{"id":9919,"date":"2013-09-16T00:16:48","date_gmt":"2013-09-16T04:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/?p=9919"},"modified":"2013-09-16T00:17:45","modified_gmt":"2013-09-16T04:17:45","slug":"matt-kenseth-leads-nascar-sprint-cup-series-points-full-standings-following-chicagoland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/2013\/09\/16\/matt-kenseth-leads-nascar-sprint-cup-series-points-full-standings-following-chicagoland\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Kenseth leads NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points, full standings following Chicagoland"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Matt Kenseth is the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point leader following the first of ten Chase races.<\/p>\n

The driver of the No. 20 Toyota has a slim lead over a slue of other drivers competing for the championship thanks to his six wins this season.<\/p>\n

WINNER: Matt Kenseth wins sixth race of season at Chicagoland Speedway<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

There are 13 cars eligible for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship with nine races remaining in the season.<\/p>\n

NASCAR Sprint Cup Standings following Chicagoland Speedway<\/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
RK<\/td>\nDRIVER<\/td>\nPOINTS<\/td>\nBEHIND<\/td>\nWINS<\/td>\nPOLES<\/td>\nTOP 5<\/td>\nTOP 10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nMatt Kenseth<\/td>\n2063<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nKyle Busch<\/td>\n2055<\/td>\n-8<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nJimmie Johnson<\/td>\n2052<\/td>\n-11<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nKevin Harvick<\/td>\n2048<\/td>\n-15<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nCarl Edwards<\/td>\n2040<\/td>\n-23<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nKurt Busch<\/td>\n2040<\/td>\n-23<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nJeff Gordon<\/td>\n2039<\/td>\n-24<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nRyan Newman<\/td>\n2035<\/td>\n-28<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nClint Bowyer<\/td>\n2035<\/td>\n-28<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nKasey Kahne<\/td>\n2032<\/td>\n-31<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nGreg Biffle<\/td>\n2032<\/td>\n-31<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nJoey Logano<\/td>\n2011<\/td>\n-52<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nDale Earnhardt Jr.<\/td>\n2010<\/td>\n-53<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nBrad Keselowski<\/td>\n758<\/td>\n-1305<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nJamie McMurray<\/td>\n747<\/td>\n-1316<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nPaul Menard<\/td>\n721<\/td>\n-1342<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nMartin Truex Jr.<\/td>\n717<\/td>\n-1346<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nAric Almirola<\/td>\n696<\/td>\n-1367<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\nRicky Stenhouse Jr.<\/td>\n680<\/td>\n-1383<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nJuan Pablo Montoya<\/td>\n668<\/td>\n-1395<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\nMarcos Ambrose<\/td>\n667<\/td>\n-1396<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\nJeff Burton<\/td>\n658<\/td>\n-1405<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\nTony Stewart<\/td>\n594<\/td>\n-1469<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\nCasey Mears<\/td>\n558<\/td>\n-1505<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\nDavid Ragan<\/td>\n508<\/td>\n-1555<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/td>\nDanica Patrick<\/td>\n497<\/td>\n-1566<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/td>\nDenny Hamlin<\/td>\n496<\/td>\n-1567<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/td>\nMark Martin<\/td>\n484<\/td>\n-1579<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/td>\nDavid Gilliland<\/td>\n478<\/td>\n-1585<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/td>\nDave Blaney<\/td>\n417<\/td>\n-1646<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31<\/td>\nTravis Kvapil<\/td>\n372<\/td>\n-1691<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32<\/td>\nDavid Stremme<\/td>\n362<\/td>\n-1701<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
33<\/td>\nDavid Reutimann<\/td>\n361<\/td>\n-1702<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
34<\/td>\nAJ Allmendinger<\/td>\n360<\/td>\n-1703<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
35<\/td>\nJ.J. Yeley<\/td>\n360<\/td>\n-1703<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
36<\/td>\nBobby Labonte<\/td>\n343<\/td>\n-1720<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
37<\/td>\nTimmy Hill<\/td>\n137<\/td>\n-1926<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
38<\/td>\nMichael McDowell<\/td>\n123<\/td>\n-1940<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
39<\/td>\nMichael Waltrip<\/td>\n102<\/td>\n-1961<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
40<\/td>\nScott Speed<\/td>\n99<\/td>\n-1964<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
41<\/td>\nKen Schrader<\/td>\n92<\/td>\n-1971<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
42<\/td>\nTerry Labonte<\/td>\n77<\/td>\n-1986<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
43<\/td>\nBoris Said<\/td>\n48<\/td>\n-2015<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
44<\/td>\nRon Fellows<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n-2032<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
45<\/td>\nAlex Kennedy<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n-2042<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
46<\/td>\nJustin Marks<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n-2049<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
47<\/td>\nVictor Gonzalez Jr.<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n-2053<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
48<\/td>\nScott Riggs<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n-2053<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
49<\/td>\nBrian Keselowski<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n-2054<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
50<\/td>\nTomy Drissi<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n-2055<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Matt Kenseth is the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point leader following the first of ten Chase races. The driver of the No. 20 Toyota has a slim lead over a slue of other drivers competing for the championship thanks to his six wins this season. WINNER: Matt Kenseth wins sixth race of season at Chicagoland […]<\/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-9919","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\/9919","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=9919"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9919\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9919"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=9919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}