Dale Earnhardt Jr. will leave Martinsville Speedway with the points lead in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Carl Edwards entered Martinsville with a 1 point lead over Dale Earnhardt Jr. Following 500 laps at Martinsville Speedway, Earnahrdt Jr. will leave with a 9 point lead over Matt Kenseth.
WINNER: Kurt Busch wins at Martinsville
Winners thus far this season include Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Brad Keselowski, Kevin Harvick and Dale Earnhardt Jr, these drivers are all but assured a spot in the Sprint Chase.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Standings following Martinsville
| RK | DRIVER | POINTS | BEHIND | WINS | POLES | TOP 5 | TOP 10 |
| 1 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 227 | — | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | Carl Edwards | 217 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 189 | -38 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Brad Keselowski | 188 | -39 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Kurt Busch | 146 | -81 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Kevin Harvick | 135 | -92 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Matt Kenseth | 218 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Jeff Gordon | 216 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Jimmie Johnson | 209 | -18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Joey Logano | 187 | -40 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Austin Dillon | 179 | -48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Ryan Newman | 174 | -53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Paul Menard | 168 | -59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Denny Hamlin | 165 | -62 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Brian Vickers | 165 | -62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Marcos Ambrose | 162 | -65 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| *** Chase for the Sprint Cup cut-off *** | |||||||
| 17 | Tony Stewart | 154 | -73 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | AJ Allmendinger | 152 | -75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Clint Bowyer | 150 | -77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Greg Biffle | 149 | -78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Kyle Larson | 148 | -79 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Casey Mears | 146 | -81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Kasey Kahne | 145 | -82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Jamie McMurray | 140 | -87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 136 | -91 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Aric Almirola | 132 | -95 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Justin Allgaier | 109 | -118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Martin Truex Jr. | 105 | -122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Danica Patrick | 104 | -123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Reed Sorenson | 101 | -126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Michael Annett | 88 | -139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Cole Whitt | 86 | -141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | David Gilliland | 85 | -142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | David Ragan | 85 | -142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Alex Bowman | 73 | -154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Josh Wise | 59 | -168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Ryan Truex | 47 | -180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Travis Kvapil | 45 | -182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Parker Kligerman | 36 | -191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Bobby Labonte | 29 | -198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Jeff Burton | 27 | -200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Michael McDowell | 26 | -201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Terry Labonte | 24 | -203 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | David Reutimann | 16 | -211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Timmy Hill | 7 | -220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | David Stremme | 5 | -222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Michael Waltrip | 4 | -223 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
