Jimmie Johnson continues his lead in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings following the Quaker State 400. Johnson was leading the race prior to final pit stops when Matt Kenseth beat him off pit road. Johsnon subsequently spun his car on the ensuing restart ending his chances at a win.
Entering Sunday’s race the five time series champion held a 25 point lead over second place Carl Edwards. As a result of Johnson’s 10th he now leads the standings by 38 points over Edwards.
KENSETH WINS: Full Results from Kentucky
The 2012 Series champion Brad Keselowski took a tumble in the points from 9th to 13th (14 behind Logano) as a result of a early race crash.
Unofficial Sprint Cup Point Standings Following Kentucky Speedway
| RK | DRIVER | POINTS | BEHIND | WINS | POLES | TOP 5 | TOP 10 |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 610 | — | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 2 | Carl Edwards | 572 | -38 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 3 | Clint Bowyer | 569 | -41 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | Kevin Harvick | 544 | -66 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Matt Kenseth | 528 | -82 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 512 | -98 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | Kyle Busch | 500 | -110 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 490 | -120 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | Greg Biffle | 489 | -121 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | Joey Logano | 479 | -131 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 11 | Kasey Kahne | 478 | -132 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 12 | Jeff Gordon | 477 | -133 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 | Brad Keselowski | 465 | -145 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 14 | Kurt Busch | 463 | -147 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 15 | Paul Menard | 459 | -151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Tony Stewart | 457 | -153 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 17 | Aric Almirola | 457 | -153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 | Ryan Newman | 448 | -162 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 19 | Jamie McMurray | 437 | -173 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 433 | -177 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Jeff Burton | 428 | -182 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | Marcos Ambrose | 411 | -199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 399 | -211 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | Casey Mears | 360 | -250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Denny Hamlin | 329 | -281 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 26 | Mark Martin | 314 | -296 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 27 | Danica Patrick | 313 | -297 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | David Gilliland | 298 | -312 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | David Ragan | 294 | -316 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Bobby Labonte | 257 | -353 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Dave Blaney | 249 | -361 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | David Reutimann | 249 | -361 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | David Stremme | 236 | -374 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | J.J. Yeley | 225 | -385 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Travis Kvapil | 207 | -403 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | AJ Allmendinger | 180 | -430 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Michael McDowell | 89 | -521 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Timmy Hill | 80 | -530 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Scott Speed | 75 | -535 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Michael Waltrip | 63 | -547 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Ken Schrader | 54 | -556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Terry Labonte | 52 | -558 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Boris Said | 26 | -584 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Ron Fellows | 22 | -588 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Justin Marks | 14 | -596 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Scott Riggs | 11 | -599 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Victor Gonzalez Jr. | 7 | -603 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Tomy Drissi | 6 | -604 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Alex Kennedy | 4 | -606 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Brian Keselowski | 4 | -606 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
