New Hampshire was a strong day for the non-Chasers, with Jamie McMurray (third) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (fourth) among a whopping five drivers who recorded top-10 finishes.
New Hampshire: Jamie McMurray, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Top BOTR Cup Points
That helped several drivers collect big point totals in Week 1 of our “Best Of The Rest Cup” competition – a contest to see which non-Chasers get the most total points in the Chase.
As a reminder, the winner gets a red plastic Solo cup and an adult beverage of his choice.
Here are the standings after Week 1 of the “Best Of The Rest” Cup (Update: Fans asked that we treat this like the Chase and add in 10 bonus points for each pre-BOTR Cup win. Standings have been reflected to show 20 points for McMurray and 10 each for David Reutimann, Ryan Newman and Juan Pablo Montoya):
| Driver | Points | Behind | ||
| 1 | Jamie McMurray | 190 | 0 | |
| 2 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 160 | 30 | |
| 3 | David Reutimann | 156 | 34 | |
| 4 | Ryan Newman | 152 | 38 | |
| 5 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 134 | 56 | |
| 6 | AJ Allmendinger | 127 | 63 | |
| 7 | Juan Montoya | 125 | 65 | |
| 8 | Kasey Kahne | 121 | 69 | |
| 9 | Brad Keselowski | 114 | 76 | |
| 10 | Regan Smith | 106 | 84 | |
| 11 | Martin Truex Jr. | 103 | 87 | |
| 12 | Elliott Sadler | 100 | 90 | |
| 13 | David Ragan | 97 | 93 | |
| 14 | Robby Gordon | 90 | 100 | |
| 15 | Reed Sorenson | 82 | 108 | |
| 16 | Paul Menard | 79 | 111 | |
| 17 | Mark Martin | 76 | 114 | |
| 18 | Marcos Ambrose | 73 | 117 | |
| 19 | Dave Blaney | 70 | 120 | |
| 20 | Travis Kvapil | 67 | 123 | |
| 21 | David Gilliland | 64 | 126 | |
| 22 | Tony Raines | 61 | 129 | |
| 23 | Joey Logano | 58 | 132 | |
| 24 | Scott Speed | 55 | 135 | |
| 25 | Andy Lally | 52 | 138 | |
| 26 | Casey Mears | 49 | 141 | |
| 27 | Joe Nemechek | 48 | 142 | |
| 28 | Bobby Labonte | 46 | 144 | |
| 29 | Mike Bliss | 40 | 150 | |
| 30 | Landon Cassill | 37 | 153 | |
| 31 | Michael McDowell | 34 | 156 |
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