2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup DRIVERS Points Standings after Michigan
August 16, 2009 - Race 23 of 36
2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup DRIVERS Points Standings after Michigan
August 16, 2009 - Race 23 of 36
For Owners Points, see my 2009 Sprint Cup OWNERS Points Standings after Michigan page
Vickers wins at Michigan: #83-Brian Vickers won the CARMAX 400 at Michigan International Speedway for his 1st win of 2009, 2nd of his career, 1st win ever in Sprint Cup for Red Bull Racing, 1st win from the pole for Vickers [after 11 poles] and first ever win at MIS for Toyota. Vickers in the 13th different winner in 23 Sprint Cup races this season [the record is 19]. #24-Gordon finished 2nd followed by #88-Earnhardt Jr. [1st top 5 since Talladega in May], #99-Edwards, #77-Hornish Jr., #07-Mears, #20-Logano, #33-Bowyer, #00-Reutimann and #11-Hamlin. #48-Johnson was leading with 2 laps to go but ran out of fuel and finished 33rd. Points leader #14-Stewart finished 17th and increased his points lead to 284 points over now 2nd place, #24-Gordon as Johnson fell to 3rd. Vickers is now only 12 points out of the Chase with three races to go before the chase, #5-Martin is now 12th after running out of fuel on the last lap and finishing 31st. There were 7 cautions for 36 caution laps, an18 minute red flag for a light rain shower on lap 8 and there were 25 lead changes among 14 drivers.
Scheduled Race Re-Air: ESPN2 on Monday, August 17 at 3:00am/et; ESPN Classic on Monday, August 17 at 1:00pm/et; and SPEED, Wednesday, August 19 at 12:00pm/et.
For race results, awards and more, see my Michigan Race Results Page.(8-16-2009) Comment here
Top-35 in Owner Points and guaranteed a starting spot at Bristol:
No changes the spread between 35th and 36th is now at 160 points
34) #7-Gordon/Robby Gordon: 1833, +288
35) #34-Andretti/Earnhardt Ganassi: 1705, 160 points ahead of 36th
these teams/ drivers must qualify by speed but are close to the top-35:
36) #82-Speed/Red Bull: 1545, 160 points out of 35th
37) #71-Gilliland/TRG: 1337, -368
The teams are NOT locked in past the next race as the owners points change after each race.
For the owners points standings, see my Owners Points Standings.(8-16-2009)
NOTE: DRIVERS points and OWNERS points are NOT the same, teams who fail to make the race still get points, while drivers who miss the race get no points
NOTE 2 MONEY: why do some drivers listed with out any starts have money won and some do not? Some of the drivers competed in the Gatorade Duels and/or the Sprint Open non-points races and were awarded winnings for those races.
NOTES 3: these points standings are directly from NASCAR Statistics, the unofficial are posted after the race and the official are posted when released, usually sometime Monday afternoon. If they differ from NASCAR.com, take it up with NASCAR.com, I do NOT run that site and have no idea why they would differ, usually with the way penalties are handled, Folks with questions can email NASCAR or NASCAR.com, see my Racing FAQ page this info. Most questions come from folks in Fantasy Leagues, I don't not participate or follow these, ask the person running it how they handles penalties, they should have a rule for such a thing, I do not mediate such things or draft drivers for anyone.
DRIVERS in GREEN are CURRENTLY in the CHASE for the SPRINT CUP
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES DRIVER
LEADERS LAST RACE DATE:
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| Pos | Driver | Bonus Points |
Points | Behind Leader |
Behind Next |
Chase | Starts | Poles | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10 | DNFs | Money Won | Prev Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Stewart | 80 | 3500 | 0 | 0 | 721 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 0 | $5,182,527 | 1 |
| 2 | Jeff Gordon | 65 | 3216 | -284 | -284 | 437 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 1 | $4,459,447 | 3 |
| 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 120 | 3197 | -303 | -19 | 418 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 1 | $4,736,621 | 2 |
| 4 | Carl Edwards | 50 | 2995 | -505 | -202 | 216 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 1 | $3,850,576 | 6 |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | 65 | 2986 | -514 | -9 | 207 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 1 | $3,195,214 | 5 |
| 6 | Kurt Busch | 70 | 2957 | -543 | -29 | 178 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 1 | $3,118,759 | 4 |
| 7 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 30 | 2887 | -613 | -70 | 108 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | $3,379,496 | 7 |
| 8 | Kasey Kahne | 30 | 2884 | -616 | -3 | 105 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | $3,726,592 | 8 |
| 9 | Ryan Newman | 50 | 2845 | -655 | -39 | 66 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | $3,428,555 | 9 |
| 10 | Greg Biffle | 50 | 2821 | -679 | -24 | 42 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 2 | $3,237,609 | 10 |
| 11 | Matt Kenseth | 55 | 2811 | -689 | -10 | 32 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | $5,113,887 | 12 |
| 12 | Mark Martin | 85 | 2791 | -709 | -20 | 12 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 | $3,447,078 | 11 |
| 13 | Brian Vickers | 45 | 2779 | -721 | -12 | -12 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 3 | $3,251,046 | 14 |
| 14 | Clint Bowyer | 20 | 2733 | -767 | -46 | -58 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | $3,054,159 | 15 |
| 15 | Kyle Busch | 80 | 2721 | -779 | -12 | -70 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | $4,169,303 | 13 |
| 16 | David Reutimann | 35 | 2673 | -827 | -48 | -118 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | $3,386,246 | 16 |
| 17 | Marcos Ambrose | 10 | 2474 | -1026 | -199 | -317 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | $2,825,966 | 17 |
| 18 | Jeff Burton | 15 | 2459 | -1041 | -15 | -332 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | $3,507,906 | 18 |
| 19 | Joey Logano # | 25 | 2426 | -1074 | -33 | -365 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | $3,609,811 | 19 |
| 20 | Casey Mears | 15 | 2354 | -1146 | -72 | -437 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | $2,635,513 | 21 |
| 21 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 25 | 2278 | -1222 | -76 | -513 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | $2,813,489 | 25 |
| 22 | Jamie McMurray | 5 | 2273 | -1227 | -5 | -518 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | $2,640,029 | 20 |
| 23 | Kevin Harvick | 5 | 2251 | -1249 | -22 | -540 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | $4,194,561 | 22 |
| 24 | Martin Truex Jr. | 25 | 2217 | -1283 | -34 | -574 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | $3,111,512 | 23 |
| 25 | A J Allmendinger | 0 | 2206 | -1294 | -11 | -585 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | $2,759,728 | 24 |
| 26 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 5 | 2176 | -1324 | -30 | -615 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | $2,839,873 | 28 |
| 27 | Elliott Sadler | 35 | 2170 | -1330 | -6 | -621 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | $2,635,113 | 26 |
| 28 | Reed Sorenson | 10 | 2087 | -1413 | -83 | -704 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $3,111,615 | 29 |
| 29 | Bobby Labonte | 25 | 2065 | -1435 | -22 | -726 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | $2,970,765 | 27 |
| 30 | David Ragan | 15 | 2065 | -1435 | 0 | -726 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | $2,503,738 | 30 |
| 31 | David Stremme | 10 | 1980 | -1520 | -85 | -811 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | $2,983,527 | 31 |
| 32 | Paul Menard | 15 | 1919 | -1581 | -61 | -872 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | $2,915,305 | 32 |
| 33 | Robby Gordon | 25 | 1833 | -1667 | -86 | -958 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | $2,672,107 | 33 |
| 34 | Michael Waltrip | 25 | 1799 | -1701 | -34 | -992 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | $2,289,313 | 34 |
| 35 | Scott Speed | 20 | 1600 | -1900 | -199 | -1191 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | $2,314,745 | 35 |
| 36 | John Andretti | 20 | 1571 | -1929 | -29 | -1220 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $2,092,943 | 36 |
| 37 | David Gilliland | 15 | 1230 | -2270 | -341 | -1561 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | $1,730,244 | 37 |
| 38 | Regan Smith | 0 | 989 | -2511 | -241 | -1802 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1,188,071 | 38 |
| 39 | Brad Keselowski | 5 | 878 | -2622 | -111 | -1913 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | $1,064,259 | 40 |
| 40 | Joe Nemechek | 10 | 844 | -2656 | -34 | -1947 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | $1,489,989 | 39 |
| 41 | Dave Blaney | 10 | 810 | -2690 | -34 | -1981 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | $1,584,845 | 41 |
| 42 | Bill Elliott | 0 | 737 | -2763 | -73 | -2054 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $982,765 | 43 |
| 43 | Max Papis | 0 | 644 | -2856 | -93 | -2147 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $687,550 | 42 |
| 44 | Aric Almirola | 0 | 451 | -3049 | -193 | -2340 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $826,313 | 44 |
| 45 | Scott Riggs | 5 | 448 | -3052 | -3 | -2343 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | $830,523 | 45 |
| 46 | Tony Raines | 0 | 389 | -3111 | -59 | -2402 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | $740,575 | 46 |
| 47 | Patrick Carpentier | 0 | 351 | -3149 | -38 | -2440 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | $456,425 | 47 |
| 48 | Travis Kvapil | 0 | 292 | -3208 | -59 | -2499 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $520,708 | 48 |
| 49 | Mike Bliss | 0 | 292 | -3208 | 0 | -2499 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | $543,303 | 51 |
| 50 | Jeremy Mayfield | 10 | 288 | -3212 | -4 | -2503 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $568,888 | 49 |
| 51 | Sterling Marlin | 0 | 258 | -3242 | -30 | -2533 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | $424,420 | 50 |
| 52 | Mike Skinner | 0 | 166 | -3334 | -92 | -2625 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | $396,198 | 55 |
| 53 | Ron Fellows | 0 | 158 | -3342 | -8 | -2633 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $144,625 | 52 |
| 54 | Terry Labonte | 0 | 155 | -3345 | -3 | -2636 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $417,988 | 53 |
| 55 | Boris Said | 0 | 152 | -3348 | -3 | -2639 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $160,338 | 54 |
| 56 | Todd Bodine | 0 | 123 | -3377 | -29 | -2668 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | $264,354 | 56 |
| 57 | Andy Lally | 0 | 82 | -3418 | -41 | -2709 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $67,350 | 57 |
| 58 | Dexter Bean | 0 | 55 | -3445 | -27 | -2736 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $93,425 | 58 |
| 59 | P J Jones | 0 | 40 | -3460 | -15 | -2751 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $134,565 | 59 |
| 60 | Brandon Ash | 0 | 40 | -3460 | 0 | -2751 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $72,225 | 60 |
| 61 | Mike Wallace | 0 | 34 | -3466 | -6 | -2757 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $114,190 | 61 |
| 62 | Tony Ave | 0 | 34 | -3466 | 0 | -2757 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $62,326 | 62 |
| 63 | Kelly Bires | 0 | 0 | -3500 | -34 | -2791 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $21,363 | 63 |
| 64 | Kirk Shelmerdine | 0 | 0 | -3500 | 0 | -2791 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $48,438 | 64 |
| 65 | Norm Benning | 0 | 0 | -3500 | 0 | -2791 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $48,413 | 65 |
| 66 | David Starr | 0 | 0 | -3500 | 0 | -2791 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $27,275 | 66 |
| 67 | Geoff Bodine | 0 | 0 | -3500 | 0 | -2791 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $21,138 | 67 |
| 68 | Dennis Setzer | 0 | 0 | -3500 | 0 | -2791 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 68 |
| 69 | Eric McClure | 0 | 0 | -3500 | 0 | -2791 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 69 |
| 70 | Michael McDowell | 0 | 0 | -3500 | 0 | -2791 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 70 |
| 71 | Trevor Boys | 0 | 0 | -3500 | 0 | -2791 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 71 |
| 72 | Mike Garvey | 0 | 0 | -3500 | 0 | -2791 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $48,538 | 72 |
| 73 | J J Yeley | 0 | 0 | -3500 | 0 | -2791 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $28,075 | 73 |
| 74 | Derrike Cope | 0 | 0 | -3500 | 0 | -2791 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $48,763 | 74 |
| 75 | Tom Hubert | 0 | 0 | -3500 | 0 | -2791 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 75 |
| 76 | Chris Cook | 0 | 0 | -3500 | 0 | -2791 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 76 |
| 77 | Ted Christopher | 0 | 0 | -3500 | 0 | -2791 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 77 |
| 78 | Brian Simo | 0 | 0 | -3500 | 0 | -2791 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 78 |
| 79 | Carl Long | 0 | -200 | -3700 | -234 | -2991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $26,463 | 79 |
from NASCAR PR used with permission
The Points Penalties for the 2009 season
#1-Martin Truex Jr. and team owner 25 pts [Chicago 7-11-2009]
#7-Robby Gordon and team owner 50 pts [Charlotte 5-25-2009]
#46-Carl Long and team owner 200 pts [Sprint Showdown, LMS 5-16-2009]
Truex's car too high at Chicago UPDATE Penalties announced: The #1 Chevy driven by Martin Truex Jr. did not pass a post-race inspection when NASCAR officials discovered the right rear quarter panel was too high on the car. Truex finished 16th in the LifeLock 400 race at Chicagoland Speedway. The car will be taken back to the NASCAR Research and Development Center in Concord, N.C., for further evaluations. NASCAR officials will determine if the height problem is a violation that requires a penalty. Any announcement of the process will come later this week, likely on Tuesday or Wednesday. Similar height situations have resulted in championship point reductions and fines in the past.(ESPN.com)(7-12-2009)
UPDATE: NASCAR announced that Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #1 Chevy in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, crew chief Kevin Manion and car owner Teresa Earnhardt have been penalized for rule violations during last weekend’s event at Chicagoland Speedway.
Truex was penalized 25 points in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver standings. Manion was fined $25,000 and placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31, 2009. Earnhardt was penalized 25 points in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series owner standings. The three were penalized for violating Section 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); Section 12-4-I (any determination by NASCAR officials that the race equipment used in the event does not conform to NASCAR rules) and Section 20-12.8.1C (right rear quarter panel height did not meet the required specifications; too high in post-race inspection).(NASCAR)(7-14-2009) Comment here
Robby penalized for rear axle: NASCAR has issued penalties to the #7 team that competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series as a result of rules violations committed at Lowe’s Motor Speedway earlier this week. The #7 car, driven and owned by Robby Gordon, was found to be in violation of Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4I (any determination by NASCAR Officials that the race equipment used in the event does not conform to NASCAR rules); and 20-10.6H (rear axle housing exceeded the maximum specified toe of plus or minus one degree) of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rule Book. The violation was found during post-race inspection on May 25. As a result, Gordon has been penalized with the loss of 50 championship owner and 50 championship driver points. Crew chief Kirk Almquist has been fined $50,000 and placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31.(NASCAR PR)(5-27-2009) Comment here
Long's team recieves record penalty: NASCAR has issued penalties, suspensions and fines to the #46 team [#146] in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, as a result of rules infractions committed during last weekend’s event at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. The car was found to be in violation of Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4-I (any determination by NASCAR Officials that the race equipment used in the event does not conform to NASCAR rules); and 20-5.4A (engine exceeded the maximum engine size of 358.000 cubic inch displacement) of the 2009 NASCAR rule book. As a result, crew chief Charles Swing has been fined $200,000, suspended from the next 12 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship events, suspended from NASCAR until Aug. 18 and placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31. Driver Carl Long and owner Danielle Long have been penalized with the loss of 200 driver and 200 owner points, respectively, suspended from the next 12 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship events, suspended from NASCAR until Aug. 18 and placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31.(NASCAR)(5-20-2009)
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