Eight drivers remain eligible for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship following the contender round’s competition at Talladega Superspeedway.
Those drivers include second round winners Joey Logano, Kevin Harvick, and Brad Keselowski.
WINNER: Keselowski wins at Talladega, full results
The Sprint Cup Series now heads to Martinsville, the smallest track on the circuit.
Sprint Cup Series Standings following Talladega
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| RK | DRIVER | POINTS | WINS | POLES | TOP 5 | TOP 10 |
| 1 | Joey Logano | 4000 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 20 |
| 2 | Kevin Harvick | 4000 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| 3 | Ryan Newman | 4000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 4000 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 5 | Matt Kenseth | 4000 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 19 |
| 6 | Carl Edwards | 4000 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 7 | Jeff Gordon | 4000 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 20 |
| 8 | Brad Keselowski | 4000 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 17 |
| 9 | Kyle Busch | 2197 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 10 | Jimmie Johnson | 2174 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 18 |
| 11 | Kasey Kahne | 2169 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 12 | AJ Allmendinger | 2163 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 2149 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 17 |
| 14 | Greg Biffle | 2147 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 15 | Kurt Busch | 2146 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 16 | Aric Almirola | 2101 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 17 | Kyle Larson | 967 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 18 | Clint Bowyer | 885 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 19 | Austin Dillon | 878 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 | Jamie McMurray | 877 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 21 | Brian Vickers | 830 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 22 | Paul Menard | 826 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 23 | Marcos Ambrose | 781 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 24 | Martin Truex Jr. | 767 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 25 | Casey Mears | 716 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 | Tony Stewart | 700 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 27 | Danica Patrick | 669 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 28 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 658 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 29 | Justin Allgaier | 548 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | David Gilliland | 488 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Cole Whitt | 468 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Michael Annett | 461 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Reed Sorenson | 460 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | David Ragan | 451 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Alex Bowman | 372 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Josh Wise | 368 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Travis Kvapil | 211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Michael McDowell | 205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Ryan Truex | 193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Terry Labonte | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Jeff Burton | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Michael Waltrip | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | David Stremme | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Bobby Labonte | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Parker Kligerman | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Timmy Hill | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Brett Moffitt | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Alex Kennedy | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Dave Blaney | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
