[after Michigan, race 23 of 36]:
rank, car#, driver, points, behind
1) #18-Kyle Busch [4 wins], 799
2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [1 win], 789, -10
3) #29-Kevin Harvick [3 wins], 760, -39
4) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 760, -39
5) #17-Matt Kenseth [2 wins], 759, -40
6) #24-Jeff Gordon [2 wins], 739, -60
7) #39-Ryan Newman [1 win], 725, -74
8) #22-Kurt Busch [1 win], 722, -77
9) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 700, -99
10) #14-Tony Stewart, 694, -105
out of top 10, no wins, less then a race out of 10th
11) #33-Clint Bowyer, 670, -129
current wild cards
WC1) #2-Brad Keselowski [2 wins], 642, -157 [12th in points, 2 wins]
WC2) #11-Denny Hamlin [1 win], 635, -164 [14th in points, 1 win]
others in the top 20 with wins, possible for the wild card
18) #27-Paul Menard [1 win], 617, -182 [18th in points, 1 win]
20) #6-David Ragan [1 win], 604, -195 [20th in points, 1 win]
Two race winners are not inside the top-20: #9-Ambrose is 23rd, 11 points out of 20th; #78-Smith is 25th, 78 pts out of 20th
NOTE: wild cards are drivers not in the chase with a win as long as they are in the top-20 in points, then if no wins by drivers points.
See drivers championship points standings on Jayski’s Drivers Points Standings page.(8-21-2011)
