Guest Author - De Powell
Driver Standings Race 24 Sharpie 500 Bristol
Pos +/- Driver Points Behind DNF Earnings
1 N/C Jimmie Johnson 3499 Leader 0 $6,793,461
2 N/C Matt Kenseth 3492 -7 1 $4,948,402
***********************Clinched Position for Chase***************************
3 N/C Kevin Harvick 3178 -321 0 $4,199,996
4 +3 Kyle Busch 3097 -402 1 $3,470,668
5 +1 Jeff Gordon 3091 -408 4 $4,243,916
6 +2 Denny Hamlin (R)3070 -429 1 $3,103,347
7 +2 Jeff Burton 3064 -435 1 $3,446,957
8 -3 Tony Stewart 3056 -443 3 $4,796,149
9 +1 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3051 -448 3 $3,791,787
10 -6 Mark Martin 3049 -450 0 $3,026,648
*************************Chase for the Championship*************************
11 N/C Kasey Kahne 2959 -540 3 $4,257,279
12 N/C Greg Biffle 2798 -701 3 $3,150,381
13 N/C Carl Edwards 2788 -711 3 $3,205,651
*************************Mathematically Eliminated**************************
14 N/C Kurt Busch 2659 -840 2 $3,498,748
15 +3 Ryan Newman 2586 -913 3 $3,962,051
16 +1 Casey Mears 2564 -935 1 $3,904,742
17 -2 Brian Vickers 2548 -951 2 $2,658,936
18 -2 Jamie McMurray 2531 -968 2 $3,577,353
19 +3 Scott Riggs 2477 -1022 0 $2,270,141
20 -1 Clint Bowyer (R) 2463 -1036 2 $2,732,412
21 -1 Elliott Sadler 2395 -1104 4 $3,358,297
22 -1 Reed Sorenson(R)2384 -1115 1 $2,446,332
23 N/C Martin Truex Jr(R) 2384 -1115 3 $2,805,655
24 N/C Robby Gordon 2260 -1239 4 $2,245,351
25 N/C Bobby Labonte 2256 -1243 6 $3,173,388
26 N/C Dale Jarrett 2238 -1261 3 $3,084,864
27 N/C Jeff Green 2136 -1363 1 $2,605,291
28 N/C J.J. Yeley (R) 2113 -1386 3 $2,999,422
29 N/C Dave Blaney 2067 -1432 2 $2,361,500
30 +1 Ken Schrader 2044 -1455 5 $2,877,840
31 -1 Joe Nemechek 2029 -1470 3 $2,823,899
32 N/C Kyle Petty 1904 -1595 3 $2,552,113
33 N/C Sterling Marlin 1888 -1611 5 $2,243,689
34 N/C David Stremme(R) 1742 -1757 2 $2,315,288
35 +1 Michael Waltrip 1678 -1821 4 $2,167,366
36 -1 Jeremy Mayfield 1647 -1852 2 $2,582,057
37 N/C Travis Kvapil 1625 -1874 3 $1,988,104
38 N/C Tony Raines 1508 -1991 1 $1,420,605
39 N/C Scott Wimmer 1411 -2088 2 $1,551,108
40 +1 Kevin Lepage 1040 -2459 4 $1,388,935
41 -1 Terry Labonte 1031 -2468 2 $1,229,869
42 N/C Kenny Wallace 572 -2927 2 $853,968
43 N/C Paul Menard 446 -3053 0 $321,058
44 N/C Boris Said 415 -3084 1 $429,000
45 N/C Bill Elliott 415 -3084 0 $681,226
46 N/C Brent Sherman(R)372 -3127 1 $637,056
47 N/C Chad Chaffin 333 -3166 1 $548,093
48 N/C Stanton Barrett Jr. 285 -3214 4 $466,918
49 N/C Hermie Sadler 251 -3248 5 $716,355
50 +2 Derrike Cope 249 -3250 5 $520,009
51 -1 Mike Wallace 243 -3256 0 $446,218
52 -1 Scott Pruett 223 -3276 0 $203,530
53 N/C Kirk Shelmerdine 177 -3322 2 $445,624
54 +3 David Gilliland 159 -3340 0 $274,316
55 -1 Mike Garvey 138 -3361 3 $312,210
56 -1 Jimmy Spencer 122 -3377 0 $122,275
57 -1 Ron Fellows 119 -3380 0 $135,772
58 N/C Mike Skinner 104 -3395 0 $223,708
59 N/C Brandon Ash 88 -3411 1 $127,995
60 N/C Todd Kluever 74 -3425 1 $144,402
61 N/C Bill Lester 67 -3432 0 $135,360
62 N/C P.J. Jones 55 -3444 1 $67,610
63 +6 Carl Long 40 -3459 1 $101,433
63 N/C Brian Simo 40 -3459 1 $57,460
65 -1 Chad Blount 37 -3462 1 $84,843
66 -1 Tom Hubert 34 -3465 1 $67,116
66 -1 Marc Goossens 34 -3465 1 $57,537
68 -1 Johnny Sauter 0 -3499 0 $85,750
69 -1 Stephen Leicht 0 -3499 0 $62,275
70 -1 Larry Gunselman 0 -3499 0 $19,883
70 -1 Larry Foyt 0 -3499 0 $19,833
70 -1 Andy Belmont 0 -3499 0 $19,808
70 -1 Randy LaJoie 0 -3499 0 $19,783
70 -1 Morgan Shepherd 0 -3499 0 $19,783
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