Dale Earnhardt Jr. is back on the radar after failing to win in 143 consecutive races. His victory at the Quicken Loans 400 also shot him up to second place in the Sprint Cup Series standings. He trails Matt Kenseth by four points.
Former points leader Greg Biffle fell from second to third place after the race.
Here are the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standings with 11 races to go until the Chase (NOTE: These are strictly in relation to Chase spots):
- Matt Kenseth +109 inside Chase
- Dale Earnhardt Jr. +105
- Greg Biffle +92
- Jimmie Johnson +76
- Denny Hamlin +58
- Kevin Harvick +48
- Martin Truex Jr. +41
- Tony Stewart +35
- Clint Bowyer +25
- Brad Keselowski +2
- Carl Edwards -2 from top 10
- Kyle Busch -26 (Holds No. 1 Wild Card spot, 1 win)
- Ryan Newman -31 (Holds No. 2 Wild Card spot, 1 win)
- Paul Menard -37
- Joey Logano -51 (-20 from No. 2 Wild Card spot)
- Kasey Kahne -67 (-36 from No. 2 Wild Card spot)
- Marcos Ambrose -70
- Jamie McMurray -81
- Juan Pablo Montoya -81
- Jeff Gordon -83
- Jeff Burton -83
- Aric Almirola -86
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