{"id":6498,"date":"2013-03-03T18:40:23","date_gmt":"2013-03-03T23:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/?p=6498"},"modified":"2013-03-03T18:49:23","modified_gmt":"2013-03-03T23:49:23","slug":"jimmie-johnson-keeps-nascar-point-standings-lead-after-phoenix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/2013\/03\/03\/jimmie-johnson-keeps-nascar-point-standings-lead-after-phoenix\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmie Johnson keeps NASCAR point standings lead after Phoenix"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Carl Edwards won the Subway Fresh Fit 500 on Sunday moving up to 11th in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings but it is Daytona 500 winner Jimmie Johnson who maintains the series points lead heading into Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

Below are the point standings after the first of thirty-six events this season.<\/p>\n

NASCAR Sprint Cup Standings<\/h1>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\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<\/b><\/td>\nDRIVER<\/b><\/td>\nPOINTS<\/b><\/td>\nBEHIND<\/b><\/td>\nMONEY<\/b><\/td>\nWINS<\/b><\/td>\nPOLES<\/b><\/td>\nTOP 5<\/b><\/td>\nTOP 10<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nJimmie Johnson<\/td>\n90<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n1565300<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nDale Earnhardt Jr.<\/td>\n82<\/td>\n-8<\/td>\n1151339<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nBrad Keselowski<\/td>\n82<\/td>\n-8<\/td>\n707855<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nDenny Hamlin<\/td>\n72<\/td>\n-18<\/td>\n370264<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nClint Bowyer<\/td>\n72<\/td>\n-18<\/td>\n373096<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nGreg Biffle<\/td>\n66<\/td>\n-24<\/td>\n562989<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nMark Martin<\/td>\n65<\/td>\n-25<\/td>\n851538<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nJeff Gordon<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n-30<\/td>\n398824<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nRicky Stenhouse Jr.<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n-30<\/td>\n373399<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nAric Almirola<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n-30<\/td>\n406349<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nCarl Edwards<\/td>\n59<\/td>\n-31<\/td>\n376189<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nMarcos Ambrose<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n-38<\/td>\n382577<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nJ.J. Yeley<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n-40<\/td>\n338738<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nBobby Labonte<\/td>\n49<\/td>\n-41<\/td>\n337647<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nJeff Burton<\/td>\n48<\/td>\n-42<\/td>\n311013<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nDavid Reutimann<\/td>\n48<\/td>\n-42<\/td>\n324872<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nPaul Menard<\/td>\n48<\/td>\n-42<\/td>\n343279<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nMatt Kenseth<\/td>\n46<\/td>\n-44<\/td>\n595606<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\nCasey Mears<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n-45<\/td>\n312314<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nRyan Newman<\/td>\n44<\/td>\n-46<\/td>\n573271<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\nJoey Logano<\/td>\n44<\/td>\n-46<\/td>\n400422<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\nDanica Patrick<\/td>\n42<\/td>\n-48<\/td>\n369464<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\nTony Stewart<\/td>\n39<\/td>\n-51<\/td>\n373504<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\nJuan Pablo Montoya<\/td>\n38<\/td>\n-52<\/td>\n361718<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\nDave Blaney<\/td>\n38<\/td>\n-52<\/td>\n322785<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/td>\nMichael McDowell<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n-55<\/td>\n366121<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/td>\nTravis Kvapil<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n-55<\/td>\n317038<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/td>\nJamie McMurray<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n-56<\/td>\n328933<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/td>\nAJ Allmendinger<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n-57<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/td>\nKevin Harvick<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n-57<\/td>\n551493<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31<\/td>\nKasey Kahne<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n-57<\/td>\n382968<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32<\/td>\nKurt Busch<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n-57<\/td>\n377759<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
33<\/td>\nKyle Busch<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n-59<\/td>\n416635<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
34<\/td>\nMartin Truex Jr.<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n-62<\/td>\n384639<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
35<\/td>\nScott Speed<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n-65<\/td>\n305514<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
36<\/td>\nMichael Waltrip<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n-67<\/td>\n309564<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
37<\/td>\nTerry Labonte<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n-72<\/td>\n339337<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
38<\/td>\nDavid Ragan<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n-74<\/td>\n308188<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
39<\/td>\nDavid Gilliland<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n-77<\/td>\n283879<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
40<\/td>\nLandon Cassill<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n-78<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
41<\/td>\nKen Schrader<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n-80<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Carl Edwards won the Subway Fresh Fit 500 on Sunday moving up to 11th in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings but it is Daytona 500 winner Jimmie Johnson who maintains the series points lead heading into Las Vegas. Below are the point standings after the first of thirty-six events this season. NASCAR Sprint […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[788],"tags":[],"coauthors":[675],"class_list":{"0":"post-6498","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6498","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=6498"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6498\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6498"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=6498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}