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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Point Standings: David Ragan In Wild Card Position After Daytona International Speedway Victory

David Ragan’s Daytona International Speedway victory on Saturday night moved him up three spots in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings – and into a coveted wild card position for the Chase.

With one win apiece, Ragan and Denny Hamlin (11th) currently occupy the wild card spots – which are awarded to the drivers in positions 11-20.

Ragan was among the biggest gainers in the point standings; Joey Logano also moved up three spots to 20th.

Martin Truex Jr. took the biggest hit of the night, dropping five spots. Mark Martin lost four positions – he’s all the way down to 18th in the standings – and Jimmie Johnson lost three.

Here are the updated NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings after Daytona:

  1. Kevin Harvick
  2. Carl Edwards -5
  3. Kyle Busch -10
  4. Kurt Busch -16
  5. Matt Kenseth -22
  6. Jimmie Johnson -22
  7. Dale Earnhardt Jr. -52
  8. Jeff Gordon -67
  9. Clint Bowyer -81
  10. Ryan Newman -86
  11. Denny Hamlin -91
  12. Tony Stewart -92
  13. Greg Biffle -113
  14. Juan Pablo Montoya -118
  15. AJ Allmendinger -119
  16. Paul Menard -120
  17. David Ragan -129
  18. Mark Martin -131
  19. Kasey Kahne -134
  20. Joey Logano -147
  21. Marcos Ambrose -151
  22. Brad Keselowski -158
  23. Martin Truex Jr. -164
  24. Jeff Burton -194
  25. Brian Vickers -198
  26. David Reutimann -206
  27. Jamie McMurray -208
  28. Regan Smith -214
  29. Bobby Labonte -241
  30. David Gilliland -271

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