Jeff Gordon will leave Talladega Superspeedway with the points lead in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Gordon entered Talladega with a slim point lead over Matt Kenseth, that number dropped to three as both drivers had poor finishes at the 2.66-mile Superspeedway located in Talladega, AL.
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Winners thus far this season include Kevin Harvick (2), Joey Logano (2), Kurt Busch, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Brad Keselowski, and Dale Earnhardt Jr, these drivers are all but assured a spot in the Sprint Chase.
Note: Below drivers are listed by wins, then points.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Standings following Talladega
Standings
RK | DRIVER | POINTS | BEHIND | WINS | POLES | TOP 5 | TOP 10 |
1 | Joey Logano | 305 | -42 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
2 | Kevin Harvick | 258 | -89 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
3 | Kyle Busch | 342 | -5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
4 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 328 | -19 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
5 | Carl Edwards | 328 | -19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
6 | Brad Keselowski | 294 | -53 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
7 | Kurt Busch | 196 | -151 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
8 | Jeff Gordon | 347 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
9 | Matt Kenseth | 344 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
10 | Jimmie Johnson | 303 | -44 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
11 | Greg Biffle | 300 | -47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
12 | Ryan Newman | 298 | -49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
13 | Brian Vickers | 297 | -50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
14 | Denny Hamlin | 292 | -55 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
15 | Kyle Larson | 285 | -62 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
16 | Austin Dillon | 281 | -66 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
17 | AJ Allmendinger | 279 | -68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
18 | Marcos Ambrose | 269 | -78 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
19 | Paul Menard | 265 | -82 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
20 | Clint Bowyer | 261 | -86 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
21 | Kasey Kahne | 251 | -96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
22 | Aric Almirola | 244 | -103 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
22 | Tony Stewart | 244 | -103 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
23 | Casey Mears | 244 | -103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
25 | Jamie McMurray | 241 | -106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
26 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 216 | -131 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
27 | Martin Truex Jr. | 210 | -137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
28 | Justin Allgaier | 190 | -157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 | Danica Patrick | 176 | -171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | David Gilliland | 152 | -195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | Michael Annett | 143 | -204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | Alex Bowman | 132 | -215 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | Reed Sorenson | 131 | -216 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
34 | Cole Whitt | 131 | -216 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
35 | David Ragan | 131 | -216 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
36 | Josh Wise | 119 | -228 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
37 | Ryan Truex | 77 | -270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
38 | Travis Kvapil | 72 | -275 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
39 | Parker Kligerman | 54 | -293 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
40 | Michael McDowell | 49 | -298 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
41 | Terry Labonte | 45 | -302 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
42 | David Reutimann | 37 | -310 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
43 | Bobby Labonte | 29 | -318 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
44 | Jeff Burton | 27 | -320 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
45 | Michael Waltrip | 23 | -324 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
46 | David Stremme | 22 | -325 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
47 | Timmy Hill | 7 | -340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
48 | Dave Blaney | 4 | -343 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |