NASCAR Sprint Cup Standings updated after Atlanta

Jimmie Johnson came out with a huge win Sunday in Atlanta, and now has moved to second in the standings behind Joey Logano.

We are now two races into the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and Joey Logano and Jimmie Johnson headline as the leaders in the standings after Logano won at Daytona last week and now Johnson in Atlanta.

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Jimmie Johnson led 92 laps of the 325-lap Folds of Honor Quiktrip 500 and his Chevrolet race car got ahead of teammates Kevin Harvick and Dale Earnhardt Jr. and won the second race of the season.

Kevin Harvick finished second for the second straight week as he sits at third in the updated standings and Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished third for the second straight week as he sits at fourth in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standings. Jimmie Johnson got his second straight top-five finish, propelling him to second in the standings behind Joey Logano.

Danica Patrick sped into 16th, the last position before the Chase cut-off point and in the mix outside the Chase right now includes Paul Menard, Matt Kenseth and Denny Hamlin. Notable is Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart who are tied at 32 points near the back of the Chase standings.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Standings:

1. Joey Logano 88

2. Jimmie Johnson 87

3. Kevin Harvick 86

4. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 84

5. Martin Truex Jr. 75

6. Casey Mears 68

7. Kasey Kahne 65

8. A.J. Allmendinger 62

9. Aric Amirolla 62

10. Clint Bowyer 58

11. David Gilliland 56

12. Sam Hornish Jr. 55

13. Greg Biffle 54

14. Carl Edwards 54

15. David Ragan 53

16. Danica Patrick 51

Chase cutoff point

17. Paul Menard 50

18. Matt Kenseth 49

19. Denny Hamlin 48

20. Michael Annett 47

21. Ryan Newman 40

22. Brad Keselowski 39

23. Trevor Bayne 39

24. Austin Dillon 35

25. Justin Allgaier 31

26. Michael McDowell 30

27. Cole Whitt 29

28. Kyle Larson 28

29. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 23

30. Alex Bowman 21

31. Jaimie McMurray 21

32. Tony Stewart 16

33. Jeff Gordon 16

34. Josh Wise 12

35. Jeb Burton 9

36. Ron Hornaday Jr. 2

NASCAR Sprint Cup Standings updated after Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500

By Cameron La Fontaine | Mar 1, 2015

Jimmie Johnson came out with a huge win Sunday in Atlanta, and now has moved to second in the standings behind Joey Logano.