NASCAR Sprint Cup Standings 2015: Update after Auto Club 400

With the Auto Club 400 in the books, here is the updated Sprint Cup Standings after the fifth race of the season.

Brad Keselowski picked up his first win of the season and earned himself a spot in the chase. Kevin Harvick had another strong outing, just narrowly missing a third straight victory and continues to sit atop the standings.

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Harvick has been dominating the Sprint Cup the entire season with two victories and five Top-5 finishes.

Joey Logano, who won the Daytona 500, also is toward the top of the standings with one victory, a pole and five Top-1o finishes.

Things haven’t gone as planned thus far for Jeff Gordon, who is in his last full-season as a driver. While the No. 24 has captured two poles on the year, a string of wrecks and bad luck has Gordon 22nd in points and currently six spots out of a spot in the chase.

Just as it is for all drivers however, a win can erase Gordon’s fortunes and secure him a spot in the chase and a chance at a Sprint Cup Championship.

Gordon’s Hendrick Motorsports teammates Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. sit in 4th and 6th respectively. Johnson has already earned a spot in the chase with his win at Atlanta.

Matt Kenseth and Denny Hamlin both sit at 13th and 14th. They each had a chance to pick up a victory Sunday and a spot in the chase, but a broken axle for Kenseth and a penalty in the pits for Hamlin ended their chances.

With the fifth week of racing in the books after the Auto Club 400 in California, here are the updated Sprint Cup Standings.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Standings:



1	Kevin Harvick	225
2	Joey Logano	197
3	Brad Keselowski	163
4	Jimmie Johnson	159
5	Martin Truex Jr.	192
6	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	164
7	Ryan Newman	162
8	Kasey Kahne	159
9	Paul Menard	152
10	Aric Almirola	138
11	AJ Allmendinger	137
12	Casey Mears	132
13	Matt Kenseth	127
14	Denny Hamlin	125
15	David Ragan	124
16	Jamie McMurray	120
Chase Cut-Off
17	Carl Edwards	120
18	Kyle Larson	116
19	Austin Dillon	116
20	Clint Bowyer	115
21	Greg Biffle	113
22	Jeff Gordon	112
23	Danica Patrick	111
24	Justin Allgaier	102
25	David Gilliland	101
26	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	99
27	Trevor Bayne	86
28	Kurt Busch	82
29	Sam Hornish Jr.	80
30	Cole Whitt	80
31	Tony Stewart	62
32	Michael Annett	60
33	Alex Bowman	48
34	Josh Wise	38
35	Brian Vickers	32
36	Jeb Burton	28
37	Brett Moffitt	78
38	Michael McDowell	44
39	Bobby Labonte	20
40	Michael Waltrip	18
41	Reed Sorenson	12
42	Matt DiBenedetto	11
43	Mike Wallace	8
44	Alex Kennedy	6
45	Ron Hornaday Jr.	2

With the Auto Club 400 in the books, here is the updated Sprint Cup Standings after the fifth race of the season.

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