Greg Biffle and Kevin Harvick continued to occupy the top two spots in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings after Sunday’s Bristol race, but they have some new challengers.
NASCAR Point Standings After Bristol: Greg Biffle Holds On To Sprint Cup Series Lead
Matt Kenseth’s runnerup finish moved him up two spots to third in the standings – he’s now 12 points behind teammate Biffle – and Martin Truex Jr’s third-place run vaulted him four positions to fourth.
Race winner Brad Keselowski was the day’s biggest gainer, jumping eight spots, but Clint Bowyer, Jimmie Johnson, Juan Pablo Montoya and Jamie McMurray all moved up six spots apiece.
Carl Edwards (-8 positions) was the day’s biggest loser, followed by Jeff Gordon (-6) and Marcos Ambrose (-6).
Here are the updated 2012 NASCAR point standings after Bristol:
- Greg Biffle
- Kevin Harvick -9
- Matt Kenseth -12
- Martin Truex Jr. -18
- Denny Hamlin -20
- Dale Earnhardt Jr. -20
- Tony Stewart -27
- Clint Bowyer -31
- Joey Logano -31
- Paul Menard -34
- Jeff Burton -37
- Ryan Newman -39
- Brad Keselowski -44
- Carl Edwards -50
- Kyle Busch -58
- Mark Martin -60
- Jimmie Johnson -61
- Juan Pablo Montoya -61
- Jamie McMurray -63
- Regan Smith -63
- Bobby Labonte -65
- Aric Almirola -69
- Jeff Gordon -72
- Marcos Ambrose -75
- Dave Blaney -81
- AJ Allmendinger -85
- Kurt Busch -87
- David Ragan -91
- David Gilliland -91
- David Reutimann -95
- Casey Mears -97
- Kasey Kahne -100
- Landon Cassill -103
- Brendan Gaughan -108
- Travis Kvapil -110
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