| Driver Points Earned | |||||||
| as of Race #25 (Atlanta) of 36 | |||||||
| Pos | Driver | Current Points | Pre- Season Penalty |
Points Awarded after Race 26 | Points Earned @ Race 26 | Chase Points Earned | Points Earned |
| 1 | Kevin Harvick | 3590 | 0 | 3590 | 3590 | ||
| 2 | Jeff Gordon | 3366 | 0 | 3366 | 3366 | ||
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 3330 | 0 | 3330 | 3330 | ||
| 4 | Tony Stewart | 3302 | 0 | 3302 | 3302 | ||
| 5 | Carl Edwards | 3288 | 0 | 3288 | 3288 | ||
| 6 | Jeff Burton | 3261 | 0 | 3261 | 3261 | ||
| 7 | Jimmie Johnson | 3247 | 0 | 3247 | 3247 | ||
| 8 | Kurt Busch | 3228 | 0 | 3228 | 3228 | ||
| 9 | Matt Kenseth | 3225 | 0 | 3225 | 3225 | ||
| 10 | Denny Hamlin | 3147 | 0 | 3147 | 3147 | ||
| 11 | Greg Biffle | 3110 | 0 | 3110 | 3110 | ||
| 12 | Clint Bowyer | 3066 | 0 | 3066 | 3066 | ||
| 13 | Ryan Newman | 2949 | 0 | 2949 | 2949 | ||
| 14 | Jamie McMurray | 2938 | 0 | 2938 | 2938 | ||
| 15 | Mark Martin | 2919 | 0 | 2919 | 2919 | ||
| 16 | David Reutimann | 2880 | 0 | 2880 | 2880 | ||
| 17 | Juan Montoya | 2866 | 0 | 2866 | 2866 | ||
| 18 | Kasey Kahne | 2856 | 0 | 2856 | 2856 | ||
| 19 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | 2847 | 0 | 2847 | 2847 | ||
| 20 | Martin Truex Jr | 2787 | 0 | 2787 | 2787 | ||
| 21 | Joey Logano | 2718 | 0 | 2718 | 2718 | ||
| 22 | AJ Allmendinger | 2678 | 0 | 2678 | 2678 | ||
| 23 | Paul Menard | 2557 | 0 | 2557 | 2557 | ||
| 24 | David Ragan | 2456 | 0 | 2456 | 2456 | ||
| 25 | Marcos Ambrose | 2410 | 0 | 2410 | 2410 | ||
| 26 | Brad Keselowski | 2397 | 0 | 2397 | 2397 | ||
| 27 | Scott Speed | 2258 | 0 | 2258 | 2258 | ||
| 28 | Sam Hornish Jr | 2252 | 0 | 2252 | 2252 | ||
| 29 | Elliott Sadler | 2195 | 0 | 2195 | 2195 | ||
| 30 | Regan Smith | 2109 | 0 | 2109 | 2109 | ||
| 31 | Bobby Labonte | 1857 | 0 | 1857 | 1857 | ||
| 32 | Travis Kvapil | 1799 | 0 | 1799 | 1799 | ||
| 33 | David Gilliland | 1658 | 0 | 1658 | 1658 | ||
| 34 | Kevin Conway | 1546 | 1546 | 1546 | |||
| 35 | Robby Gordon | 1536 | 0 | 1536 | 1536 | ||
| 36 | Brian Vickers | 1158 | 0 | 1158 | 1158 | ||
| 37 | Joe Nemechek | 983 | 0 | 983 | 983 | ||
| 38 | Reed Sorenson | 884 | 0 | 884 | 884 | ||
| 39 | Mike Bliss | 836 | 0 | 836 | 836 | ||
| 40 | David Stremme | 825 | 0 | 825 | 825 | ||
| 41 | Dave Blaney | 790 | 0 | 790 | 790 | ||
| 42 | Casey Mears | 785 | 0 | 785 | 785 | ||
| 43 | Michael McDowell ( | 696 | 0 | 696 | 696 | ||
| 44 | Michael Waltrip | 200 | 0 | 200 | 200 | ||
| 45 | Terry Cook (WI) | 164 | 0 | 164 | 164 | ||