Jeff Gordon will leave Martinsville Speedway as the points leader in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
The driver of the No. 24 Chevrolet nearly won on Sunday which would have guaranteed a spot in the season ending championship race at Homestead,
Four drivers will be eligible for the championship race, earning a win guarantees a driver a spot in the race and at winning the title. The remaining spots will be determined by points.
WINNER: Earnhardt wins at Martinsville, full results
Up next for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is Texas Motor Speedway.
Sprint Cup Series Point Standings
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| RK | DRIVER | POINTS | WINS | POLES | TOP 5 | TOP 10 |
| 1 | Jeff Gordon | 4044 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 21 |
| 2 | Ryan Newman | 4041 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 4040 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 21 |
| 4 | Matt Kenseth | 4039 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 20 |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | 4037 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 6 | Carl Edwards | 4024 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 7 | Brad Keselowski | 4013 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 17 |
| 8 | Kevin Harvick | 4011 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| 9 | Kyle Busch | 2230 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 10 | AJ Allmendinger | 2198 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 2196 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 18 |
| 12 | Jimmie Johnson | 2186 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 18 |
| 13 | Greg Biffle | 2178 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 14 | Kasey Kahne | 2173 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 15 | Kurt Busch | 2155 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 16 | Aric Almirola | 2124 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 17 | Kyle Larson | 981 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 18 | Clint Bowyer | 923 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| 19 | Austin Dillon | 910 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 | Jamie McMurray | 906 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 21 | Paul Menard | 856 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 22 | Brian Vickers | 847 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 23 | Marcos Ambrose | 802 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 24 | Martin Truex Jr. | 773 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 25 | Tony Stewart | 741 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 26 | Casey Mears | 723 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 688 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 28 | Danica Patrick | 680 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | Justin Allgaier | 576 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | David Gilliland | 511 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Cole Whitt | 494 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | David Ragan | 485 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Michael Annett | 481 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Reed Sorenson | 469 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Alex Bowman | 387 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Josh Wise | 387 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Travis Kvapil | 214 | 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 | 53 | 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 |
