for the 2012 season is starting to shape up. After the fifth race of the 2012 season, at Auto Club Speedway, NASCAR will use the current owners points standings to set the top 35 in owners points. Teams in the top 35 owners are guananteed a starting spot in the race. After the 4th race, at Bristol, here are the standings after Bristol with one race to go:
Rank) Car#-Driver/Team, owners pts, +/-
26) #22-Allmendinger/Penske, 72, +22
27) #51-Kurt Busch/Phoenix Racing, 70, +20
28) #32-Schrader/FAS Lane Racing, 70, +20
29) #34-Ragan/Front Row, 66, +16
30) #33-Guaghan/Childress, 66, +16
31) #38-Gilliland/Front Row, 66, +16
32) #93-Kvapil/BK Racing, 65, +15,
33) #13-Mears/Germain, 60, +10
34) #5-Kahne/Hendrick, 57, +7
35) #83-Cassill/BK Racing, 54, +4
these teams are currently outside the top 35 in owners points:
36) #10-Reutimann-Patrick/Baldwin, 50
38) #30-Stremme/Inception, 44
39) #26-Wise/Front Row, 36,
40) #98-McDowell/Parsons, 34
41) #49-Yeley/Robinson, 33,
42) #87-Nemechek/NEMCO, 27
After the race at Auto Club Speedway, the 5th race of the season, teams are NOT locked in past the next race as the owners points change after each race.
For the owner points standings, see my Owners Points Standings page (pdf).(3-20-2012)
