Jimmie Johnson extended his lead in the championship standings to 43 over new second-place driver Carl Edwards following his 12th place at Richmond International Raceway on Saturday night. Johnson’s Hendrick Motorsports teammates, Kasey Kahne and Dale Earnhardt Jr. are tied for third -- 46points out of the top spot.
NASCAR point standings after Richmond: Jimmie Johnson extends lead over Carl Edwards
Jimmie Johnson took a 43 point lead over Carl Edwards in the Sprint Cup Series standings following Saturday night’s race at Richmond.
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With his victory, Kevin Harvick breaks into the top-10 and sits ninth -- 72 points behind Johnson.
After nine starts, Paul Menard and Aric Almirola have also maintained their fast starts and both hold on to a provisional Chase spot heading into next Sunday’s race at Talladega International Speedway.
Denny Hamlin drops to 29th in the standings, 126 points out of 10th place and 71 points out of 20th. Hamlin expects to start next Sunday’s race but will give way to a substitute driver at the earliest possible opportunity as he continues to recover from injuries sustained at Auto Club Speedway.
The complete NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standings after Richmond can be found below:
- Jimmie Johnson Ldr.
- Carl Edwards -43
- Kasey Kahne -46
- Dale Earnhardt Jr. -46
- Clint Bowyer -53
- Brad Keselowski -59
- Kyle Busch -65
- Greg Biffle -71
- Kevin Harvick -72
- Paul Menard -72
- Aric Almirola -85
- Jamie McMurray -98
- Matt Kenseth -102
- Jeff Gordon -108
- Martin Truex Jr. -112
- Ryan Newman -114
- Joey Logano -115
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr. -119
- Jeff Burton -125
- Kurt Busch -127
- Mark Martin -136
- Tony Stewart -136
- Marcos Ambrose -148
- Juan Pablo Montoya -160
- Casey Mears -160
- Danica Patrick -174
- Bobby Labonte -191
- Denny Hamlin -198
- Dave Blaney -198
- David Ragan -198
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