2012 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:

[after Kansas, race 8 of 36]
1) #16-Greg Biffle [1 win], 312
2) #56-Martin Truex Jr. [0 wins], 297, -15
3) #17-Matt Kenseth [1 win], 295, -17
4) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [0 wins], 291, -21
5) #11-Denny Hamlin [2 wins], 289, -23
6) #29-Kevin Harvick [0 wins], 287, -25
7) #48-Jimmie Johnson [0 wins], 275, -37
8) #14-Tony Stewart [2 wins], 265, -47
9) #99-Carl Edwards [0 wins], 251, -61
10) #39-Ryan Newman [1 win], 249, -63
Chase wild card drivers:
11) #2-Brad Keselowski [1 win, 15th in points], 217, -95
12) #15-Clint Bowyer [0 wins, 11th in pts], 227, -85
(ties broken by 1sts, 2nds, 3rd, etc)
See drivers championship points standings on the Drivers Points Standings page (pdf).(4-22-2012)