[after Atlanta, race 25 of 36]:
rank, car#, driver, points, behind
1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [1 win], 873 (CH)
2) #18-Kyle Busch [4 wins], 852, -21 (CH)
3) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 835, -38 (CH)
4) #17-Matt Kenseth [2 wins], 834, -39 (CH)
5) #24-Jeff Gordon [3 wins], 830, -43 (CH)
6) #29-Kevin Harvick [3 wins], 819, -54 (CH)
7) #22-Kurt Busch [1 win], 789, -84 (CH)
8) #39-Ryan Newman [1 win], 786, -87 (CH)
Drivers with a (CH) have clinched a Chase birth
9) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 753, -120, 25 ahead of 11th, needs 20th or better at RIR
10) #14-Tony Stewart, 751, -122, 23 ahead of 11th, needs 18th or better at RIR
current wild cards
WC1) #2-Brad Keselowski [3 wins], 728, -145 [11th in points, 3 wins](CH)
WC2) #11-Denny Hamlin [1 win], 709, -164 [12th in points, 1 win]
out of top 10, no wins, can get in, only if they get a win and either #2 or #11 get in top 10 and #27 doesn’t win at RIR
#43-Allmendinger, #33-Bowyer, #16-Biffle, #56-Truex Jr.,
#4-Kahne, #20-Logano, #5-Martin
in the top 20 with wins, possible for the wild card, would get in if wins at RIR and stays in top 20
20) #27-Paul Menard [1 win], 657, -216 [20th in points, 1 win]
Three race winners are not inside the top-20:
#9-Ambrose is 21st, 7 points out of 20th; #6-Ragan is is 23rd, 20 points out of 20th;
#78-Smith is 26th, 104 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.(9-6-2011)
