Engine trouble at Pocono Raceway cost Greg Biffle the overal points lead in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, as the 11-week leader fell from first to third, behind Dale Earnhardt Jr. and fellow Rousch-owned car Matt Kenseth, who finished seventh overall in the race. Kenseth has been a steady climber is recent weeks, finishing in the top 11 in ten out of his last 11 races.
Georgia native David Ragan is sitting at 29th, currently, the only drive from the state in the Top 30.
- Matt Kenseth +100
- Dale Earnhardt Jr. +90
- Greg Biffle +84
- Denny Hamlin +81
- Jimmie Johnson +70
- Kevin Harvick +47
- Martin Truex Jr. +42
- Tony Stewart +25
- Clint Bowyer +20
- Brad Keselowski +3
- Carl Edwards -3
- Kyle Busch -6 (Holds No. 1 Wild Card, one win)
- Paul Menard -27
- Ryan Newman -28 (Holds No. 2 Wild Card, one win)
- Joey Logano -28 (loses No. 2 Wild Card on tiebreaker to Newman)
- Kasey Kahne -46 (-18 points behind Newman/Logano for Wild Card spot)
- Marcos Ambrose -74
- Jeff Burton -75
- Jamie McMurray -80
- Aric Almirola -81
- Juan Pablo Montoya -86
- Jeff Gordon -90
- Mark Martin -100
- Regan Smith -116
- AJ Allmendinger -121
- Bobby Labonte -138
- Kurt Busch -151
- Casey Mears -183
- David Ragan -186
- David Gilliland -198
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