[after Kansas, race 8 of 36] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson [2 wins], 311 2) #5-Kasey Kahne [1 win], 274, -37 3) #2-Brad Keselowski, 273, -38 4) #16-Greg Biffle, 264, -47 5) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 263, -48 6) #99-Carl Edwards [1 win], 262, -49 7) #18-Kyle Busch [2 wins], 257, -54 8) #20-Matt Kenseth [2 wins], 252, -59 9) #15-Clint Bowyer, 247, -64 10) #27-Paul Menard, 240, -71 11) #1-Jamie McMurray, 227, -84 12) #29-Kevin Harvick, 224, -87 2012 Chase drivers out of top 12 #56-Martin Truex Jr., 14th in points #24-Jeff Gordon, 15th #14-Tony Stewart, 21st #11-Denny Hamlin, 26th [missed 3 races with injury] (ties broken by 1sts, 2nds, 3rd, etc) See drivers championship points standings on the Drivers Points Standings (pdf) and the owner points standings on the Owners Points Standings page (pdf) .
