Post-Martinsville Chase Standings

[BobbyFord]

RANK +/- DRIVER POINTS BEHIND STARTS POLES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1 -- Jimmie Johnson 6098 Leader 32 3 6 14 21
2 -- Mark Martin 5980 -118 32 7 5 12 19
3 -- Jeff Gordon 5948 -150 32 0 1 16 23
4 -- Tony Stewart 5902 -196 32 0 4 15 22
5 +1 Juan Montoya 5898 -200 32 2 0 7 17
6 -1 Kurt Busch 5861 -237 32 0 1 8 18
7 +1 Ryan Newman 5786 -312 32 2 0 5 15
8 -1 Greg Biffle 5748 -350 32 0 0 9 14
9 +2 Denny Hamlin 5746 -352 32 1 3 12 17
10 -- Carl Edwards 5685 -413 32 0 0 7 13
11 -2 Kasey Kahne 5659 -439 32 0 2 6 13
12 -- Brian Vickers 5568 -530 32 6 1 4 13

13 +1 Kyle Busch 3920 -2178 32 1 4 9 12
14 -1 Matt Kenseth 3895 -2203 32 1 2 6 11
15 -- Clint Bowyer 3805 -2293 32 0 0 4 14
16 -- David Reutimann 3761 -2337 32 2 1 5 9
17 -- Marcos Ambrose 3453 -2645 32 0 0 4 7
18 +1 Jeff Burton 3379 -2719 32 0 0 2 6
19 -1 Casey Mears 3378 -2720 32 0 0 0 4
20 -- Joey Logano* 3324 -2774 32 0 1 2 6
21 -- Kevin Harvick 3279 -2819 32 0 0 3 7
22 +3 Jamie McMurray 3091 -3007 32 0 0 0 4
23 -- Martin Truex Jr. 3064 -3034 32 2 0 0 4
24 -2 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3062 -3036 32 0 0 2 5
25 -1 A.J. Allmendinger 3020 -3078 32 0 0 1 4
26 -- Elliott Sadler 2991 -3107 32 0 0 1 4
27 -- Sam Hornish Jr. 2905 -3193 32 0 0 2 7
28 -- David Ragan 2873 -3225 32 0 0 0 2
29 -- Reed Sorenson 2849 -3249 32 0 0 0 1
30 -- David Stremme 2817 -3281 32 0 0 0 0
31 -- Bobby Labonte 2808 -3290 32 0 0 1 1
32 -- Paul Menard 2705 -3393 32 0 0 0 0
33 -- Michael Waltrip 2461 -3637 30 0 0 0 1
34 -- Robby Gordon 2402 -3696 31 0 0 1 1
35 -- Scott Speed* 2353 -3745 31 0 0 1 1
36 -- John Andretti 2282 -3816 30 0 0 0 0
37 -- David Gilliland 1700 -4398 28 0 0 0 0
38 -- Regan Smith 1260 -4838 15 0 0 0 0
39 +1 Joe Nemechek 1228 -4870 27 0 0 0 0
40 -1 Brad Keselowski 1183 -4915 11 0 1 1 3
41 -- Dave Blaney 1127 -4971 28 0 0 0 0
42 -- Bill Elliott 919 -5179 10 0 0 0 0
43 -- Max Papis* 904 -5194 13 0 0 0 1
44 -- Mike Bliss 577 -5521 13 0 0 0 0
45 -- Aric Almirola 527 -5571 8 0 0 0 0
46 -- Tony Raines 494 -5604 12 0 0 0 0
47 -- Scott Riggs 448 -5650 8 0 0 0 0
48 -- Patrick Carpentier 351 -5747 6 0 0 0 0
49 +1 Travis Kvapil 326 -5772 5 0 0 0 0
50 +2 Sterling Marlin 316 -5782 7 0 0 0 0
51 -2 Terry Labonte 301 -5797 5 0 0 0 0
52 -1 Jeremy Mayfield 288 -5810 5 0 0 0 0
53 -- Erik Darnell 222 -5876 3 0 0 0 0
54 -- Michael McDowell 212 -5886 5 0 0 0 0
55 -- Mike Skinner 166 -5932 4 0 0 0 0
56 -- Ron Fellows 158 -5940 2 0 0 0 0
57 -- Boris Said 152 -5946 2 0 0 0 0
58 -- Todd Bodine 123 -5975 3 0 0 0 0
59 -- Andy Lally 82 -6016 1 0 0 0 0
60 -- Mike Wallace 80 -6018 2 0 0 0 0
61 -- Scott Wimmer 76 -6022 1 0 0 0 0
62 -- Dexter Bean 55 -6043 1 0 0 0 0
63 -- P.J. Jones 40 -6058 2 0 0 0 0
64 -- Brandon Ash 40 -6058 1 0 0 0 0
65 +1 Derrike Cope 37 -6061 1 0 0 0 0
66 -1 Tony Ave 34 -6064 1 0 0 0 0
67 -- J.J. Yeley 0 -6098 0 0 0 0 0
68 +1 Brian Simo 0 -6098 0 0 0 0 0
69 +1 Trevor Boys 0 -6098 0 0 0 0 0
70 +2 Tom Hubert 0 -6098 0 0 0 0 0
71 -- Eric McClure 0 -6098 0 0 0 0 0
72 -4 Mike Garvey 0 -6098 0 0 0 0 0
73 -- Ted Christopher 0 -6098 0 0 0 0 0
74 +2 Chris Cook 0 -6098 0 0 0 0 0
75 -1 David Starr 0 -6098 0 0 0 0 0
76 -1 Dennis Setzer 0 -6098 0 0 0 0 0
77 -- Kevin Hamlin 0 -6098 0 0 0 0 0
78 -- Geoffrey Bodine 0 -6098 0 0 0 0 0
79 +1 Kirk Shelmerdine 0 -6098 0 0 0 0 0
80 +1 Kelly Bires 0 -6098 0 0 0 0 0
81 +1 Norm Benning 0 -6098 0 0 0 0 0
82 -3 Carl Long -200 -6298 0 0 0 0 0

* Denotes Rookie

 

[HoneyBadger]

It's over.

Once again, the Chase turns out to be as exciting as paint drying.

 

[mike honcho]

and again about the only race is for 13th.

 

[barelypure]

Someone do the math. Jimmie runs decent at the remaining tracks. How high does he have to finish in order to win the championship? Top 10, top 15?

 

[wilson89]

Someone do the math. Jimmie runs decent at the remaining tracks. How high does he have to finish in order to win the championship? Top 10, top 15?

All he really has to do is not get caught up in the big one at Talledaga and he could just about finish anywhere the rest of the year

 

[foehammer111]

Don't hate on 48.

Just like other sports, you're going to have years when a certain teams dominate. Clearly, Jimmie and Chad have this figured out. I think this reflects badly on all the other teams more than it does Jimmie.

 

[MRM]

Assuming all drivers race the way they are doing now, it would be a closer title fight under the old system.

 

[VaDirt]

Assuming all drivers race the way they are doing now, it would be a closer title fight under the old system.

Under the old points system, the top 3 would loook slightly different:

1 - Tony Stewart 4544
2 - Jimmie Johnson -117
3 - Jeff Gordon -139

 

[foehammer111]

Assuming all drivers race the way they are doing now, it would be a closer title fight under the old system.

The only reason it would be close is because Tony has been driving like crap for the last couple months, while Jimmie has been taking everyone to school.

Under the old system, having good finishes at the start of the season, and driving like crap at the end can win you plenty of Championships. With the Chase format you need to drive OK at the start of the year, and save all your effort for the final 10 races.

Apparently, the #48 team is the only one to figure this out.