[after Kentucky, race 17 of 36]
1) #17-Matt Kenseth [1 win], 633
2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [1 win], 622, -11
3) #48-Jimmie Johnson [2 wins], 610, -23
4) #16-Greg Biffle [1 win], 608, -25
5) #11-Denny Hamlin [2 wins], 565, -68
6) #29-Kevin Harvick [0 wins], 565, -68
7) #15-Clint Bowyer [1 wins], 557, -76
8) #56-Martin Truex Jr. [0 wins], 556, -77
9) #14-Tony Stewart [2 wins], 545, -88
10) #2-Brad Keselowski [3 wins], 537, -96
Chase wild card drivers:
WC1) #18-Kyle Busch [1 win, 12th in points], 495, -138
WC2) #5-Kasey Kahne [1 win, 14th in points], 463, -170
#39-Ryan Newman [1 win, 15th in points], 463, -170
#20-Joey Logano [1 win, 16th in points], 463, -170
(ties broken by 1sts, 2nds, 3rd, etc)
See drivers championship points standings on the Drivers Points Standings (pdf).(6-30-2012)
