[after Atlanta, race 25 of 36]:
rank, car#, driver, points, behind
1) #29-Kevin Harvick [3 wins], 3585
2) #24-Jeff Gordon, 3366, -219
3) #18-Kyle Busch [3 wins], 3325, -260
4) #14-Tony Stewart [1 win], 3302, -283
5) #99-Carl Edwards, 3288, -297
6) #31-Jeff Burton, 3261, -324
7) #48-Jimmie Johnson [5 wins], 3247, -338
8) #2-Kurt Busch [2 wins], 3228, -357
9) #17-Matt Kenseth, 3225, -360
10) #11-Denny Hamlin [5 wins], 3147, -438
(all above have clinched a spot in the Chase)
11) #16-Greg Biffle [1 win], 3110, -475, +161
12) #33-Clint Bowyer, 3066, -519, 117 pts ahead of 13th
Chase for the Sprint Cup – Contenders:
13) #39-Ryan Newman [1 win], 2949, -636, 117 points out of the chase
14) #1-McMurray [2 wins], 2938, -647, -128
15) #5-Mark Martin, 2919, -666, -147
16) #00-David Reutimann [1 win], 2880, -705, -186
2009 Chase Drivers who will miss the 2010 Chase
17) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya [1 win], 2866, -719
18) #9-Kasey Kahne, 2856, -729
36) #83-Brian Vickers, 1158 [out season with illness]
See drivers championship points standings on Jayski’s Drivers Points Standings page.(9-5-2010)
