[after Michigan, race 23 of 36]:
rank, car#, driver, points, behind
1) #29-Kevin Harvick [3 wins], 3400
2) #24-Jeff Gordon, 3107, -293
3) #11-Denny Hamlin [5 wins], 3047, -353
4) #14-Tony Stewart, 3020, -380
5) #48-Jimmie Johnson [5 wins], 3014, -386
6) #99-Carl Edwards, 2986, -414
7) #31-Jeff Burton, 2986, -414
8) #18-Kyle Busch [2 wins], 2975, -425
9) #17-Matt Kenseth, 2961, -439
10) #2-Kurt Busch [2 wins], 2935, -465, +215
11) #16-Greg Biffle [1 win], 2913, -487, +193
12) #33-Clint Bowyer, 2755, -645, 35 ahead of 13th
Chase for the Sprint Cup – Contenders:
13) #5-Mark Martin, 2720, -680, 35 points out of the chase
14) #39-Ryan Newman [1 win], 2652, -748, -103
15) #1-McMurray [2 wins], 2650, -750, -105
16) #9-Kasey Kahne, 2629, -774, -126
17) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2626, -774, -129
2009 Chase Drivers not in top 17
19) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya [1 win], 2582, -818, -173
36) #83-Brian Vickers, 1158 [out season with illness]
See drivers championship points standings on Jayski’s Drivers Points Standings page.(8-15-2010)
