[after Daytona, race 18 of 36]:
rank, car#, driver, points, behind
1) #29-Kevin Harvick [2 wins], 2684
2) #24-Jeff Gordon, 2472 -212
3) #48-Jimmie Johnson [5 wins], 2459 -225
4) #2-Kurt Busch [2 wins], 2439 -245
5) #18-Denny Hamlin [5 wins], 2400 -284
6) #18-Kyle Busch [2 wins], 2376 -308
7) #17-Matt Kenseth, 2322 -362
8) #31-Jeff Burton, 2319 -365
9) #14-Tony Stewart, 2251 -433
10) #16-Greg Biffle, 2234 -450
11) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2177 -507
12) #99-Carl Edwards, 2170 -514
Chase for the Sprint Cup – Contenders:
13) #5-Mark Martin, 2131 -553, 39 points out of the chase
14) #33-Clint Bowyer, 2121 -563, -49
15) #39-Ryan Newman [1 win], 2090 -594, -80
16) #9-Kasey Kahne, 2016 -668, -154
2009 Chase Drivers not in top 16
21) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 1924, -246
36) #83-Brian Vickers, 1158 [out season with illness]
See drivers championship points standings on Jayski’s Drivers Points Standings page.(7-3-2010)
