[after Bristol, race 24 of 36]:
rank, car#, driver, points, behind
1) #18-Kyle Busch [4 wins], 830
2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [1 win], 830, -0
3) #17-Matt Kenseth [2 wins], 798, -32
4) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 795, -35
5) #29-Kevin Harvick [3 wins], 782, -48
6) #24-Jeff Gordon [2 wins], 782, -48
7) #39-Ryan Newman [1 win], 762, -68
8) #22-Kurt Busch [1 win], 749, -81
9) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 728, -102BR> 10) #14-Tony Stewart, 710, -105
out of top 10, no wins, less then a race out of 10th
12) #33-Clint Bowyer, 688, -142
current wild cards
WC1) #2-Brad Keselowski [3 wins], 689, -141 [11th in points, 3 wins]
WC2) #11-Denny Hamlin [1 win], 672, -158 [13th in points, 1 win]
others in the top 20 with wins, possible for the wild card
20) #27-Paul Menard [1 win], 631, -199 [18th in points, 1 win]
Three race winners are not inside the top-20: #6-Ragan is 21st, 3 points out of 20th,m#9-Ambrose is 22nd, 4 points out of 20th; #78-Smith is 25th, 79 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.(8-27-2011)
