[by points standings before the race]:
1) #29-Kevin Harvick, 12th
2) #14-Tony Stewart, 1st
3) #99-Carl Edwards, 8th
4) #22-Kurt Busch, 22nd
5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 17th
6) #2-Brad Keselowski, 2nd
7) #39-Ryan Newman, 25th
8) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 18th
9) #18-Kyle Busch, 11th
10) #17-Matt Kenseth, 6th
11) #24-Jeff Gordon, 4th
12) #11-Denny Hamlin, 29th
(9-25-2011)
