Cup races since his brother Kurt did it in 2003. #5-Martin finished 2nd after giving Busch a run for the win followed by #47-Ambrose [best ever oval track result], #16-Biffle, #11-Hamlin, #39-Newman, #2-Busch, #48-Johnson, #88-Earnhardt Jr. and #17-Kenseth. #48-Johnson was leading late in the race but had a lug nut problem and had to make a 2nd pit stop but was able to recover with an 8th. Points leader #14-Stewart finished 33rd after having all kinds of problem with the radio and some sort of electrical issues, dropping his points lead to 220 points over now 2nd place, #48-Johnson. Busch is now 39 points out of the Chase and the 12th spot with two races to go before the chase, #17-Kenseth is now 12th even thou he finished 10th. There were 11 cautions for 76 caution laps, an 10 minute red flag for a late wreck on lap 492 and there were only 12 lead changes among 5 drivers.
The Sprint Cup Series takes off a week before racing at Atlanta on Septmber 6h - Labor Day weekend.
Scheduled Bristol Race Re-Airs: ESPN2: Sunday, August 23 at 3:00am/et; ESPN Classic: Sunday, August 23 at 1:00pm/et; SPEED, Wednesday, August 26 at 12:00pm/et.
For race results, awards and more, see my Bristol Race Results Page.(8-22-2009) Comment here
UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings
[after Bristol, race 24 of 36]:
pos, car#, driver, points, behind, [wins], race finish
1) #14-Tony Stewart [3 wins], 3564, finished 33rd
2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 3344, -220, 8th
3) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 3310, -254, 23rd
4) #11-Denny Hamlin [1 win], 3141, -423, 5th
5) #99-Carl Edwards, 3110, -454, 16th
6) #2-Kurt Busch [1 win], 3103, -461, 7th
7) #39-Ryan Newman, 2995, -569 (+84 ahead of 13th), 6th
8) #16-Greg Biffle, 2986, -578 (+75), 4th
9) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 2975, -589 (+64), 25th
10) #5-Mark Martin [4 wins], 2971, -593 (+60), 2nd
11) #9-Kasey Kahne [1 win], 2963, -601 (+52), 28th
12) #17-Matt Kenseth [2 wins], 2945, -619 (+34 ahead of 12th), 10th
Contenders for the top-12/chase:
13) #18-Kyle Busch [4 wins], 2911, 34 points out of 12th, 1st
14) #83-Brian Vickers [1 win], 2906, -39, 12th
15) #33-Clint Bowyer, 2833, -112, 21st
16) #00-David Reutimann [1 win] 2785, -160, 17th
(8-22-2009)
Top-35 in Owner Points and guaranteed a starting spot at Atlanta:
No changes the spread between 35th and 36th now drops to 115 points
34) #7-Gordon/Robby Gordon: 1900, +237
35) #34-Andretti/Earnhardt Ganassi: 1778, 115 points ahead of 36th
these teams/ drivers must qualify by speed but are close to the top-35:
36) #82-Speed/Red Bull: 1663, 115 points out of 35th
37) #71-Gilliland/TRG: 1383, -395
The teams are NOT locked in past the next race as the owners points change after each race.
For the owners points standings, see my Owners Points Standings.(8-22-2009)
NOTE: DRIVERS points and OWNERS points are NOT the same, teams who fail to make the race still get points, while drivers who miss the race get no points
NOTE 2 MONEY: why do some drivers listed with out any starts have money won and some do not? Some of the drivers competed in the Gatorade Duels and/or the Sprint Open non-points races and were awarded winnings for those races.
NOTES 3: these points standings are directly from NASCAR Statistics, the unofficial are posted after the race and the official are posted when released, usually sometime Monday afternoon. If they differ from NASCAR.com, take it up with NASCAR.com, I do NOT run that site and have no idea why they would differ, usually with the way penalties are handled, Folks with questions can email NASCAR or NASCAR.com, see my Racing FAQ page this info. Most questions come from folks in Fantasy Leagues, I don't not participate or follow these, ask the person running it how they handles penalties, they should have a rule for such a thing, I do not mediate such things or draft drivers for anyone.
DRIVERS in GREEN are CURRENTLY in the CHASE for the SPRINT CUP
DRIVERS in BLUE have a realistic chance of making the CHASE for the SPRINT CUP
DRIVERS in AQUA have a mathmatical but very slim chance of making the CHASE for the SPRINT CUP
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES DRIVER
LEADERS LAST RACE DATE:
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| Pos | Driver | Bonus Points |
Points | Behind Leader |
Behind Next |
Chase | Starts | Poles | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10 | DNFs | Money Won | Prev Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Stewart | 80 | 3564 | 0 | 0 | 653 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 0 | $5,284,245 | 1 |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 125 | 3344 | -220 | -220 | 433 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 1 | $4,901,747 | 3 |
| 3 | Jeff Gordon | 65 | 3310 | -254 | -34 | 399 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 1 | $4,593,473 | 2 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 65 | 3141 | -423 | -169 | 230 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 1 | $3,331,789 | 5 |
| 5 | Carl Edwards | 50 | 3110 | -454 | -31 | 199 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 1 | $3,997,332 | 4 |
| 6 | Kurt Busch | 70 | 3103 | -461 | -7 | 192 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 1 | $3,245,734 | 6 |
| 7 | Ryan Newman | 50 | 2995 | -569 | -108 | 84 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | $3,573,609 | 9 |
| 8 | Greg Biffle | 55 | 2986 | -578 | -9 | 75 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 2 | $3,408,834 | 10 |
| 9 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 30 | 2975 | -589 | -11 | 64 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | $3,508,994 | 7 |
| 10 | Mark Martin | 95 | 2971 | -593 | -4 | 60 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3 | $3,670,628 | 12 |
| 11 | Kasey Kahne | 30 | 2963 | -601 | -8 | 52 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | $3,858,310 | 8 |
| 12 | Matt Kenseth | 55 | 2945 | -619 | -18 | 34 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | $5,263,952 | 11 |
| 13 | Kyle Busch | 85 | 2911 | -653 | -34 | -34 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | $4,510,376 | 15 |
| 14 | Brian Vickers | 45 | 2906 | -658 | -5 | -39 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 3 | $3,382,694 | 13 |
| 15 | Clint Bowyer | 20 | 2833 | -731 | -73 | -112 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | $3,160,959 | 14 |
| 16 | David Reutimann | 35 | 2785 | -779 | -48 | -160 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | $3,508,569 | 16 |
| 17 | Marcos Ambrose | 10 | 2639 | -925 | -146 | -306 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | $3,016,439 | 17 |
| 18 | Jeff Burton | 15 | 2568 | -996 | -71 | -377 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | $3,649,887 | 18 |
| 19 | Joey Logano # | 25 | 2487 | -1077 | -81 | -458 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | $3,745,747 | 19 |
| 20 | Casey Mears | 15 | 2478 | -1086 | -9 | -467 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | $2,754,038 | 20 |
| 21 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 25 | 2416 | -1148 | -62 | -529 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | $2,934,939 | 21 |
| 22 | Jamie McMurray | 5 | 2403 | -1161 | -13 | -542 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | $2,752,904 | 22 |
| 23 | Martin Truex Jr. | 25 | 2314 | -1250 | -89 | -631 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | $3,242,902 | 24 |
| 24 | Kevin Harvick | 5 | 2300 | -1264 | -14 | -645 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | $4,320,009 | 23 |
| 25 | A J Allmendinger | 0 | 2258 | -1306 | -42 | -687 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | $2,847,933 | 25 |
| 26 | Elliott Sadler | 35 | 2255 | -1309 | -3 | -690 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | $2,736,513 | 27 |
| 27 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 5 | 2234 | -1330 | -21 | -711 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | $2,947,083 | 26 |
| 28 | Reed Sorenson | 10 | 2193 | -1371 | -41 | -752 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $3,247,416 | 28 |
| 29 | David Ragan | 15 | 2186 | -1378 | -7 | -759 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | $2,613,963 | 30 |
| 30 | Bobby Labonte | 25 | 2120 | -1444 | -66 | -825 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | $3,086,734 | 29 |
| 31 | David Stremme | 10 | 2083 | -1481 | -37 | -862 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | $3,113,817 | 31 |
| 32 | Paul Menard | 15 | 2010 | -1554 | -73 | -935 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | $3,040,761 | 32 |
| 33 | Robby Gordon | 25 | 1900 | -1664 | -110 | -1045 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | $2,779,672 | 33 |
| 34 | Michael Waltrip | 30 | 1874 | -1690 | -26 | -1071 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | $2,388,728 | 34 |
| 35 | Scott Speed # | 20 | 1718 | -1846 | -156 | -1227 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | $2,434,243 | 35 |
| 36 | John Andretti | 20 | 1644 | -1920 | -74 | -1301 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $2,194,468 | 36 |
| 37 | David Gilliland | 15 | 1276 | -2288 | -368 | -1669 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | $1,818,229 | 37 |
| 38 | Regan Smith | 0 | 1071 | -2493 | -205 | -1874 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1,280,851 | 38 |
| 39 | Joe Nemechek | 10 | 884 | -2680 | -187 | -2061 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | $1,577,689 | 40 |
| 40 | Brad Keselowski | 5 | 878 | -2686 | -6 | -2067 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | $1,064,259 | 39 |
| 41 | Dave Blaney | 10 | 844 | -2720 | -34 | -2101 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | $1,672,841 | 41 |
| 42 | Bill Elliott | 0 | 737 | -2827 | -107 | -2208 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $982,765 | 42 |
| 43 | Max Papis | 0 | 644 | -2920 | -93 | -2301 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $687,550 | 43 |
| 44 | Aric Almirola | 0 | 451 | -3113 | -193 | -2494 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $826,313 | 44 |
| 45 | Scott Riggs | 5 | 448 | -3116 | -3 | -2497 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | $830,523 | 45 |
| 46 | Tony Raines | 0 | 426 | -3138 | -22 | -2519 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | $828,155 | 46 |
| 47 | Patrick Carpentier | 0 | 351 | -3213 | -75 | -2594 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | $456,425 | 47 |
| 48 | Travis Kvapil | 0 | 292 | -3272 | -59 | -2653 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $520,708 | 48 |
| 49 | Mike Bliss | 0 | 292 | -3272 | 0 | -2653 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | $543,303 | 49 |
| 50 | Jeremy Mayfield | 10 | 288 | -3276 | -4 | -2657 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $568,888 | 50 |
| 51 | Sterling Marlin | 0 | 258 | -3306 | -30 | -2687 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | $424,420 | 51 |
| 52 | Terry Labonte | 0 | 198 | -3366 | -60 | -2747 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $505,863 | 54 |
| 53 | Mike Skinner | 0 | 166 | -3398 | -32 | -2779 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | $396,198 | 52 |
| 54 | Ron Fellows | 0 | 158 | -3406 | -8 | -2787 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $144,625 | 53 |
| 55 | Boris Said | 0 | 152 | -3412 | -6 | -2793 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $160,338 | 55 |
| 56 | Todd Bodine | 0 | 123 | -3441 | -29 | -2822 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | $264,354 | 56 |
| 57 | Andy Lally | 0 | 82 | -3482 | -41 | -2863 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $67,350 | 57 |
| 58 | Scott Wimmer | 0 | 76 | -3488 | -6 | -2869 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $89,160 | x |
| 59 | Dexter Bean | 0 | 55 | -3509 | -21 | -2890 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $93,425 | 58 |
| 60 | P J Jones | 0 | 40 | -3524 | -15 | -2905 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $134,565 | 59 |
| 61 | Brandon Ash | 0 | 40 | -3524 | 0 | -2905 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $72,225 | 60 |
| 62 | Mike Wallace | 0 | 34 | -3530 | -6 | -2911 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $114,190 | 61 |
| 63 | Tony Ave | 0 | 34 | -3530 | 0 | -2911 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $62,326 | 62 |
| 64 | Kelly Bires | 0 | 0 | -3564 | 0 | -2945 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $21,363 | 63 |
| 65 | Kirk Shelmerdine | 0 | 0 | -3564 | -34 | -2945 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $48,438 | 64 |
| 66 | Norm Benning | 0 | 0 | -3564 | 0 | -2945 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $48,413 | 65 |
| 67 | David Starr | 0 | 0 | -3564 | 0 | -2945 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $27,275 | 66 |
| 68 | Geoff Bodine | 0 | 0 | -3564 | 0 | -2945 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $21,138 | 67 |
| 69 | Dennis Setzer | 0 | 0 | -3564 | 0 | -2945 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 68 |
| 70 | Eric McClure | 0 | 0 | -3564 | 0 | -2945 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 69 |
| 71 | Michael McDowell | 0 | 0 | -3564 | 0 | -2945 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 70 |
| 72 | Trevor Boys | 0 | 0 | -3564 | 0 | -2945 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 71 |
| 73 | Mike Garvey | 0 | 0 | -3564 | 0 | -2945 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $48,538 | 73 |
| 74 | J J Yeley | 0 | 0 | -3564 | 0 | -2945 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $28,075 | 72 |
| 75 | Derrike Cope | 0 | 0 | -3564 | 0 | -2945 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $48,763 | 74 |
| 76 | Tom Hubert | 0 | 0 | -3564 | 0 | -2945 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 75 |
| 77 | Chris Cook | 0 | 0 | -3564 | 0 | -2945 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 76 |
| 78 | Ted Christopher | 0 | 0 | -3564 | 0 | -2945 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 77 |
| 79 | Brian Simo | 0 | 0 | -3564 | 0 | -2945 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 78 |
| 80 | Carl Long | 0 | -200 | -3764 | 0 | -3145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $26,463 | 79 |
from NASCAR PR used with permission
The Points Penalties for the 2009 season
#1-Martin Truex Jr. and team owner 25 pts [Chicago 7-11-2009]
#7-Robby Gordon and team owner 50 pts [Charlotte 5-25-2009]
#46-Carl Long and team owner 200 pts [Sprint Showdown, LMS 5-16-2009]
Truex's car too high at Chicago UPDATE Penalties announced: The #1 Chevy driven by Martin Truex Jr. did not pass a post-race inspection when NASCAR officials discovered the right rear quarter panel was too high on the car. Truex finished 16th in the LifeLock 400 race at Chicagoland Speedway. The car will be taken back to the NASCAR Research and Development Center in Concord, N.C., for further evaluations. NASCAR officials will determine if the height problem is a violation that requires a penalty. Any announcement of the process will come later this week, likely on Tuesday or Wednesday. Similar height situations have resulted in championship point reductions and fines in the past.(ESPN.com)(7-12-2009)
UPDATE: NASCAR announced that Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #1 Chevy in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, crew chief Kevin Manion and car owner Teresa Earnhardt have been penalized for rule violations during last weekend’s event at Chicagoland Speedway.
Truex was penalized 25 points in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver standings. Manion was fined $25,000 and placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31, 2009. Earnhardt was penalized 25 points in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series owner standings. The three were penalized for violating Section 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); Section 12-4-I (any determination by NASCAR officials that the race equipment used in the event does not conform to NASCAR rules) and Section 20-12.8.1C (right rear quarter panel height did not meet the required specifications; too high in post-race inspection).(NASCAR)(7-14-2009) Comment here
Robby penalized for rear axle: NASCAR has issued penalties to the #7 team that competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series as a result of rules violations committed at Lowe’s Motor Speedway earlier this week. The #7 car, driven and owned by Robby Gordon, was found to be in violation of Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4I (any determination by NASCAR Officials that the race equipment used in the event does not conform to NASCAR rules); and 20-10.6H (rear axle housing exceeded the maximum specified toe of plus or minus one degree) of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rule Book. The violation was found during post-race inspection on May 25. As a result, Gordon has been penalized with the loss of 50 championship owner and 50 championship driver points. Crew chief Kirk Almquist has been fined $50,000 and placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31.(NASCAR PR)(5-27-2009) Comment here
Long's team recieves record penalty: NASCAR has issued penalties, suspensions and fines to the #46 team [#146] in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, as a result of rules infractions committed during last weekend’s event at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. The car was found to be in violation of Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4-I (any determination by NASCAR Officials that the race equipment used in the event does not conform to NASCAR rules); and 20-5.4A (engine exceeded the maximum engine size of 358.000 cubic inch displacement) of the 2009 NASCAR rule book. As a result, crew chief Charles Swing has been fined $200,000, suspended from the next 12 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship events, suspended from NASCAR until Aug. 18 and placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31. Driver Carl Long and owner Danielle Long have been penalized with the loss of 200 driver and 200 owner points, respectively, suspended from the next 12 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship events, suspended from NASCAR until Aug. 18 and placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31.(NASCAR)(5-20-2009)
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