{"id":17556,"date":"2016-02-21T16:55:45","date_gmt":"2016-02-21T21:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/?p=17556"},"modified":"2023-06-10T15:20:11","modified_gmt":"2023-06-10T19:20:11","slug":"denny-hamlin-leads-points-full-nascar-sprint-cup-series-standings-after-daytona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/2016\/02\/21\/denny-hamlin-leads-points-full-nascar-sprint-cup-series-standings-after-daytona\/","title":{"rendered":"Denny Hamlin leads points, full NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standings after Daytona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17559\" src=\"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2016\/02\/dennyhamlin-2.jpg\" alt=\"dennyhamlin\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2016\/02\/dennyhamlin-2.jpg 600w, http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2016\/02\/dennyhamlin-2-594x396.jpg 594w, http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2016\/02\/dennyhamlin-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Denny Hamlin\u00a0won the Daytona 500 on Sunday and assumes the top spot in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings. The win also all but ensures the driver of the No. 11\u00a0a spot in the season ending Chase.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WINNER: <a href=\"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/2016\/02\/21\/denny-hamlin-wins-daytona-500-nascar-sprint-cup-results\/\">Hamlin, full results for Daytona 500<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Below you can see the entire standings for NASCAR after the season opening race.<\/p>\n<h2>NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Standings after Daytona<\/h2>\n<table class=\"tablehead\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"colhead\">\n<td align=\"left\">RK<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">DRIVER<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">POINTS<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">MONEY<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">WINS<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">POLES<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">TOP 5<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">TOP 10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-747\">\n<td align=\"left\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Denny Hamlin<\/td>\n<td class=\"sortcell\" align=\"right\">45<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-416\">\n<td align=\"left\">2<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Martin Truex Jr.<\/td>\n<td class=\"sortcell\" align=\"right\">40<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-580\">\n<td align=\"left\">3<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Kyle Busch<\/td>\n<td class=\"sortcell\" align=\"right\">39<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-225\">\n<td align=\"left\">4<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Kevin Harvick<\/td>\n<td class=\"sortcell\" align=\"right\">37<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-460\">\n<td align=\"left\">5<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Carl Edwards<\/td>\n<td class=\"sortcell\" align=\"right\">36<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-4319\">\n<td align=\"left\">6<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Joey Logano<\/td>\n<td class=\"sortcell\" align=\"right\">35<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-4539\">\n<td align=\"left\">7<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Kyle Larson<\/td>\n<td class=\"sortcell\" align=\"right\">34<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-478\">\n<td align=\"left\">8<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Regan Smith<\/td>\n<td class=\"sortcell\" align=\"right\">33<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-4332\">\n<td align=\"left\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Austin Dillon<\/td>\n<td class=\"sortcell\" align=\"right\">33<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-195\">\n<td align=\"left\">10<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Kurt Busch<\/td>\n<td class=\"sortcell\" align=\"right\">31<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-213\">\n<td align=\"left\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Ryan Newman<\/td>\n<td class=\"sortcell\" align=\"right\">31<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-740\">\n<td align=\"left\">12<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Aric Almirola<\/td>\n<td class=\"sortcell\" align=\"right\">29<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-429\">\n<td align=\"left\">13<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Kasey Kahne<\/td>\n<td class=\"sortcell\" align=\"right\">28<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-143\">\n<td align=\"left\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Matt Kenseth<\/td>\n<td class=\"sortcell\" align=\"right\">28<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-4286\">\n<td align=\"left\">15<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Michael McDowell<\/td>\n<td class=\"sortcell\" align=\"right\">26<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-227\">\n<td align=\"left\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Jimmie Johnson<\/td>\n<td class=\"sortcell\" align=\"right\">26<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-223\">\n<td align=\"left\">17<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Jamie McMurray<\/td>\n<td class=\"sortcell\" align=\"right\">24<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-575\">\n<td align=\"left\">18<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Paul Menard<\/td>\n<td class=\"sortcell\" align=\"right\">23<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-4531\">\n<td align=\"left\">19<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Ryan Blaney<\/td>\n<td class=\"sortcell\" align=\"right\">22<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-626\">\n<td align=\"left\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Brad Keselowski<\/td>\n<td class=\"sortcell\" align=\"right\">22<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-805\">\n<td align=\"left\">21<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">AJ Allmendinger<\/td>\n<td class=\"sortcell\" align=\"right\">20<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-4351\">\n<td align=\"left\">22<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Ricky Stenhouse Jr.<\/td>\n<td class=\"sortcell\" align=\"right\">19<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-904\">\n<td align=\"left\">23<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Landon Cassill<\/td>\n<td class=\"sortcell\" align=\"right\">18<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-4281\">\n<td align=\"left\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Brian Scott<\/td>\n<td class=\"sortcell\" align=\"right\">18<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-390\">\n<td align=\"left\">25<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Brian Vickers<\/td>\n<td class=\"sortcell\" align=\"right\">15<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-4323\">\n<td align=\"left\">26<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Michael Annett<\/td>\n<td class=\"sortcell\" align=\"right\">14<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-4343\">\n<td align=\"left\">27<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Trevor Bayne<\/td>\n<td class=\"sortcell\" align=\"right\">13<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-649\">\n<td align=\"left\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">David Ragan<\/td>\n<td class=\"sortcell\" align=\"right\">13<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-82\">\n<td align=\"left\">29<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Michael Waltrip<\/td>\n<td class=\"sortcell\" align=\"right\">12<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-64\">\n<td align=\"left\">30<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Bobby Labonte<\/td>\n<td class=\"sortcell\" align=\"right\">11<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-248\">\n<td align=\"left\">31<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Casey Mears<\/td>\n<td class=\"sortcell\" align=\"right\">9<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-712\">\n<td align=\"left\">32<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Clint Bowyer<\/td>\n<td class=\"sortcell\" align=\"right\">8<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-221\">\n<td align=\"left\">33<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Greg Biffle<\/td>\n<td class=\"sortcell\" align=\"right\">7<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-697\">\n<td align=\"left\">34<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Danica Patrick<\/td>\n<td class=\"sortcell\" align=\"right\">6<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-150\">\n<td align=\"left\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Dale Earnhardt Jr.<\/td>\n<td class=\"sortcell\" align=\"right\">6<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-4574\">\n<td align=\"left\">36<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Chase Elliott<\/td>\n<td class=\"sortcell\" align=\"right\">5<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">$0<\/td>\n<td 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The win also all but ensures the driver of the No. 11\u00a0a spot in the season ending Chase. WINNER: Hamlin, full results for Daytona 500 Below you can see the entire standings for NASCAR after [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17559,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,788],"tags":[],"coauthors":[675],"class_list":{"0":"post-17556","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cup-series","8":"category-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17556","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=17556"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17556\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17556"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=17556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}