{"id":14704,"date":"2014-09-01T00:18:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-01T04:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/?p=14704"},"modified":"2014-09-01T00:18:00","modified_gmt":"2014-09-01T04:18:00","slug":"jeff-gordon-leads-nascar-sprint-cup-series-points-full-standings-following-atlanta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/2014\/09\/01\/jeff-gordon-leads-nascar-sprint-cup-series-points-full-standings-following-atlanta\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Gordon leads NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points, full standings following Atlanta"},"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 high speed 1.54-mile Atlanta Motor Speedway as the points leader in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.<\/p>\n<p>The driver of the No. 24 Chevrolet SS\u00a0leads teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr.\u00a0by 21\u00a0points with one race left until the chase reset.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WINNER: <a title=\"Kasey Kahne wins at Atlanta, full results for the Oral-B USA 500\" href=\"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/2014\/08\/31\/kasey-kahne-wins-at-atlanta-full-results-for-the-oral-b-usa-500\/\">Kahne\u00a0wins at Atlanta, full results<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Below are the standings of drivers who would qualify for the Chase right now. Drivers with a win qualify followed by the drivers with the most points leading to 16 post season qualifiers.<\/p>\n<h2>NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Standings following Atlanta<\/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\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 468px; height: 15px;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6139055459619465\" data-ad-slot=\"9984433490\"><\/ins><script type=\"mce-text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\n&#8211;<\/p>\n<table class=\"tablehead\" style=\"color: #000000;\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"colhead\">\n<td style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #444444;\" align=\"left\">RK<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #444444;\" align=\"left\">DRIVER<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #444444;\" align=\"right\">POINTS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow 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\">872<\/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\">851<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-4319\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">3<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Joey Logano<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">791<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-626\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">4<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Brad Keselowski<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">782<\/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\">766<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-460\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">6<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Carl Edwards<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">755<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-225\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">7<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Kevin Harvick<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">748<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-429\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">8<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Kasey Kahne<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">708<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-580\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">9<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Kyle Busch<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">657<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-747\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">10<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Denny Hamlin<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">636<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-195\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">11<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Kurt Busch<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">614<\/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\">594<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-805\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">13<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">AJ Allmendinger<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">590<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-143\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">14<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Matt Kenseth<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">794<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-213\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">15<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Ryan Newman<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">747<\/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\">728<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"colhead\">\n<td style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #444444;\" colspan=\"4\" align=\"center\">*** Chase for the Sprint Cup cut-off ***<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-712\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">17<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Clint Bowyer<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">705<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-4539\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">18<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Kyle Larson<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">704<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-575\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">19<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Paul Menard<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">675<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-4332\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">20<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Austin Dillon<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">674<\/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\">666<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-390\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">22<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Brian Vickers<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">650<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-803\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">23<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Marcos Ambrose<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">628<\/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\">583<\/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\">561<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-149\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">26<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Tony Stewart<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">540<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-4351\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">27<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Ricky Stenhouse Jr.<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">538<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-697\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">28<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Danica Patrick<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-731\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">29<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Justin Allgaier<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">443<\/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\">393<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-839\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">31<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">David Gilliland<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">392<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-649\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">32<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">David Ragan<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">370<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-4463\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">33<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Cole Whitt<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">353<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-755\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">34<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Reed Sorenson<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">335<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-4555\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">35<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Alex Bowman<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">304<\/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\">307<\/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\">189<\/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\">166<\/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<\/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<\/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<\/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<\/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<\/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<\/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<\/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<\/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<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-514\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">48<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Dave Blaney<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"oddrow player-2020-4546\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">49<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">Brett Moffitt<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"evenrow player-2020-449\">\n<td class=\"sortcell\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" align=\"left\">50<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">David Reutimann<\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeff Gordon\u00a0will leave the high speed 1.54-mile Atlanta Motor Speedway as the points leader in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The driver of the No. 24 Chevrolet SS\u00a0leads teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr.\u00a0by 21\u00a0points with one race left until the chase reset. WINNER: Kahne\u00a0wins at Atlanta, full results Below are the standings of drivers who would [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14450,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,788],"tags":[304],"coauthors":[675],"class_list":{"0":"post-14704","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cup-series","8":"category-news","9":"tag-jeff-gordon"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14704\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14704"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=14704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}