Since Kyle Busch's Talladega win in April, he and Carl Edwards have been sitting 1-2 in my point standings, with Kyle keeping a pretty healthy margin over Carl. After Richmond, Carl was 48 points behind Kyle, but since Kyle (and the rest of Joe Gibbs Racing) has fallen completely off the page for the last three weeks - there's finally something worth posting as Carl has nearly caught Kyle for the points lead.
SPRINT CUP (DRIVERS)
Rank Points LW
1 Kyle Busch 308 1
2 Carl Edwards 304 2
3 Jimmie Johnson 274 3
4 Greg Biffle 196 4
5 Denny Hamlin 178 5
6 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 174 6
7 Tony Stewart 166 7
8 Jeff Gordon 164 8
9 Matt Kenseth 163 8
10 Kevin Harvick 143 10
11 Jeff Burton 140 11
12 Kasey Kahne 121 12
13 Clint Bowyer 114 13
14 David Ragan 89 14
15 Mark Martin 80 15
16 Kurt Busch 77 16
17 Ryan Newman 72 17
Brian Vickers 72 17
19 Martin Truex Jr. 70 19
20 Elliott Sadler 52 20
Also - my version of the Chase (explanation here) is very tight as well, but with Carl leading Jimmie Johnson by two points. Greg Biffle would have a bit more work to do to get as close as NASCAR's Chase has him - so much for the value of bonus points, I guess.
2008 ST 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 TOTAL
Carl Edwards 25 18 18 21 82
Jimmie Johnson 20 21 14 25 80
Greg Biffle 0 25 25 18 68
Kyle Busch 40 0 0 0 40
Jeff Burton 5 15 5 8 33
Matt Kenseth 0 0 21 12 33
Kevin Harvick 0 4 11 10 25
Jeff Gordon 0 1 9 15 25
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5 12 1 1 19
Clint Bowyer 5 2 7 2 16
Denny Hamlin 5 6 0 3 14
Tony Stewart 0 8 2 0 10

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