Being part of the eight-car cluster at the Talladega Superspeedway finish line on Sunday paid big dividends in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings, with several drivers gaining two or more spots.
NASCAR Results From Talladega: Point Standings Update
The results of the Talladega race left Kevin Harvick as the week’s big winner – despite a fifth-place finish – as he jumped five spots in the standings. Harvick, who has already won two races this season, is now fourth in points.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. also made a nice gain (moving from sixth to third in the standings), while race winner Jimmie Johnson and runnerup Clint Bowyer gained two spots apiece.
Carl Edwards, who was also part of the finish-line cluster, remained the points leader for the second consecutive week.
It was also a good day for Joey Logano, whose 10th-place result moved him up four spots to 24th. But Brad Keselowski and Matt Kenseth had a race they’d like to forget – their finishes dropped them five spots each.
Here are the updated NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings after Talladega:
- Carl Edwards
- Jimmie Johnson -5
- Dale Earnhardt Jr. -19
- Kevin Harvick -27
- Kurt Busch -28
- Kyle Busch -38
- Ryan Newman -42
- Matt Kenseth -43
- Juan Pablo Montoya -49
- Clint Bowyer -50
- Paul Menard -53
- Tony Stewart -55
- Jeff Gordon -61
- Mark Martin -69
- AJ Allmendinger -69
- Greg Biffle -74
- Denny Hamlin -100
- Kasey Kahne -101
- Martin Truex Jr. -103
- David Ragan -104
- Marcos Ambrose -107
- Jeff Burton -110
- Jamie McMurray -114
- Joey Logano -116
- Bobby Labonte -117
- David Reutimann -121
- Brad Keselowski -124
- Brian Vickers -140
- David Gilliland -146
- Regan Smith -153
- Robby Gordon -167
- Casey Mears -179
- Dave Blaney -190
- Bill Elliott -195
- Andy Lally -197
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