{"id":6612,"date":"2013-03-10T18:20:12","date_gmt":"2013-03-10T22:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/?p=6612"},"modified":"2013-03-10T18:20:12","modified_gmt":"2013-03-10T22:20:12","slug":"nascar-johnson-holds-point-lead-as-kenseth-wins-at-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/2013\/03\/10\/nascar-johnson-holds-point-lead-as-kenseth-wins-at-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR: Johnson holds point lead as Kenseth wins at Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Five time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson continued to hold the points lead in the series following the completion of the Kobalt Tools 400.<\/p>\n

Matt Kenseth won his first race of the season driving the No. 20 Toyota on his 41st birthday. With the win be became the third different driver to win this season and moved up to 7th in the standings.<\/p>\n

Full Point Standings after Las Vegas<\/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
RK<\/strong><\/td>\nDRIVER<\/strong><\/td>\nPOINTS<\/strong><\/td>\nBEHIND<\/strong><\/td>\nMONEY<\/strong><\/td>\nWINS<\/strong><\/td>\nPOLES<\/strong><\/td>\nTOP 5<\/strong><\/td>\nTOP 10<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nJimmie Johnson<\/td>\n129<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n$1,774,986<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nBrad Keselowski<\/td>\n124<\/td>\n-5<\/td>\n$875,931<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nDale Earnhardt Jr.<\/td>\n119<\/td>\n-10<\/td>\n$1,282,089<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nDenny Hamlin<\/td>\n102<\/td>\n-27<\/td>\n$527,839<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nCarl Edwards<\/td>\n98<\/td>\n-31<\/td>\n$675,064<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nMark Martin<\/td>\n95<\/td>\n-34<\/td>\n$943,963<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nMatt Kenseth<\/td>\n93<\/td>\n-36<\/td>\n$725,447<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nGreg Biffle<\/td>\n93<\/td>\n-36<\/td>\n$655,639<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nClint Bowyer<\/td>\n89<\/td>\n-40<\/td>\n$513,179<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nAric Almirola<\/td>\n88<\/td>\n-41<\/td>\n$524,235<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nRicky Stenhouse Jr.<\/td>\n87<\/td>\n-42<\/td>\n$498,710<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nPaul Menard<\/td>\n82<\/td>\n-47<\/td>\n$452,145<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nJeff Gordon<\/td>\n79<\/td>\n-50<\/td>\n$528,510<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nKasey Kahne<\/td>\n77<\/td>\n-52<\/td>\n$480,843<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nJoey Logano<\/td>\n76<\/td>\n-53<\/td>\n$505,130<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nMarcos Ambrose<\/td>\n74<\/td>\n-55<\/td>\n$488,491<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nKyle Busch<\/td>\n72<\/td>\n-57<\/td>\n$535,643<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nTony Stewart<\/td>\n72<\/td>\n-57<\/td>\n$506,079<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\nKevin Harvick<\/td>\n68<\/td>\n-61<\/td>\n$675,379<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nJeff Burton<\/td>\n66<\/td>\n-63<\/td>\n$407,963<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\nJamie McMurray<\/td>\n66<\/td>\n-63<\/td>\n$432,928<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\nMartin Truex Jr.<\/td>\n64<\/td>\n-65<\/td>\n$488,809<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\nJuan Pablo Montoya<\/td>\n63<\/td>\n-66<\/td>\n$472,782<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\nBobby Labonte<\/td>\n63<\/td>\n-66<\/td>\n$437,055<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\nCasey Mears<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n-69<\/td>\n$417,647<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/td>\nJ.J. Yeley<\/td>\n58<\/td>\n-71<\/td>\n$420,688<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/td>\nDavid Reutimann<\/td>\n58<\/td>\n-71<\/td>\n$414,105<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/td>\nDave Blaney<\/td>\n58<\/td>\n-71<\/td>\n$395,285<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/td>\nKurt Busch<\/td>\n57<\/td>\n-72<\/td>\n$480,679<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/td>\nDanica Patrick<\/td>\n53<\/td>\n-76<\/td>\n$420,864<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31<\/td>\nRyan Newman<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n-79<\/td>\n$672,029<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32<\/td>\nTravis Kvapil<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n-89<\/td>\n$410,710<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
33<\/td>\nMichael McDowell<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n-93<\/td>\n$366,121<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
34<\/td>\nAJ Allmendinger<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n-96<\/td>\n$111,808<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
35<\/td>\nDavid Gilliland<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n-100<\/td>\n$355,849<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
36<\/td>\nDavid Ragan<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n-100<\/td>\n$383,588<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
37<\/td>\nScott Speed<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n-101<\/td>\n$360,914<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
38<\/td>\nDavid Stremme<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n-103<\/td>\n$77,475<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
39<\/td>\nMichael Waltrip<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n-106<\/td>\n$309,564<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
40<\/td>\nTerry Labonte<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n-111<\/td>\n$339,337<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
41<\/td>\nKen Schrader<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n-112<\/td>\n$72,375<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
42<\/td>\nLandon Cassill<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n-115<\/td>\n$75,125<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Five time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson continued to hold the points lead in the series following the completion of the Kobalt Tools 400. Matt Kenseth won his first race of the season driving the No. 20 Toyota on his 41st birthday. With the win be became the third different driver to win […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6380,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[788],"tags":[],"coauthors":[675],"class_list":{"0":"post-6612","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6612","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=6612"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6612\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6612"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=6612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}