2012 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:

[after Talladega, race 10 of 36]
1) #16-Greg Biffle [1 win], 378
2) #17-Matt Kenseth [1 win], 371, -7
3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [0 wins], 369, -9
4) #11-Denny Hamlin [2 wins], 351, -27
5) #29-Kevin Harvick [0 wins], 333, -45
6) #56-Martin Truex Jr. [0 wins], 332, -46
7) #14-Tony Stewart [2 wins], 328, -50
8) #48-Jimmie Johnson [0 wins], 324, -54
9) #18-Kyle Busch [1 win], 308, -70
10) #15-Clint Bowyer [0 wins], 302, -76
Chase wild card drivers:
11) #2-Brad Keselowski [2 wins, 12th in points], 299, -79
12) #39-Ryan Newman [1 win, 13th in points], 286, -92
(ties broken by 1sts, 2nds, 3rd, etc)
See drivers championship points standings on the Drivers Points Standings page (pdf).(5-6-2012)