The win for Kasey Kahne at New Hampshire this weekend proved to be an important one for the Sprint Cup Series standings. Kahne grabbed the No. 1 Wild Card spot thanks to his second win of the season.
Matt Kenseth is still on top of the standings. He has a 16-point lead over Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Here are the top-20 drivers in the Sprint Cup Series standings:
- Matt Kenseth +140 inside Chase
- Dale Earnhardt Jr. +124
- Greg Biffle +100
- Jimmie Johnson +89
- Denny Hamlin +61
- Kevin Harvick +55
- Tony Stewart +51
- Martin Truex Jr. +50
- Clint Bowyer +47
- Brad Keselowski +46
- Carl Edwards -46 (needs one win to get No. 2 wild card spot)
- Kasey Kahne -66 (Holds No. 1 wild card spot, two wins)
- Kyle Busch -68 (Holds No. 2 wild card spot, one win)
- Ryan Newman -77 (-9 points from No. 2 wild card, one win)
- Paul Menard -79
- Joey Logano -80 (-12 points from No. 2 wild card, one win)
- Jeff Gordon -89
- Marcos Ambrose -118
- Jeff Burton -120
- Jamie McMurray -127