2012 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:

[after Darlington, race 11 of 36]
1) #16-Greg Biffle [1 win], 411
2) #17-Matt Kenseth [1 win], 409, -2
3) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [0 wins], 397, -16
4) #11-Denny Hamlin [2 wins], 394, -17
5) #48-Jimmie Johnson [1 win], 372, -39
6) #56-Martin Truex Jr. [0 wins], 372, -39
7) #14-Tony Stewart [2 wins], 369, -42
8) #29-Kevin Harvick [0 wins], 361, -50
9) #18-Kyle Busch [1 win], 349, -62
10) #15-Clint Bowyer [0 wins], 337, -74
Chase wild card drivers:
11) #2-Brad Keselowski [2 wins, 12th in points], 328, -83
12) #39-Ryan Newman [1 win, 13th in points], 307, -104
(ties broken by 1sts, 2nds, 3rd, etc)
See drivers championship points standings on the Drivers Points Standings page (pdf).(5-12-2012)