{"id":16195,"date":"2015-05-03T17:37:45","date_gmt":"2015-05-03T21:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/?p=16195"},"modified":"2015-05-03T17:37:45","modified_gmt":"2015-05-03T21:37:45","slug":"kevin-harvick-leads-nascar-points-following-talladega-full-standings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/2015\/05\/03\/kevin-harvick-leads-nascar-points-following-talladega-full-standings\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Harvick leads NASCAR points following Talladega, full standings"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kevin Harvick entered Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race with such a big lead in the points that there was no doubt he would leave the Geico 500 as the top dog in the standings.<\/p>\n

Winner: Dale Earnhardt, full Geico 500 resutls<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Already winning races and putting themselves in place for a Chase spot are Kevin Harvick (2), Jimmie Johnson (2), Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski, Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin, Kurt Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr.<\/p>\n

Sprint Cup Series Standings following Talladega<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
RK<\/td>\nDRIVER<\/td>\nPOINTS<\/td>\nWINS<\/td>\nPOLES<\/td>\nTOP 5<\/td>\nTOP 10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nKevin Harvick<\/td>\n394<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nJimmie Johnson<\/td>\n342<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nJoey Logano<\/td>\n335<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nDale Earnhardt Jr.<\/td>\n319<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nBrad Keselowski<\/td>\n305<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nMatt Kenseth<\/td>\n292<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nDenny Hamlin<\/td>\n281<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nKurt Busch<\/td>\n255<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nMartin Truex Jr.<\/td>\n354<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nJamie McMurray<\/td>\n297<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nKasey Kahne<\/td>\n286<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nPaul Menard<\/td>\n280<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nAric Almirola<\/td>\n279<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nJeff Gordon<\/td>\n277<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nRyan Newman<\/td>\n271<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nDanica Patrick<\/td>\n253<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
*** Chase for the Sprint Cup cut-off ***<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nClint Bowyer<\/td>\n249<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nCarl Edwards<\/td>\n240<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\nAJ Allmendinger<\/td>\n229<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nDavid Ragan<\/td>\n224<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\nCasey Mears<\/td>\n217<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\nGreg Biffle<\/td>\n210<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\nRicky Stenhouse Jr.<\/td>\n207<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\nKyle Larson<\/td>\n207<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\nAustin Dillon<\/td>\n203<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/td>\nDavid Gilliland<\/td>\n200<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/td>\nJustin Allgaier<\/td>\n193<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/td>\nSam Hornish Jr.<\/td>\n182<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/td>\nTrevor Bayne<\/td>\n177<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/td>\nTony Stewart<\/td>\n174<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31<\/td>\nCole Whitt<\/td>\n168<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32<\/td>\nAlex Bowman<\/td>\n131<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
33<\/td>\nMichael Annett<\/td>\n116<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
34<\/td>\nJosh Wise<\/td>\n100<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
35<\/td>\nBrett Moffitt<\/td>\n151<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
36<\/td>\nMatt DiBenedetto<\/td>\n90<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
37<\/td>\nMichael McDowell<\/td>\n79<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
38<\/td>\nJeb Burton<\/td>\n51<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
39<\/td>\nAlex Kennedy<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
40<\/td>\nBobby Labonte<\/td>\n38<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
41<\/td>\nBrian Vickers<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
42<\/td>\nMichael Waltrip<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
43<\/td>\nReed Sorenson<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
44<\/td>\nMike Wallace<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
45<\/td>\nRon Hornaday Jr.<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Kevin Harvick entered Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race with such a big lead in the points that there was no doubt he would leave the Geico 500 as the top dog in the standings. Winner: Dale Earnhardt, full Geico 500 resutls Already winning races and putting themselves in place for a Chase spot are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16196,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,788],"tags":[],"coauthors":[675],"class_list":["post-16195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cup-series","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16195"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16195\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16195"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=16195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}