{"id":14575,"date":"2014-08-23T22:59:51","date_gmt":"2014-08-24T02:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/?p=14575"},"modified":"2014-08-23T22:59:51","modified_gmt":"2014-08-24T02:59:51","slug":"jeff-gordon-leaves-bristol-as-nascar-cup-series-points-leader-full-standings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/2014\/08\/23\/jeff-gordon-leaves-bristol-as-nascar-cup-series-points-leader-full-standings\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Gordon leaves Bristol as NASCAR Cup Series points leader, full standings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14450\" src=\"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2014\/08\/jeffgordonmis.jpg\" alt=\"jeffgordonmis\" width=\"594\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2014\/08\/jeffgordonmis.jpg 594w, https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2014\/08\/jeffgordonmis-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jeff Gordon\u00a0will leave the short track of Bristol Motor Speedway as the points leader of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.<\/p>\n<p>The race began with Jeff Gordon holding a three point lead over teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. Following 500 laps of racing at the World&#8217;s Fastest Half Mile the points lead now is 27 for Gordon who has a spot locked up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WINNER: <a href=\"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/2014\/08\/23\/joey-logano-wins-at-bristol-full-results-for-irwin-tools-night-right\/\">Logano\u00a0wins at Bristol, full results<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are 12 drivers guaranteed a Chase spot via wins.\u00a0The Sprint Cup Series is in action next Sunday\u00a0at Atlanta Motor Speedway.<\/p>\n<h2>NASCAR Point Standings following Bristol<\/h2>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\" type=\"mce-text\/javascript\"><\/script><!-- medium in story ad --> <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" 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player-2020-67\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Jeff Gordon<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">845<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">3<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">2<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">8<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-150\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">2<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Dale Earnhardt Jr.<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">818<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">3<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">11<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-626\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">3<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Brad Keselowski<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">776<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">3<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">3<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">10<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-4319\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">4<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Joey Logano<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">761<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">3<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">10<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-227\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">5<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Jimmie Johnson<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">726<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">3<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">7<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-225\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">6<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Kevin Harvick<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">721<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">2<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">4<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">7<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-460\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">7<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Carl Edwards<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">716<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">2<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">5<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-580\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">8<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Kyle Busch<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">629<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">2<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">6<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-747\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">9<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Denny Hamlin<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">594<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">5<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-195\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">10<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Kurt Busch<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">592<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">6<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-805\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">11<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">AJ Allmendinger<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">586<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">2<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-740\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">12<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Aric Almirola<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">559<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">2<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-143\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">13<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Matt Kenseth<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">751<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">9<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-213\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">14<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Ryan Newman<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">710<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">2<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-712\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">15<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Clint Bowyer<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">699<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">3<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-221\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">16<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Greg Biffle<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">694<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">3<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"colhead\">\n<td style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #444444;\" colspan=\"8\" align=\"center\">*** Chase for the Sprint Cup cut-off ***<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-4539\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">17<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Kyle Larson<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">668<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">5<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-429\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">18<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Kasey Kahne<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">661<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">2<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-4332\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">19<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Austin Dillon<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">654<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-575\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">20<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Paul Menard<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">649<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">4<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-223\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">21<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Jamie McMurray<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">634<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">2<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-803\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">22<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Marcos Ambrose<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">626<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">3<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-390\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">23<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Brian Vickers<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">621<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">3<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-248\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">24<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Casey Mears<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">561<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-416\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">25<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Martin Truex Jr.<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">540<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-4351\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">26<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Ricky Stenhouse Jr.<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">514<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-697\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">27<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Danica Patrick<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">462<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-731\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">28<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Justin Allgaier<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">425<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-839\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">29<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">David Gilliland<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">376<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-4323\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">30<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Michael Annett<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">370<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-649\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">31<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">David Ragan<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">353<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-4463\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">32<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Cole Whitt<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">339<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-755\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">33<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Reed Sorenson<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">320<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-4555\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">34<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Alex Bowman<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">295<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-149\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">35<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Tony Stewart<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">537<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">2<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-885\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">36<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Josh Wise<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">296<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-4427\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">37<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Ryan Truex<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">181<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-4286\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">38<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Michael McDowell<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">167<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-389\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">39<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Travis Kvapil<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">144<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-70\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">40<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Jeff Burton<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">87<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-65\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">41<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Terry Labonte<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">77<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-728\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">42<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">David Stremme<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">56<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-64\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">43<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Bobby Labonte<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">54<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-4377\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">44<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Parker Kligerman<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">54<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-82\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">45<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Michael Waltrip<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">48<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-336\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">46<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Juan Pablo Montoya<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">47<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-4418\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">47<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Alex Kennedy<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">47<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-514\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">48<\/td>\n<td 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