| Driver Points Earned | |||||||
| as of Race #36 (Homestead) of 36 | |||||||
| Pos | Driver | Current Points | Pre- Season Penalty |
Points Awarded after Race 26 | Points Earned @ Race 26 | Chase Points Earned | Points Earned |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 6684 | 5040 | 3576 | 1644 | 5220 | |
| 2 | Carl Edwards | 6615 | 5050 | 3671 | 1565 | 5236 | |
| 3 | Greg Biffle | 6467 | 5000 | 3280 | 1467 | 4747 | |
| 4 | Kevin Harvick | 6408 | 5000 | 3283 | 1408 | 4691 | |
| 5 | Clint Bowyer | 6381 | 5010 | 3116 | 1371 | 4487 | |
| 6 | Jeff Burton | 6335 | 5010 | 3384 | 1325 | 4709 | |
| 7 | Jeff Gordon | 6316 | 5000 | 3221 | 1316 | 4537 | |
| 8 | Denny Hamlin | 6214 | 5010 | 3235 | 1204 | 4439 | |
| 9 | Tony Stewart | 6202 | 5000 | 3285 | 1202 | 4487 | |
| 10 | Kyle Busch | 6186 | 5080 | 3878 | 1106 | 4984 | |
| 11 | Matt Kenseth | 6184 | 5000 | 3132 | 1184 | 4316 | |
| 12 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | 6127 | 5010 | 3488 | 1117 | 4605 | |
| 13 | David Ragan | 4299 | 0 | 0 | 4299 | ||
| 14 | Kasey Kahne | 4085 | 0 | 0 | 4085 | ||
| 15 | Martin Truex Jr | 3839 | 0 | 0 | 3839 | ||
| 16 | Jamie McMurray | 3809 | 0 | 0 | 3809 | ||
| 17 | Ryan Newman | 3735 | 0 | 0 | 3735 | ||
| 18 | Kurt Busch | 3635 | 0 | 0 | 3635 | ||
| 19 | Brian Vickers | 3580 | 0 | 0 | 3580 | ||
| 20 | Casey Mears | 3527 | 0 | 0 | 3527 | ||
| 21 | Bobby Labonte | 3448 | 0 | 0 | 3448 | ||
| 22 | David Reutimann | 3397 | 0 | 0 | 3397 | ||
| 23 | Travis Kvapil | 3384 | 0 | 0 | 3384 | ||
| 24 | Elliott Sadler | 3364 | 0 | 0 | 3364 | ||
| 25 | Juan Montoya | 3329 | 0 | 0 | 3329 | ||
| 26 | Paul Menard | 3151 | 0 | 0 | 3151 | ||
| 27 | David Gilliland | 3064 | 0 | 0 | 3064 | ||
| 28 | Mark Martin | 3022 | 0 | 0 | 3022 | ||
| 29 | Michael Waltrip | 2889 | 0 | 0 | 2889 | ||
| 30 | Dave Blaney | 2851 | 0 | 0 | 2851 | ||
| 31 | Scott Riggs | 2797 | 0 | 0 | 2797 | ||
| 32 | Reed Sorenson | 2795 | 0 | 0 | 2795 | ||
| 33 | Robby Gordon | 2770 | 0 | 0 | 2770 | ||
| 34 | Regan Smith | 2672 | 0 | 0 | 2672 | ||
| 35 | Sam Hornish Jr | 2523 | 0 | 0 | 2523 | ||
| 36 | AJ Allmendinger | 2436 | 0 | 0 | 2436 | ||
| 37 | Joe Nemechek | 1989 | 0 | 0 | 1989 | ||
| 38 | Patrick Carpentier | 1794 | 0 | 0 | 1794 | ||
| 39 | Micheal McDowell ( | 1466 | 0 | 0 | 1466 | ||
| 40 | J.J. Yeley | 1263 | 0 | 0 | 1263 | ||
| 41 | Aric Almirola | 1075 | 0 | 0 | 1075 | ||
| 42 | Kyle Petty | 879 | 0 | 0 | 879 | ||
| 43 | Dario Franchitti | 606 | 0 | 0 | 606 | ||
| 44 | Jeremy Mayfield | 578 | 0 | 0 | 578 | ||
| 45 | John Andretti | 149 | 0 | 0 | 149 | ||
| 46 | Jacques Villeneuve | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 46 | Jeff Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 46 | Ward Burton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||