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
For drivers and owners points standings, see the Drivers Points Standings page.(8-22-2009)
