2012 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:

(classic system meaning not the chase system)

[after Chicago, race 27 of 36]

1) #16-Greg Biffle(X) [2 wins], 945

2) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(X) [1 win], 938, -7

3) #48-Jimmie Johnson(X) [3 wins], 924, -21

4) #17-Matt Kenseth(X) [1 win], 924, -21

5) #2-Brad Keselowski(X) [4 wins], 915, -30

6) #56-Martin Truex Jr.(X) [0 wins], 897, -48

7) #15-Clint Bowyer(X) [2 wins], 893, -52

8) #11-Denny Hamlin(X) [4 wins], 879, -66

9) #29-Kevin Harvick(X) [0 wins], 873, -72

10) #14-Tony Stewart(X) [3 wins], 849, -96

11) #5-Kasey Kahne(X) [2 wins], 825, -120

12) #18-Kyle Busch [1 win], 814, -131

13) #24-Jeff Gordon(X) [1 win], 786, -159

14) #39-Ryan Newman [1 win], 773, -172

15) #99-Carl Edwards [0 wins], 772, -173

(ties broken by 1sts, 2nds, 3rd, etc)

(X) = a Chase driver.

2012 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Championship Points Standings:

[after Chicago, race 27 of 36]

1) #2-Brad Keselowski [4 wins], 2056

2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 2053, -3

3) #14-Tony Stewart [3 wins], 2048, -8

4) #11-Denny Hamlin [4 wins], 2041, -15

5) #5-Kasey Kahne [2 wins, 11th in points], 2041, -15

6) #15-Clint Bowyer [2 wins], 2041, -15

7) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. [1 win], 2039, -17

8) #16-Greg Biffle [2 wins], 2037, -19

9) #56-Martin Truex Jr. [0 wins], 2035, -21

10) #29-Kevin Harvick [0 wins], 2032, -24

11) #17-Matt Kenseth [1 win], 2030, -26

12) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win, 12th in points], 2009, -47

(ties broken by 1sts, 2nds, 3rd, etc)