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2012 NASCAR Standings: Greg Biffle Holds Slight Lead Over Matt Kenseth

Just two points separate Biffle and Kenseth in this year's Sprint Cup Series standings.

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A fourth-place finish at the Southern 500 on Saturday night has Kyle Busch just two points behind Greg Biffle in the Spring Cup Series standings. Biffle finished 12th place in the race.

The winner on Saturday night was Jimmie Johnson, who jumped up from eighth to fifth in the overall standings. He is the only driver in the top-15 who has not finished two races.

Here's a look at the leaders in the Spring Cup Series:

1 Greg Biffle 411
2 Matt Kenseth 409
3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 397
4 Denny Hamlin 394
5 Jimmie Johnson 372
6 Martin Truex Jr. 372
7 Tony Stewart 369
8 Kevin Harvick 361
9 Kyle Busch 349
10 Carl Edwards 337
11 Clint Bowyer 335
12 Brad Keselowski 328 (Currently the No. 1 Wild Card)
13 Paul Menard 308
14 Ryan Newman 307 (Currently the No. 2 Wild Card)
15 Joey Logano 293
16 Kasey Kahne 283
17 Jeff Burton 275
18 Marcos Ambrose 274
19 Juan Pablo Montoya 272
20 Jamie McMurray 263

Photographs by coka_koehler used in background montage under Creative Commons. Thank you.