[after Bristol, race 24 of 36] Current Wild Cards: WC1) #56-Truex Jr. [1 win], 14th in points (22pts out of 10th) WC2) #39-Ryan Newman [1 win], 15th in points (26pts out of 10th) other wild card contenders #14-Tony Stewart [1 win] 19th in pts (91 out of 10th) #2-Brad Keselowski, 11th in points (4 out of 10th) #78-Kurt Busch, 12th (6 out of 10th) #24-Jeff Gordon 13th in pts (11 out of 10th) #1-Jamie McMurray 16th in pts (38 out of 10th) #27-Paul Menard 17th in pts (47 out of 10th) #43-Aric Almirola 19th in pts (69 out of 10th) #31-Jeff Burton 20th in pts (93 out of 10th) #34-David Ragan [1 win] 26th in pts (233 out of 10th) The top-10 drivers will make the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Positions 11 and 12 in the 12-driver Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup are Wild Cards, and will go to drivers outside the top 10 with the most wins, as long as they are ranked in the top 20 in points. If multiple drivers outside the top 10 tie for wins, the tie-breaker will go to the race winner with the highest points position. (ties broken by 1sts, 2nds, 3rd place finishes, etc) See wild card standings on the Unofficial Wildcard Standings page (pdf) .
