Jeff Gordon will leave Texas Motor Speedway with the points lead in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. entered Texas with a 9 point lead over Matt Kenseth (10 points over other race winner Carl Edwards) Following 334 laps at the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway, it will be Gordon with a four point lead over Kenseth.
Earnhardt Jr’s day went away early when he ran into the grass and then erupted into a fireball following contact with the outside wall. The first driver with a win is Carl Edwards, with wins factored in he is the leader for making the Chase.
WINNER: Joey Logano, full results
Winners thus far this season include Joey Logano, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Brad Keselowski, Kevin Harvick and Dale Earnhardt Jr, these drivers are all but assured a spot in the Sprint Chase.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Standings following Texas
Standings
| RK | DRIVER | POINTS | BEHIND | WINS | POLES | TOP 5 | TOP 10 |
| 1 | Carl Edwards | 247 | -12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Joey Logano | 235 | -24 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 231 | -28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 228 | -31 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Brad Keselowski | 218 | -41 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Kurt Busch | 151 | -108 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Kevin Harvick | 138 | -121 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Jeff Gordon | 259 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | Matt Kenseth | 255 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Jimmie Johnson | 228 | -31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Brian Vickers | 205 | -54 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Paul Menard | 203 | -56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Ryan Newman | 202 | -57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Austin Dillon | 202 | -57 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Denny Hamlin | 197 | -62 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Tony Stewart | 189 | -70 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| *** Chase for the Sprint Cup cut-off *** | |||||||
| 17 | Greg Biffle | 188 | -71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Kyle Larson | 187 | -72 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Clint Bowyer | 187 | -72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Marcos Ambrose | 186 | -73 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Kasey Kahne | 178 | -81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | AJ Allmendinger | 173 | -86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Jamie McMurray | 167 | -92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Aric Almirola | 164 | -95 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Casey Mears | 162 | -97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 154 | -105 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Martin Truex Jr. | 131 | -128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Justin Allgaier | 129 | -130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Danica Patrick | 121 | -138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Reed Sorenson | 113 | -146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | David Gilliland | 107 | -152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Michael Annett | 103 | -156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Cole Whitt | 99 | -160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | David Ragan | 94 | -165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Alex Bowman | 85 | -174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Josh Wise | 67 | -192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Travis Kvapil | 52 | -207 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Ryan Truex | 47 | -212 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Parker Kligerman | 40 | -219 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Michael McDowell | 40 | -219 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Bobby Labonte | 29 | -230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Jeff Burton | 27 | -232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Terry Labonte | 24 | -235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | David Reutimann | 22 | -237 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Timmy Hill | 7 | -252 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | David Stremme | 5 | -254 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Michael Waltrip | 4 | -255 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Dave Blaney | 3 | -256 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
