2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup DRIVERS Points Standings after Kansas
October 4, 2009 - Race 29 of 36
2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup DRIVERS Points Standings after Kansas
October 4, 2009 - Race 29 of 36
For Owners Points, see my 2009 Sprint Cup OWNERS Points Standings page
UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CLASSIC - the OLD way - Driver Points Standings
[after Kansas, race 29 of 36]:
pos, car#, driver, points, behind
1) #14-Tony Stewart, 4260
2) #24-Jeff Gordon, 4065, -195
3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 4037, -223
4) #11-Denny Hamlin, 3923, -337
5) #5-Mark Martin, 3802, -458
6) #2-Kurt Busch, 3772, -488
7) #42-Juan Montoya, 3751, -509
8) #16-Greg Biffle, 3686, -574
9) #99-Carl Edwards, 3666, -594
10) #39-Ryan Newman, 3659, -601
11) #9-Kasey Kahne, 3621, -639
12) #18-Kyle Busch, 3522, -738
13) #83-Brian Vickers, 3494, -766
14) #17-Matt Kenseth, 3475, -785
15) #00-David Reutimann, 3417, -843
16) #33-Clint Bowyer, 3411, -849
(10-4-2009)
See the full classic points rundown [usually updated Monday] at nascar.com
Stewart wins at Kansas: #14-Tony Stewart won the Price Chopper 400 at Kansas Speedway for his 4th win of the season and 37th of his career. #24-Gordon finished 2nd followed by #16-Biffle, #42-Montoya, #11-Hamlin, #9-Kahne, #5-Martin, #00-Reutiman, #48-Johnson and #99-Edwards. Nine Chasers finished in the top-10 for the most ever in the history of the Chase. The three other Chasers: #2-Busch finished 11th, #39-Newman was 22nd down 2 laps and #83-Vickers lost an engine and finished 37th. With the win, Chevy clinched the Manufacturers Championship over Toyota. There were a record [low] 6 cautions for a record [low] 23 caution laps and there were a record [high] 26 lead changes among a record [high] 14 drivers.
Scheduled Race Re-Airs: ESPN2: Monday, October 5 at 3:00 am/et; ESPN Classic: Monday, October 5 at 12:00pm/et; SPEED, Wednesday, Monday, October 7 at 12:00pm/et.
For race results, awards and more, see my Kansas Race Results Page.(10-4-2009)
UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup CHASE Standings
[after Kansas, Chase race 3 of 10; Season race 29 of 36]:
pos, car#, driver, points, behind, [wins], race finish
1) #5-Mark Martin [5 wins], 5551, finished 7th
2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [4 wins], 5533, -18, 9th
3) #42-Juan Montoya 5500, -51, 4th
4) #14-Tony Stewart [4 wins] 5484, -67, WON
5) #2-Kurt Busch [1 win], 5460, -91, 11th
6) #11-Denny Hamlin [2 wins], 5452, -99, 5th
7) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 5448, -103, 2nd
8) #16-Greg Biffle 5437, -114, 3rd
9) #39-Ryan Newman 5387, -164, 22nd
10) #99-Carl Edwards 5386, -165, 10th
11) #9-Kasey Kahne [2 wins], 5361, -190, 6th
12) #83-Brian Vickers [1 wins], 5301, -250, 37th
For drivers and owners points standings, see the Drivers Points Standings page.(10-4-2009)
Top-35 in Owner Points and guaranteed a starting spot at Auto Club Speedway:
No changes, but the spread between 35th and 36th now down to 111 points
34) #7-Gordon/Robby Gordon: 2319, +270
35) #34-Andretti/Earnhardt Ganassi: 2160, 111 points ahead of 36th
these teams/drivers must qualify by speed but are close to the top-35:
36) #82-Speed/Red Bull: 2049, 111 points out of 35th
(no other teams are within 400 owners points of 35th)
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.(10-4-2009)
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
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 | Mark Martin | 110 | 5551 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 3 | $4,462,053 | 1 | |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 150 | 5533 | -18 | -18 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 1 | $5,771,977 | 2 | |
| 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 50 | 5500 | -51 | -33 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | $4,364,309 | 3 | |
| 4 | Tony Stewart | 90 | 5484 | -67 | -16 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 0 | $6,041,435 | 5 | |
| 5 | Kurt Busch | 85 | 5460 | -91 | -24 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 2 | $3,871,109 | 4 | |
| 6 | Denny Hamlin | 90 | 5452 | -99 | -8 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 1 | $4,116,839 | 6 | |
| 7 | Jeff Gordon | 75 | 5448 | -103 | -4 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 1 | $5,416,603 | 8 | |
| 8 | Greg Biffle | 70 | 5437 | -114 | -11 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 2 | $4,037,909 | 9 | |
| 9 | Ryan Newman | 65 | 5387 | -164 | -50 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 0 | $4,191,979 | 7 | |
| 10 | Carl Edwards | 60 | 5386 | -165 | -1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 1 | $4,656,462 | 11 | |
| 11 | Kasey Kahne | 35 | 5361 | -190 | -25 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 1 | $4,733,025 | 12 | |
| 12 | Brian Vickers | 50 | 5301 | -250 | -60 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 4 | $3,967,134 | 10 | |
| 13 | Kyle Busch | 90 | 3522 | -2029 | -1779 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | $5,217,016 | 14 | |
| 14 | Matt Kenseth | 65 | 3475 | -2076 | -47 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | $5,953,002 | 13 | |
| 15 | David Reutimann | 35 | 3417 | -2134 | -58 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | $4,117,684 | 16 | |
| 16 | Clint Bowyer | 20 | 3411 | -2140 | -6 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 1 | $3,658,309 | 15 | |
| 17 | Marcos Ambrose | 15 | 3180 | -2371 | -231 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | $3,514,029 | 17 | |
| 18 | Jeff Burton | 15 | 3062 | -2489 | -118 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | $4,276,842 | 18 | |
| 19 | Casey Mears | 15 | 2993 | -2558 | -69 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | $3,247,388 | 19 | |
| 20 | Joey Logano # | 25 | 2921 | -2630 | -72 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | $4,377,052 | 20 | |
| 21 | Kevin Harvick | 10 | 2898 | -2653 | -23 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | $5,046,899 | 21 | |
| 22 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 30 | 2849 | -2702 | -49 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | $3,417,964 | 22 | |
| 23 | Jamie McMurray | 5 | 2822 | -2729 | -27 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | $3,204,054 | 23 | |
| 24 | A J Allmendinger | 0 | 2801 | -2750 | -21 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | $3,289,733 | 24 | |
| 25 | Martin Truex Jr. | 40 | 2745 | -2806 | -56 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | $3,850,427 | 26 | |
| 26 | Elliott Sadler | 40 | 2739 | -2812 | -6 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | $3,199,563 | 25 | |
| 27 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 5 | 2680 | -2871 | -59 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | $3,452,283 | 27 | |
| 28 | Reed Sorenson | 10 | 2588 | -2963 | -92 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $3,829,321 | 28 | |
| 29 | David Stremme | 10 | 2532 | -3019 | -56 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | $3,689,167 | 31 | |
| 30 | Bobby Labonte | 30 | 2529 | -3022 | -3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | $3,545,860 | 29 | |
| 31 | David Ragan | 15 | 2527 | -3024 | -2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | $3,040,488 | 30 | |
| 32 | Paul Menard | 15 | 2447 | -3104 | -80 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | $3,600,891 | 32 | |
| 33 | Robby Gordon | 25 | 2228 | -3323 | -219 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | $3,183,837 | 33 | |
| 34 | Michael Waltrip | 40 | 2204 | -3347 | -24 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | $2,811,228 | 34 | |
| 35 | Scott Speed # | 20 | 2104 | -3447 | -100 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | $2,892,633 | 35 | |
| 36 | John Andretti | 25 | 2026 | -3525 | -78 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $2,629,168 | 36 | |
| 37 | David Gilliland | 20 | 1524 | -4027 | -502 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | $2,071,064 | 37 | |
| 38 | Regan Smith | 0 | 1181 | -4370 | -343 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $1,418,776 | 38 | |
| 39 | Joe Nemechek | 10 | 1099 | -4452 | -82 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | $1,952,004 | 39 | |
| 40 | Brad Keselowski | 10 | 1056 | -4495 | -43 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | $1,227,509 | 41 | |
| 41 | Dave Blaney | 10 | 1044 | -4507 | -12 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | $2,046,726 | 40 | |
| 42 | Bill Elliott | 0 | 843 | -4708 | -201 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $1,072,915 | 43 | |
| 43 | Max Papis # | 0 | 806 | -4745 | -37 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $923,850 | 42 | |
| 44 | Aric Almirola | 0 | 527 | -5024 | -279 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $902,563 | 44 | |
| 45 | Tony Raines | 0 | 494 | -5057 | -33 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | $968,508 | 45 | |
| 46 | Mike Bliss | 0 | 452 | -5099 | -42 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | $844,608 | 47 | |
| 47 | Scott Riggs | 5 | 448 | -5103 | -4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | $830,523 | 46 | |
| 48 | Patrick Carpentier | 0 | 351 | -5200 | -97 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | $456,425 | 48 | |
| 49 | Travis Kvapil | 0 | 292 | -5259 | -59 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $520,708 | 49 | |
| 50 | Jeremy Mayfield | 10 | 288 | -5263 | -4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $568,888 | 50 | |
| 51 | Sterling Marlin | 0 | 258 | -5293 | -30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | $424,420 | 51 | |
| 52 | Terry Labonte | 0 | 244 | -5307 | -14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $589,463 | 52 | |
| 53 | Erik Darnell | 0 | 222 | -5329 | -22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $329,537 | 56 | |
| 54 | Mike Skinner | 0 | 166 | -5385 | -56 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | $396,198 | 53 | |
| 55 | Ron Fellows | 0 | 158 | -5393 | -8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $144,625 | 54 | |
| 56 | Boris Said | 0 | 152 | -5399 | -6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $160,338 | 55 | |
| 57 | Michael McDowell | 0 | 129 | -5422 | -23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | $208,175 | 57 | |
| 58 | Todd Bodine | 0 | 123 | -5428 | -6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | $264,354 | 58 | |
| 59 | Andy Lally | 0 | 82 | -5469 | -41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $67,350 | 59 | |
| 60 | Mike Wallace | 0 | 80 | -5471 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $185,890 | 60 | |
| 61 | Scott Wimmer | 0 | 76 | -5475 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $89,160 | 61 | |
| 62 | Dexter Bean | 0 | 55 | -5496 | -21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $93,425 | 62 | |
| 63 | P J Jones | 0 | 40 | -5511 | -15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $134,565 | 63 | |
| 64 | Brandon Ash | 0 | 40 | -5511 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $72,225 | 64 | |
| 65 | Tony Ave | 0 | 34 | -5517 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $62,326 | 65 | |
| 66 | Derrike Cope | 0 | 0 | -5551 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $48,763 | ||
| 67 | Mike Garvey | 0 | 0 | -5551 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $48,538 | ||
| 68 | Kirk Shelmerdine | 0 | 0 | -5551 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $48,438 | ||
| 69 | Norm Benning | 0 | 0 | -5551 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $48,413 | ||
| 70 | J J Yeley | 0 | 0 | -5551 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $28,075 | ||
| 71 | David Starr | 0 | 0 | -5551 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $27,275 | ||
| 72 | Kelly Bires | 0 | 0 | -5551 | -34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $21,363 | ||
| 73 | Geoff Bodine | 0 | 0 | -5551 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $21,138 | ||
| 74 | Dennis Setzer | 0 | 0 | -5551 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | ||
| 75 | Eric McClure | 0 | 0 | -5551 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | ||
| 76 | Trevor Boys | 0 | 0 | -5551 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | ||
| 77 | Kevin Hamlin | 0 | 0 | -5551 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | ||
| 78 | Tom Hubert | 0 | 0 | -5551 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | ||
| 79 | Chris Cook | 0 | 0 | -5551 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | ||
| 80 | Ted Christopher | 0 | 0 | -5551 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | ||
| 81 | Brian Simo | 0 | 0 | -5551 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | ||
| 82 | Carl Long | 0 | -200 | -5751 | -200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $26,463 |
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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