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The first 26 races determine which drivers, based on overall points,
will compete for the Nextel Cup championship during the final 10 races.
All drivers in the top 10 in points and any other drivers within 400
points of the leader qualify.
Before Race 27, the points are adjusted for all drivers who qualified
for the Chase. The first-place driver in the standings begins with 5,050
points; the second-place driver starts with 5,045, and so on, with
five-point drops continuing through the list of title contenders. If at
the end of the final 10 races there is a tie, the first tiebreaker is
number of wins, then number of second-place finishes, then number of
thirds, etc.
(Standings under the traditional points system)
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Official standings (through 18 races)
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Leading contenders
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Tony Stewart
Points: 2,719
Behind first: --
Last race: First at Daytona
Last three at Chicagoland: 32nd, 1st, 5th
Avg. finish at Chicagoland: 10.2 (8 starts)
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Jeff Gordon
Points: 2,539
Behind first: -180
Last race: 28th at Daytona
Last three at Chicagoland: 1st, 9th, 11th
Avg. finish at Chicagoland: 10.1 (8 starts)
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Jimmie Johnson
Points: 2,525
Behind first: -194
Last race: Second at Daytona
Last three at Chicagoland: 6th, 37th, 2nd
Avg. finish at Chicagoland: 8.1 (7 starts)
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Kurt Busch
Points: 2,414
Behind first: -305
Last race: Fifth at Daytona
Last three at Chicagoland: 8th, 6th, 28th
Avg. finish at Chicagoland: 17.2 (8 starts)
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Carl Edwards
Points: 2,317
Behind first: -402
Last race: Fourth at Daytona
Last three at Chicagoland: 20th, 3rd, 32nd
Avg. finish at Chicagoland: 23.5 (4 starts)
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Denny Hamlin
Points: 2,302
Behind first: -417
Last race: Third at Daytona
Last three at Chicagoland: 14th, 17th, 40th
Avg. finish at Chicagoland: 23.7 (3 starts)
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Ryan Newman
Points: 2,235
Behind first: -484
Last race: 20th at Daytona
Last three at Chicagoland: 36th, 8th, 10th
Avg. finish at Chicagoland: 17.6 (7 starts)
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Kyle Busch
Points: 2,234
Behind first: -485
Last race: 14th at Daytona
Last three at Chicagoland: 3rd, 13th, 1st
Avg. finish at Chicagoland: 7.8 (4 starts)
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Greg Biffle
Points: 2,215
Behind first: -504
Last race: 18th at Daytona
Last three at Chicagoland: 11th, 11th, 4th
Avg. finish at Chicagoland: 12.8 (6 starts)
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Matt Kenseth
Points: 2,201
Behind first: -518
Last race: Eighth at Daytona
Last three at Chicagoland: 22nd, 2nd, 7th
Avg. finish at Chicagoland: 9.8 (8 starts)
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Juan Pablo Montoya
Points: 2,187
Behind first: -532
Last race: Ninth at Daytona
Last three at Chicagoland: N/A, 15th, 18th
Avg. finish at Chicagoland: 16.5 (2 starts)
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Kasey Kahne
Points: 2,166
Behind first: -553
Last race: 15th at Daytona
Last three at Chicagoland: 23rd, 32nd, 15th
Avg. finish at Chicagoland: 29.4 (5 starts)
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Mark Martin
Points: 2,101
Behind first: -618; Behind 12th: -65
Last race: 38th at Daytona
Last three at Chicagoland: 18th, 14th, 17th
Avg. finish at Chicagoland: 14.0 (8 starts)
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David Reutimann
Points: 2,092
Behind first: -627; Behind 12th: -74
Last race: 36th at Daytona
Last three at Chicagoland: N/A, 43rd, 14th
Avg. finish at Chicagoland: 28.5 (2 starts)
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Jeff Burton
Points: 2,061
Behind first: -658; Behind 12th: -105
Last race: 16th at Daytona
Last three at Chicagoland: 2nd, 7th, 19th
Avg. finish at Chicagoland: 19.2 (8 starts)
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Clint Bowyer
Points: 2,031
Behind first: -688; Behind 12th: -135
Last race: 29th at Daytona
Last three at Chicagoland: 9th, 10th, 22nd
Avg. finish at Chicagoland: 13.7 (3 starts)
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Brian Vickers
Points: 1,998
Behind first: -721; Behind 12th: -168
Last race: Seventh at Daytona
Last three at Chicagoland: 13th, N/A, 6th
Avg. finish at Chicagoland: 9.2 (4 starts)
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Marcos Ambrose
Points: 1,948
Behind first: -771; Behind 12th: -218
Last race: Sixth at Daytona
Last three at Chicagoland: N/A, N/A, N/A
Avg. finish at Chicagoland: N/A (0 starts)
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Jamie McMurray
Points: 1,863
Behind first: -856; Behind 12th: -303
Last race: 11th at Daytona
Last three at Chicagoland: 39th, 38th, 21st
Avg. finish at Chicagoland: 23.5 (6 starts)
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Joey Logano
Points: 1,847
Behind first: -872; Behind 12th: -319
Last race: 19th at Daytona
Last three at Chicagoland: N/A, N/A, N/A
Avg. finish at Chicagoland: N/A (0 starts)
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