[after Daytona, race 18 of 36]
1) #17-Matt Kenseth [1 win], 676
2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [1 win], 651, -25
3) #16-Greg Biffle [1 win], 632, -44
4) #48-Jimmie Johnson [2 wins], 618, -58
5) #14-Tony Stewart [3 wins], 592, -84
6) #29-Kevin Harvick [0 wins], 586, -90
7) #11-Denny Hamlin [2 wins], 584, -92
8) #56-Martin Truex Jr. [0 wins], 584, -92
9) #2-Brad Keselowski [3 wins], 573, -103
10) #15-Clint Bowyer [1 wins], 572, -104
Chase wild card drivers:
WC1) #18-Kyle Busch [1 win, 12th in points], 516, -160
WC2) #20-Joey Logano [1 win, 14th in points], 503, -173
#39-Ryan Newman [1 win, 15th in points], 502, -174
#5-Kasey Kahne [1 win, 16th in points], 500, -176
(ties broken by 1sts, 2nds, 3rd, etc)
See drivers championship points standings on the Drivers Points Standings (pdf).(7-7-2012)
