With his win in the 55th running of the Daytona 500, Jimmie Johnson became the first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points leader of the 2013 season.
Below are the point standings after the first of thirty-six events this season.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Standings
RK | DRIVER | POINTS | BEHIND |
1 | Jimmie Johnson | 47 | — |
2 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 42 | -5 |
3 | Mark Martin | 41 | -6 |
4 | Brad Keselowski | 41 | -6 |
5 | Ryan Newman | 40 | -7 |
6 | Greg Biffle | 38 | -9 |
7 | Danica Patrick | 37 | -10 |
8 | Michael McDowell | 35 | -12 |
9 | J.J. Yeley | 34 | -13 |
10 | Clint Bowyer | 34 | -13 |
11 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 32 | -15 |
12 | Aric Almirola | 31 | -16 |
13 | Denny Hamlin | 31 | -16 |
14 | Bobby Labonte | 29 | -18 |
15 | David Reutimann | 28 | -19 |
16 | Dave Blaney | 27 | -20 |
17 | Marcos Ambrose | 26 | -21 |
18 | Joey Logano | 26 | -21 |
19 | Jeff Gordon | 25 | -22 |
20 | Paul Menard | 24 | -23 |
21 | Michael Waltrip | 23 | -24 |
22 | Scott Speed | 22 | -25 |
23 | Martin Truex Jr. | 20 | -27 |
24 | Travis Kvapil | 20 | -27 |
25 | Terry Labonte | 18 | -29 |
26 | Kurt Busch | 16 | -31 |
27 | Casey Mears | 15 | -32 |
28 | Jeff Burton | 14 | -33 |
29 | Jamie McMurray | 12 | -35 |
30 | Carl Edwards | 11 | -36 |
31 | Kyle Busch | 10 | -37 |
32 | David Ragan | 9 | -38 |
33 | Matt Kenseth | 9 | -38 |
34 | Kasey Kahne | 8 | -39 |
35 | David Gilliland | 6 | -41 |
36 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 5 | -42 |
37 | Josh Wise | 4 | -43 |
38 | Tony Stewart | 3 | -44 |
39 | Kevin Harvick | 2 | -45 |