Jamie McMurray can’t rest just yet.
Mark Martin, Joey Logano Begin To Pressure Jamie McMurray After Martinsville
Though he has a triple-digit lead in the “Best Of The Rest Cup” point standings – our competition to see which non-Chase driver collects the most points in the Chase – McMurray needs to be wary of the red-hot Joey Logano (four top-11 finishes in the last five races) and Mark Martin (five straight top-15s).
Martin’s second-place finish at Martinsville was the first time the veteran had placed in the top three all season – a lengthy drought considering he won five races last year.
McMurray finished 11th at Martinsville, just missing out on being a part of four non-Chasers in the top 10: Martin (second), Logano (sixth), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (seventh) and Brad Keselowski (10th).
The 10th-place finish was Keselowski’s first top-10 since joining Penske Racing.
As a reminder, points are tabulated in a Chase format (all drivers were reset at zero before New Hampshire) and the winner gets a red plastic cup with a beverage of their choice.
| Driver | Points | Behind | ||
| 1 | Jamie McMurray | 886 | 0 | |
| 2 | Mark Martin | 780 | -106 | |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 771 | -115 | |
| 4 | AJ Allmendinger | 726 | -160 | |
| 5 | Ryan Newman | 720 | -166 | |
| 6 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 698 | -188 | |
| 7 | Juan Montoya | 689 | -197 | |
| 8 | Paul Menard | 689 | -197 | |
| 9 | David Reutimann | 631 | -255 | |
| 10 | David Ragan | 616 | -270 | |
| 11 | Brad Keselowski | 606 | -280 | |
| 12 | Regan Smith | 602 | -284 | |
| 13 | Kasey Kahne | 587 | -299 | |
| 14 | Elliott Sadler | 579 | -307 | |
| 15 | Martin Truex Jr. | 575 | -311 | |
| 16 | Scott Speed | 519 | -367 | |
| 17 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 493 | -393 | |
| 18 | Marcos Ambrose | 482 | -404 | |
| 19 | Reed Sorenson | 471 | -415 | |
| 20 | David Gilliland | 453 | -433 | |
| 21 | Travis Kvapil | 407 | -479 | |
| 22 | Dave Blaney | 372 | -514 | |
| 23 | Bobby Labonte | 360 | -526 | |
| 24 | Casey Mears | 352 | -534 | |
| 25 | Robby Gordon | 256 | -630 | |
| 26 | Tony Raines | 244 | -642 | |
| 27 | Landon Cassill | 237 | -649 | |
| 28 | Michael McDowell | 225 | -661 | |
| 29 | JJ Yeley | 191 | -695 | |
| 30 | Joe Nemechek | 180 | -706 | |
| 31 | Kevin Conway | 171 | -715 | |
| 32 | Andy Lally | 168 | -718 | |
| 33 | Bill Elliott | 146 | -740 | |
| 34 | Patrick Carpentier | 144 | -742 | |
| 35 | Ken Schrader | 114 | -772 |
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