{"id":9440,"date":"2013-08-24T23:10:57","date_gmt":"2013-08-25T03:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/?p=9440"},"modified":"2013-08-24T23:10:57","modified_gmt":"2013-08-25T03:10:57","slug":"bowyer-locks-in-sprint-cup-standings-following-bristol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/2013\/08\/24\/bowyer-locks-in-sprint-cup-standings-following-bristol\/","title":{"rendered":"Bowyer locks in, Sprint Cup Standings following Bristol"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Clint Bowyer has joined Jimmie Johnson in being locked in for a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series chase spot. Matt Kenseth, who won at Bristol, is ensured of being at-least a wild card.<\/p>\n

Kenseth, with five wins, would be the top seed in the Chase if Johnson fails to win at Atlanta or Richmond. The top ten drivers and two drivers with wins\/points earn a spot in the chase.<\/p>\n

Currently Martin Truex and Ryan Newman would be the wild cards at this point.<\/p>\n

There are two races left before the Chase starts.<\/p>\n

Full NASCAR Standings following Bristol<\/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\n\n\n\n\n
RK<\/td>\nDRIVER<\/td>\nPOINTS<\/td>\nBEHIND<\/td>\nWINS<\/td>\nPOLES<\/td>\nTOP 5<\/td>\nTOP 10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nJimmie Johnson<\/td>\n821<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nClint Bowyer<\/td>\n803<\/td>\n-18<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nCarl Edwards<\/td>\n768<\/td>\n-53<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nKevin Harvick<\/td>\n760<\/td>\n-61<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nKyle Busch<\/td>\n739<\/td>\n-82<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nMatt Kenseth<\/td>\n736<\/td>\n-85<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nDale Earnhardt Jr.<\/td>\n714<\/td>\n-107<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nKasey Kahne<\/td>\n701<\/td>\n-120<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nGreg Biffle<\/td>\n698<\/td>\n-123<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nJoey Logano<\/td>\n685<\/td>\n-136<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
*** Chase for the Sprint Cup cut-off (excluding two wild cards) ***<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nBrad Keselowski<\/td>\n681<\/td>\n-140<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nKurt Busch<\/td>\n679<\/td>\n-142<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nJeff Gordon<\/td>\n674<\/td>\n-147<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nMartin Truex Jr.<\/td>\n663<\/td>\n-158<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nRyan Newman<\/td>\n659<\/td>\n-162<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nJamie McMurray<\/td>\n647<\/td>\n-174<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nPaul Menard<\/td>\n638<\/td>\n-183<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nAric Almirola<\/td>\n616<\/td>\n-205<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\nTony Stewart<\/td>\n594<\/td>\n-227<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nJeff Burton<\/td>\n592<\/td>\n-229<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\nJuan Pablo Montoya<\/td>\n590<\/td>\n-231<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\nMarcos Ambrose<\/td>\n590<\/td>\n-231<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\nRicky Stenhouse Jr.<\/td>\n582<\/td>\n-239<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\nCasey Mears<\/td>\n503<\/td>\n-318<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\nDenny Hamlin<\/td>\n456<\/td>\n-365<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/td>\nDavid Ragan<\/td>\n452<\/td>\n-369<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/td>\nDanica Patrick<\/td>\n436<\/td>\n-385<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/td>\nDavid Gilliland<\/td>\n414<\/td>\n-407<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/td>\nMark Martin<\/td>\n403<\/td>\n-418<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/td>\nDave Blaney<\/td>\n365<\/td>\n-456<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31<\/td>\nBobby Labonte<\/td>\n343<\/td>\n-478<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32<\/td>\nDavid Stremme<\/td>\n341<\/td>\n-480<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
33<\/td>\nDavid Reutimann<\/td>\n329<\/td>\n-492<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
34<\/td>\nTravis Kvapil<\/td>\n319<\/td>\n-502<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
35<\/td>\nJ.J. Yeley<\/td>\n317<\/td>\n-504<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
36<\/td>\nAJ Allmendinger<\/td>\n278<\/td>\n-543<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
37<\/td>\nMichael McDowell<\/td>\n118<\/td>\n-703<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
38<\/td>\nTimmy Hill<\/td>\n114<\/td>\n-707<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
39<\/td>\nMichael Waltrip<\/td>\n102<\/td>\n-719<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
40<\/td>\nScott Speed<\/td>\n98<\/td>\n-723<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
41<\/td>\nKen Schrader<\/td>\n85<\/td>\n-736<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
42<\/td>\nTerry Labonte<\/td>\n77<\/td>\n-744<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
43<\/td>\nBoris Said<\/td>\n48<\/td>\n-773<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
44<\/td>\nRon Fellows<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n-790<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
45<\/td>\nAlex Kennedy<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n-800<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
46<\/td>\nJustin Marks<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n-807<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
47<\/td>\nVictor Gonzalez Jr.<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n-811<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
48<\/td>\nScott Riggs<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n-811<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
49<\/td>\nBrian Keselowski<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n-812<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
50<\/td>\nTomy Drissi<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n-813<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Clint Bowyer has joined Jimmie Johnson in being locked in for a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series chase spot. Matt Kenseth, who won at Bristol, is ensured of being at-least a wild card. Kenseth, with five wins, would be the top seed in the Chase if Johnson fails to win at Atlanta or Richmond. The top […]<\/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-9440","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\/9440","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=9440"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9440\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9440"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=9440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}