Jeff Gordon is the only driver guaranteed into the final round at Homestead Miami Speedway. Three more drivers will join them for a shot at the championship.
Currently six driver remain eligible for a shot at the championship. The final race of the Eliminator round will take place next weekend at Phoenix.
Below are the full NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings after the AAA 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Points after Texas
| Standings | |||||||
| RK | DRIVER | POINTS | WINS | POLES | TOP 5 | TOP 10 | |
| 1 | Jeff Gordon | 4082 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 19 | |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 4080 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 14 | |
| 3 | Kevin Harvick | 4079 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 26 | |
| 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4075 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 22 | |
| 5 | Carl Edwards | 4069 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | 4057 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 23 | |
| 7 | Kurt Busch | 4048 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 19 | |
| 8 | Joey Logano | 4013 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 26 | |
| 9 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 2259 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 21 | |
| 10 | Denny Hamlin | 2257 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 18 | |
| 11 | Ryan Newman | 2253 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | |
| 12 | Jimmie Johnson | 2240 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 20 | |
| 13 | Jamie McMurray | 2235 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | |
| 14 | Paul Menard | 2208 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 15 | Matt Kenseth | 2197 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 19 | |
| 16 | Clint Bowyer | 2153 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |
| 17 | Aric Almirola | 903 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 18 | Kasey Kahne | 896 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
| 19 | Greg Biffle | 821 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 20 | Kyle Larson | 809 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| 21 | Austin Dillon | 778 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 22 | Casey Mears | 730 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 23 | AJ Allmendinger | 714 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 24 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 687 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 25 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 677 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 26 | Danica Patrick | 668 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 27 | Tony Stewart | 663 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 28 | David Ragan | 657 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 29 | Trevor Bayne | 619 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 30 | Justin Allgaier | 553 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 31 | Cole Whitt | 526 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | David Gilliland | 507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | Alex Bowman | 413 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | Brett Moffitt | 401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 35 | Matt DiBenedetto | 376 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | Michael Annett | 372 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | Josh Wise | 249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 38 | Jeb Burton | 211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | Michael McDowell | 202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 | Alex Kennedy | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 41 | Reed Sorenson | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42 | Bobby Labonte | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 43 | Michael Waltrip | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44 | Brian Vickers | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 45 | Ryan Preece | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 46 | Will Kimmel | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 47 | Mike Wallace | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 48 | Eddie MacDonald | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| T.J. Bell | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 50 | Kyle Fowler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
