Despite problems for Tony Stewart and Kyle Busch during Sunday’s FedEx 400 at Dover, both drivers were able to remain in the top 10 of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings.
NASCAR Point Standings 2012: Carl Edwards Falls From Chase Spot At Dover
The same couldn’t be said for Carl Edwards, though, who dropped two spots to 12th and is on the outside of the Chase for now.
Clint Bowyer used a fifth-place run to leapfrog Brad Keselowski in the standings and move into the top 10.
Meanwhile, Kasey Kahne closed to within one point of Ryan Newman for the final of two Wild Card spots. Keselowski holds the other Wild Card.
Here are the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings in relation to the Chase:
- Greg Biffle +86 inside the top 10
- Matt Kenseth +85
- Dale Earnhardt Jr. +76
- Denny Hamlin +64
- Jimmie Johnson +53
- Martin Truex Jr. +41
- Kevin Harvick +40
- Tony Stewart +7
- Kyle Busch +6
- Clint Bowyer +5
- Brad Keselowski -5 from the top 10 (Holds No. 1 Wild Card spot with two wins)
- Carl Edwards -15
- Ryan Newman -39 (Holds No. 2 Wild Card spot with one win)
- Kasey Kahne -40 (One point behind Newman for No. 2 wild card spot)
- Paul Menard -41
- Joey Logano -55
- Aric Almirola -76
- Jeff Burton -83
- Marcos Ambrose -84
- Juan Pablo Montoya -93
- Jeff Gordon -94
- Jamie McMurray -94
- AJ Allmendinger -113
- Mark Martin -122
- Regan Smith -130
- Kurt Busch -139
- Bobby Labonte -139
- Casey Mears -171
- David Ragan -183
- David Gilliland -199
- Landon Cassill -218
- Travis Kvapil -221
- David Reutimann -230
- Dave Blaney -232
- David Stremme -302
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