2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup DRIVERS Points Standings after Atlanta
September 6, 2009 - Race 25 of 36
2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup DRIVERS Points Standings after Atlanta
September 6, 2009 - Race 25 of 36
For Owners Points, see my 2009 Sprint Cup OWNERS Points Standings page
Kahne wins at Atlanta: #9-Kasey Kahne won the Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway for his 2nd win of 2009 and 11th of his career. Kahne moves up to 6th in drivers points, up 5 spots. #29-Harvick finished 2nd followed by #42-Montoya, #00-Reutimann, #5-Martin, #11-Hamlin, #83-Vickers, #24-Gordon, #39-Newman and #16-Biffle. Points leader #14-Stewart finished 11th, #48-Johnson has rear-end problems and finished 36th, #99-Edwards had debris go thru an oil cooler and lost many laps finishing 37th, #2-Busch wrecked and finished 38th. Other Chase contenders: #17-Kenseth finished 12th and #18-Busch 13th. Vickers is now 13th, 20 points out of 12th and Kyle Busch is 14th, 37 points out of 12th. Pole sitter #1-Truex Jr. finished 26th down a lap after leading 68 laps early in the race. There were 9 cautions for 42 caution laps and there were 31 lead changes among 13 drivers.
Scheduled Race Re-Airs: ESPN2: Monday, September 7 at 2:30 am/et; ESPN Classic: Tuesday, September 8 at 11:00am/et; SPEED, Wednesday, September 9 at 12:00pm/et.
For race results, awards and more, see my Atlanta Race Results Page.(9-6-2009)
UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings
[after Atlanta, race 25 of 36]:
pos, car#, driver, points, behind, [wins], race finish
(four have clinched a spot in The Chase)
1) #14-Tony Stewart [3 wins], 3694, finished 11th at Atlanta
2) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 3457, -237, 8th
3) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 3404, -290, 36th
4) #11-Denny Hamlin [1 win], 3296, -398, 6th
(the following have not clinched a spot in The Chase
5) #99-Carl Edwards, 3162, -532, 37th (+105 points ahead of 13th)
6) #9-Kasey Kahne [2 wins], 3153, -541 (+96), 1st
7) #2-Kurt Busch [1 win], 3152, -542 (+95), 38th
8) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 3145, -549 (+88), 3rd
9) #39-Ryan Newman, 3138, -556 (+77), 9th
10) #5-Mark Martin [4 wins], 3126, -568 (+72), 5th
11) #16-Greg Biffle, 3125, -569 (+69), 10th
12) #17-Matt Kenseth [2 wins], 3077, -617 (+20 ahead of 13th), 12th
Contenders for the top-12/The Chase:
13) #83-Brian Vickers [1 win], 3057, 20 points out of 12th, 7th
14) #18-Kyle Busch [4 wins], 3040, -37, 13th
15) #00-David Reutimann [1 win] 2945, -132, 4th
For drivers and owners points standings, see the Drivers Points Standings page.(9-6-2009)
Top-35 in Owner Points and guaranteed a starting spot at Richmond:
No changes the spread between 35th and 36th now drops to 94 points
34) #7-Gordon/Robby Gordon: 2015, +261
35) #34-Andretti/Earnhardt Ganassi: 1848, 94 points ahead of 36th
these teams/ drivers must qualify by speed but are close to the top-35:
36) #82-Speed/Red Bull: 1754, 94 points out of 35th
37) #71-Gilliland-Labonte/TRG: 1492, -356
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.(9-6-2009)
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
DRIVERS in BLUE have a realistic chance of making the CHASE for the SPRINT CUP
DRIVERS in AQUA have a mathmatical but very slim chance of making the CHASE for the SPRINT CUP
The remaining frivers from 16th and back cannot mathmatically make the 2009 Chase for the Sprint Cup field of 12
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 | 3694 | 0 | 0 | 637 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 0 | $5,403,068 | 1 |
| 2 | Jeff Gordon | 70 | 3457 | -237 | -237 | 400 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 1 | $4,742,399 | 3 |
| 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 130 | 3404 | -290 | -53 | 347 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 1 | $5,042,098 | 2 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 70 | 3296 | -398 | -108 | 239 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 1 | $3,470,664 | 4 |
| 5 | Carl Edwards | 50 | 3162 | -532 | -134 | 105 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 1 | $4,130,038 | 5 |
| 6 | Kasey Kahne | 35 | 3153 | -541 | -9 | 96 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | $4,221,383 | 11 |
| 7 | Kurt Busch | 70 | 3152 | -542 | -1 | 95 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 2 | $3,347,459 | 6 |
| 8 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 35 | 3145 | -549 | -7 | 88 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | $3,716,342 | 9 |
| 9 | Ryan Newman | 55 | 3138 | -556 | -7 | 81 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | $3,709,088 | 7 |
| 10 | Mark Martin | 95 | 3126 | -568 | -12 | 69 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 3 | $3,801,803 | 10 |
| 11 | Greg Biffle | 60 | 3125 | -569 | -1 | 68 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 2 | $3,532,509 | 8 |
| 12 | Matt Kenseth | 60 | 3077 | -617 | -48 | 20 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | $5,408,617 | 12 |
| 13 | Brian Vickers | 50 | 3057 | -637 | -20 | -20 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 3 | $3,522,042 | 14 |
| 14 | Kyle Busch | 90 | 3040 | -654 | -17 | -37 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | $4,657,974 | 13 |
| 15 | David Reutimann | 35 | 2945 | -749 | -95 | -132 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | $3,676,667 | 16 |
| 16 | Clint Bowyer | 20 | 2909 | -785 | -36 | -168 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | $3,254,084 | 15 |
| 17 | Marcos Ambrose | 10 | 2733 | -961 | -176 | -344 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | $3,123,662 | 17 |
| 18 | Jeff Burton | 15 | 2629 | -1065 | -104 | -448 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | $3,781,018 | 18 |
| 19 | Joey Logano # | 25 | 2584 | -1110 | -45 | -493 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | $3,883,773 | 19 |
| 20 | Casey Mears | 15 | 2566 | -1128 | -18 | -511 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | $2,859,638 | 20 |
| 21 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 25 | 2528 | -1166 | -38 | -549 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | $3,045,964 | 21 |
| 22 | Jamie McMurray | 5 | 2482 | -1212 | -46 | -595 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | $2,849,054 | 22 |
| 23 | Kevin Harvick | 10 | 2475 | -1219 | -7 | -602 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | $4,568,337 | 24 |
| 24 | Martin Truex Jr. | 35 | 2409 | -1285 | -66 | -668 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | $3,396,392 | 23 |
| 25 | A J Allmendinger | 0 | 2361 | -1333 | -48 | -716 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | $2,948,783 | 25 |
| 26 | Elliott Sadler | 35 | 2355 | -1339 | -6 | -722 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | $2,837,813 | 26 |
| 27 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 5 | 2292 | -1402 | -63 | -785 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | $3,049,993 | 27 |
| 28 | Reed Sorenson | 10 | 2275 | -1419 | -17 | -802 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $3,373,667 | 28 |
| 29 | David Ragan | 15 | 2250 | -1444 | -25 | -827 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | $2,707,388 | 29 |
| 30 | Bobby Labonte | 25 | 2229 | -1465 | -21 | -848 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | $3,182,459 | 30 |
| 31 | David Stremme | 10 | 2204 | -1490 | -25 | -873 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | $3,246,382 | 31 |
| 32 | Paul Menard | 15 | 2128 | -1566 | -76 | -949 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | $3,170,642 | 32 |
| 33 | Robby Gordon | 25 | 2015 | -1679 | -113 | -1062 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | $2,896,607 | 33 |
| 34 | Michael Waltrip | 35 | 1946 | -1748 | -69 | -1131 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | $2,481,478 | 34 |
| 35 | Scott Speed # | 20 | 1809 | -1885 | -137 | -1268 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | $2,537,216 | 35 |
| 36 | John Andretti | 20 | 1714 | -1980 | -95 | -1363 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $2,288,293 | 36 |
| 37 | David Gilliland | 15 | 1382 | -2312 | -332 | -1695 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | $1,910,079 | 37 |
| 38 | Regan Smith | 0 | 1071 | -2623 | -311 | -2006 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1,280,851 | 38 |
| 39 | Joe Nemechek | 10 | 921 | -2773 | -150 | -2156 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | $1,660,924 | 39 |
| 40 | Brad Keselowski | 5 | 878 | -2816 | -43 | -2199 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | $1,064,259 | 40 |
| 41 | Dave Blaney | 10 | 878 | -2816 | 0 | -2199 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | $1,756,429 | 41 |
| 42 | Bill Elliott | 0 | 737 | -2957 | -141 | -2340 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $982,765 | 42 |
| 43 | Max Papis # | 0 | 687 | -3007 | -50 | -2390 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $771,025 | 43 |
| 44 | Aric Almirola | 0 | 451 | -3243 | -236 | -2626 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $826,313 | 44 |
| 45 | Scott Riggs | 5 | 448 | -3246 | -3 | -2629 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | $830,523 | 45 |
| 46 | Tony Raines | 0 | 426 | -3268 | -22 | -2651 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | $828,155 | 46 |
| 47 | Patrick Carpentier | 0 | 351 | -3343 | -75 | -2726 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | $456,425 | 47 |
| 48 | Mike Bliss | 0 | 332 | -3362 | -19 | -2745 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | $626,628 | 49 |
| 49 | Travis Kvapil | 0 | 292 | -3402 | -40 | -2785 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $520,708 | 48 |
| 50 | Jeremy Mayfield | 10 | 288 | -3406 | -4 | -2789 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $568,888 | 50 |
| 51 | Sterling Marlin | 0 | 258 | -3436 | -30 | -2819 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | $424,420 | 51 |
| 52 | Terry Labonte | 0 | 244 | -3450 | -14 | -2833 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $589,463 | 52 |
| 53 | Mike Skinner | 0 | 166 | -3528 | -78 | -2911 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | $396,198 | 53 |
| 54 | Ron Fellows | 0 | 158 | -3536 | -8 | -2919 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $144,625 | 54 |
| 55 | Boris Said | 0 | 152 | -3542 | -6 | -2925 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $160,338 | 55 |
| 56 | Todd Bodine | 0 | 123 | -3571 | -29 | -2954 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | $264,354 | 56 |
| 57 | Andy Lally | 0 | 82 | -3612 | -41 | -2995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $67,350 | 57 |
| 58 | Scott Wimmer | 0 | 76 | -3618 | -6 | -3001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $89,160 | 58 |
| 59 | Erik Darnell | 0 | 73 | -3621 | -3 | -3004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $113,104 | 82 |
| 60 | Dexter Bean | 0 | 55 | -3639 | -18 | -3022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $93,425 | 59 |
| 61 | P J Jones | 0 | 40 | -3654 | -15 | -3037 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $134,565 | 60 |
| 62 | Brandon Ash | 0 | 40 | -3654 | 0 | -3037 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $72,225 | 61 |
| 63 | Mike Wallace | 0 | 34 | -3660 | -6 | -3043 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $114,190 | 62 |
| 64 | Tony Ave | 0 | 34 | -3660 | 0 | -3043 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $62,326 | 63 |
| 65 | Kelly Bires | 0 | 0 | -3694 | 0 | -3077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $21,363 | 64 |
| 66 | Norm Benning | 0 | 0 | -3694 | 0 | -3077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $48,413 | 65 |
| 67 | Kirk Shelmerdine | 0 | 0 | -3694 | -34 | -3077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $48,438 | 66 |
| 68 | David Starr | 0 | 0 | -3694 | 0 | -3077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $27,275 | 67 |
| 69 | Geoff Bodine | 0 | 0 | -3694 | 0 | -3077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $21,138 | 68 |
| 70 | Dennis Setzer | 0 | 0 | -3694 | 0 | -3077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 69 |
| 71 | Eric McClure | 0 | 0 | -3694 | 0 | -3077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 70 |
| 72 | Michael McDowell | 0 | 0 | -3694 | 0 | -3077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 71 |
| 73 | Trevor Boys | 0 | 0 | -3694 | 0 | -3077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 72 |
| 74 | Mike Garvey | 0 | 0 | -3694 | 0 | -3077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $48,538 | 74 |
| 75 | J J Yeley | 0 | 0 | -3694 | 0 | -3077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $28,075 | 73 |
| 76 | Derrike Cope | 0 | 0 | -3694 | 0 | -3077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $48,763 | 75 |
| 77 | Tom Hubert | 0 | 0 | -3694 | 0 | -3077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 76 |
| 78 | Chris Cook | 0 | 0 | -3694 | 0 | -3077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 77 |
| 79 | Ted Christopher | 0 | 0 | -3694 | 0 | -3077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 78 |
| 80 | Brian Simo | 0 | 0 | -3694 | 0 | -3077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 79 |
| 81 | Carl Long | 0 | -200 | -3894 | -200 | -3277 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $26,463 | 80 |
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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