| 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 | Carl Edwards | 2403 | 2003 | 876 | 400 | 1276 | |
| 1 | Tony Stewart | 2403 | 2000 | 788 | 403 | 1191 | |
| 3 | Kevin Harvick | 2345 | 2012 | 867 | 333 | 1200 | |
| 4 | Matt Kenseth | 2330 | 2006 | 856 | 324 | 1180 | |
| 5 | Brad Keselowski | 2319 | 2000 | 760 | 319 | 1079 | |
| 6 | Jimmie Johnson | 2304 | 2003 | 887 | 301 | 1188 | |
| 7 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | 2290 | 2000 | 781 | 290 | 1071 | |
| 8 | Jeff Gordon | 2287 | 2009 | 872 | 278 | 1150 | |
| 9 | Denny Hamlin | 2284 | 2000 | 744 | 284 | 1028 | |
| 9 | Ryan Newman | 2284 | 2003 | 822 | 281 | 1103 | |
| 11 | Kurt Busch | 2262 | 2003 | 828 | 259 | 1087 | |
| 12 | Kyle Busch | 2246 | 2012 | 881 | 234 | 1115 | |
| 13 | Clint Bowyer | 1047 | 1047 | ||||
| 14 | Kasey Kahne | 1041 | 1041 | ||||
| 15 | AJ Allmendinger | 1013 | 1013 | ||||
| 16 | Greg Biffle | 997 | 997 | ||||
| 17 | Paul Menard | 947 | 947 | ||||
| 18 | Martin Truex Jr | 937 | 937 | ||||
| 19 | Marcos Ambrose | 936 | 936 | ||||
| 20 | Jeff Burton | 935 | 935 | ||||
| 21 | Juan Montoya | 932 | 932 | ||||
| 22 | Mark Martin | 930 | 930 | ||||
| 23 | David Ragan | 906 | 906 | ||||
| 24 | Joey Logano | 902 | 902 | ||||
| 25 | Brian Vickers | 846 | 846 | ||||
| 26 | Regan Smith | 820 | 820 | ||||
| 27 | Jamie McMurray | 795 | 795 | ||||
| 28 | David Reutimann | 757 | 757 | ||||
| 29 | Bobby Labonte | 670 | 670 | ||||
| 30 | David Gilliland | 572 | 572 | ||||
| 31 | Casey Mears | 541 | 541 | ||||
| 32 | Dave Blaney | 508 | 508 | ||||
| 33 | Travis Kvapil | 365 | 365 | ||||
| 34 | Trevor Bayne (WI) | 314 | 314 | ||||
| 35 | Robby Gordon | 268 | 268 | ||||
| 36 | Mike Bliss | 252 | 252 | ||||
| 37 | JJ Yeley | 192 | 192 | ||||
| 38 | Michael McDowell | 139 | 139 | ||||
| 39 | Joe Nemechek | 134 | 134 | ||||
| 40 | David Stremme | 80 | 80 | ||||
| 41 | Sam Hornish Jr | 9 | 9 | ||||
| 42 | Scott Riggs | 7 | 7 | ||||
| 43 | Justin Allgaier | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 43 | Reed Sorenson | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 43 | TBA | 0 | 0 | ||||