Kyle Busch recaptured the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points lead following his victory at Kentucky Speedway on Saturday night, taking over the top spot for the first time since Martinsville.
2011 NASCAR Point Standings Update: Kyle Busch Takes Over Sprint Cup Series Lead After Kentucky Win
Former points leader Kevin Harvick fell to third, while Carl Edwards remained in second place – four points behind Busch.
Busch, David Ragan (15th) and David Reutimann (24th) were the biggest gainers of the night, picking up two positions apiece.
Clint Bowyer (12th) and AJ Allmendinger (18th) were the biggest losers, falling three spots each.
Here are the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings after Kentucky:
- Kyle Busch
- Carl Edwards -4
- Kevin Harvick -10
- Kurt Busch -18
- Jimmie Johnson -19
- Matt Kenseth -22
- Jeff Gordon -71
- Dale Earnhardt Jr. -76
- Ryan Newman -86
- Denny Hamlin -95
- Tony Stewart -97
- Clint Bowyer -110
- Juan Pablo Montoya -127
- Greg Biffle -128
- David Ragan -130
- Paul Menard -138
- Kasey Kahne -140
- AJ Allmendinger -141
- Mark Martin -147
- Joey Logano -155
- Brad Keselowski -158
- Marcos Ambrose -165
- Martin Truex Jr. -175
- David Reutimann -201
- Jeff Burton -207
- Brian Vickers -219
- Regan Smith -225
- Jamie McMurray -238
- Bobby Labonte -261
- David Gilliland -296
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