The Chase is set. Beginning the Chase at Chicagoland with the points lead will be Brad Keselowski who finished the regular season with four wins. That is one more than Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano or Dale Earnhardt Jr.
WINNER: Keselowski wins at Richmond, full results
Sixteen drivers qualified for the Chase. You can view the full NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Standings below.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standings after Richmond
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| RK | DRIVER | POINTS | |
| 1 | Brad Keselowski | 2012 | |
| 2 | Jeff Gordon | 2009 | |
| 3 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 2009 | |
| 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 2009 | |
| 5 | Joey Logano | 2009 | |
| 6 | Kevin Harvick | 2006 | |
| 7 | Carl Edwards | 2006 | |
| 8 | Kyle Busch | 2003 | |
| 9 | Denny Hamlin | 2003 | |
| 10 | Kurt Busch | 2003 | |
| 11 | Kasey Kahne | 2003 | |
| 12 | Aric Almirola | 2003 | |
| 13 | AJ Allmendinger | 2003 | |
| 14 | Matt Kenseth | 2000 | |
| 15 | Greg Biffle | 2000 | |
| 16 | Ryan Newman | 2000 | |
| *** Chase for the Sprint Cup cut-off *** | |||
| 17 | Clint Bowyer | 746 | |
| 18 | Kyle Larson | 737 | |
| 19 | Jamie McMurray | 706 | |
| 20 | Paul Menard | 701 | |
| 21 | Austin Dillon | 698 | |
| 22 | Brian Vickers | 681 | |
| 23 | Marcos Ambrose | 645 | |
| 24 | Casey Mears | 596 | |
| 25 | Martin Truex Jr. | 580 | |
| 26 | Tony Stewart | 569 | |
| 27 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 556 | |
| 28 | Danica Patrick | 528 | |
| 29 | Justin Allgaier | 459 | |
| 30 | David Gilliland | 407 | |
| 31 | Michael Annett | 400 | |
| 32 | David Ragan | 381 | |
| 33 | Cole Whitt | 367 | |
| 34 | Reed Sorenson | 355 | |
| 35 | Alex Bowman | 310 | |
| 36 | Josh Wise | 319 | |
| 37 | Ryan Truex | 191 | |
| 38 | Michael McDowell | 166 | |
| 39 | Travis Kvapil | 149 | |
| 40 | Jeff Burton | 87 | |
| 41 | Terry Labonte | 77 | |
| 42 | David Stremme | 64 | |
| 43 | Bobby Labonte | 54 | |
| 44 | Parker Kligerman | 54 | |
| 45 | Michael Waltrip | 48 | |
| 46 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 47 | |
| 47 | Alex Kennedy | 47 | |
| 48 | Dave Blaney | 46 | |
| 49 | Brett Moffitt | 44 | |
| 50 | David Reutimann | 37 | |
