Updated and unofficial driver standings
Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009
Updated – and unofficial, so far – NASCAR Sprint Cup driver standings after Sunday’s race at Phoenix International Raceway:
| Pos | Driver | BPts | Points | Ldr | Nxt | Starts | Poles | Wins | T5s | T10s | DNF | PPos | G/L |
| 1. | Jimmie Johnson | 185 | 6492 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2. | Mark Martin | 130 | 6384 | -108 | -108 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 3. | Jeff Gordon | 100 | 6323 | -169 | -61 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 4. | Kurt Busch | 110 | 6281 | -211 | -42 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 5. | Tony Stewart | 100 | 6207 | -285 | -74 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 6. | Juan Pablo Montoya | 65 | 6203 | -289 | -4 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 7. | Greg Biffle | 75 | 6171 | -321 | -32 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 8. | Denny Hamlin | 120 | 6140 | -352 | -31 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 9. | Ryan Newman | 80 | 6081 | -411 | -59 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 10. | Kasey Kahne | 45 | 6016 | -476 | -65 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 11. | Carl Edwards | 65 | 5972 | -520 | -44 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| 12. | Brian Vickers | 50 | 5826 | -666 | -146 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| 13. | Kyle Busch | 110 | 4310 | -2182 | -1516 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| 14. | Matt Kenseth | 75 | 4265 | -2227 | -45 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| 15. | Clint Bowyer | 20 | 4224 | -2268 | -41 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| 16. | David Reutimann | 45 | 4103 | -2389 | -121 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 17. | Jeff Burton | 25 | 3847 | -2645 | -256 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| 18. | Marcos Ambrose | 20 | 3767 | -2725 | -80 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| 19. | Joey Logano # | 30 | 3700 | -2792 | -67 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| 20. | Casey Mears | 20 | 3653 | -2839 | -47 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 21. | Kevin Harvick | 15 | 3626 | -2866 | -27 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 0 |
| 22. | Jamie McMurray | 15 | 3495 | -2997 | -131 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| 23. | Martin Truex Jr. | 50 | 3365 | -3127 | -130 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 3 |
| 24. | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 35 | 3343 | -3149 | -22 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 23 | -1 |
| 25. | A J Allmendinger | 0 | 3342 | -3150 | -1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| 26. | Elliott Sadler | 45 | 3310 | -3182 | -32 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 24 | -2 |
| 27. | David Ragan | 15 | 3191 | -3301 | -119 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 0 |
| 28. | Reed Sorenson | 10 | 3104 | -3388 | -87 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 |
| 29. | Sam Hornish Jr. | 5 | 3103 | -3389 | -1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 1 |
| 30. | Bobby Labonte | 30 | 3058 | -3434 | -45 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 29 | -1 |
| 31. | David Stremme | 15 | 2919 | -3573 | -139 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 0 |
| 32. | Paul Menard | 15 | 2894 | -3598 | -25 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 0 |
| 33. | Michael Waltrip | 50 | 2761 | -3731 | -133 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 0 |
| 34. | Robby Gordon | 30 | 2653 | -3839 | -108 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 0 |
| 35. | Scott Speed # | 20 | 2608 | -3884 | -45 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 0 |
| 36. | John Andretti | 40 | 2533 | -3959 | -75 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 0 |
| 37. | David Gilliland | 25 | 1852 | -4640 | -681 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 37 | 0 |
| 38. | Brad Keselowski | 15 | 1440 | -5052 | -412 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 0 |
| 39. | Regan Smith | 0 | 1373 | -5119 | -67 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| 40. | Joe Nemechek | 10 | 1342 | -5150 | -31 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 40 | 0 |
| 41. | Dave Blaney | 10 | 1204 | -5288 | -138 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 41 | 0 |
| 42. | Max Papis # | 0 | 1047 | -5445 | -157 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 0 |
| 43. | Bill Elliott | 0 | 980 | -5512 | -67 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 0 |
| 44. | Mike Bliss | 0 | 577 | -5915 | -403 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 0 |
| 45. | Tony Raines | 0 | 528 | -5964 | -49 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 46 | 1 |
| 46. | Aric Almirola | 0 | 527 | -5965 | -1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | -1 |
| 47. | Scott Riggs | 5 | 448 | -6044 | -79 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 0 |
| 48. | Erik Darnell | 0 | 417 | -6075 | -31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 1 |
| 49. | Patrick Carpentier | 0 | 351 | -6141 | -66 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 48 | -1 |
| 50. | Travis Kvapil | 0 | 326 | -6166 | -25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 0 |
| BPts - Bonus Points, -Ldr/-Nxt = Points behind Leader/Next higher, PPos = Previous Position, G/L = Points standing gain/loss | |||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | BPts | Points | Ldr | Nxt | Starts | Poles | Wins | T5s | T10s | DNF | PPos | G/L |
| 51. | Sterling Marlin | 0 | 316 | -6176 | -10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 51 | 0 |
| 52. | Terry Labonte | 5 | 301 | -6191 | -15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 0 |
| 53. | Michael McDowell | 0 | 292 | -6200 | -9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 54 | 1 |
| 54. | Jeremy Mayfield | 10 | 288 | -6204 | -4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 53 | -1 |
| 55. | Mike Skinner | 0 | 200 | -6292 | -88 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 55 | 0 |
| 56. | Ron Fellows | 0 | 158 | -6334 | -42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 |
| 57. | Boris Said | 0 | 152 | -6340 | -6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 0 |
| 58. | Todd Bodine | 0 | 123 | -6369 | -29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 0 |
| 59. | Robert Richardson Jr. | 0 | 109 | -6383 | -14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 |
| 60. | Andy Lally | 0 | 82 | -6410 | -27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| 61. | Mike Wallace | 0 | 80 | -6412 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 0 |
| 62. | Scott Wimmer | 0 | 76 | -6416 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 |
| 63. | Dexter Bean | 0 | 55 | -6437 | -21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 |
| 64. | P J Jones | 0 | 40 | -6452 | -15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 0 |
| 65. | Brandon Ash | 0 | 40 | -6452 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 0 |
| 66. | Derrike Cope | 0 | 37 | -6455 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 0 |
| 67. | Tony Ave | 0 | 34 | -6458 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 0 |
| 68. | Kevin Conway | 0 | 0 | -6492 | -34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| 69. | Carl Long | 0 | 0 | -6492 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | -3 |
| 70. | Kelly Bires | 0 | 0 | -6492 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | -3 |
| 71. | Norm Benning | 0 | 0 | -6492 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 |
| 72. | Kirk Shelmerdine | 0 | 0 | -6492 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 2 |
| 73. | David Starr | 0 | 0 | -6492 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | -1 |
| 74. | Geoff Bodine | 0 | 0 | -6492 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | -1 |
| 75. | Dennis Setzer | 0 | 0 | -6492 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | -1 |
| 76. | Eric McClure | 0 | 0 | -6492 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | -1 |
| 77. | Trevor Boys | 0 | 0 | -6492 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | -1 |
| 78. | Mike Garvey | 0 | 0 | -6492 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0 |
| 79. | J J Yeley | 0 | 0 | -6492 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | -2 |
| 80. | Chris Cook | 0 | 0 | -6492 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | -1 |
| 81. | Tom Hubert | 0 | 0 | -6492 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | -1 |
| 82. | Ted Christopher | 0 | 0 | -6492 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | -1 |
| 83. | Brian Simo | 0 | 0 | -6492 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | -1 |
| 84. | Kevin Hamlin | 0 | 0 | -6492 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | -1 |
| 85. | Josh Wise | 0 | 0 | -6492 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | -1 |
| BPts - Bonus Points, -Ldr/-Nxt = Points behind Leader/Next higher, PPos = Previous Position, G/L = Points standing gain/loss |
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