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NASCAR Sprint Cup Standings 2015: Update after Geico 500

By Charles Rahrig V

May 3, 2015; Talladega, AL, USA; Sprint Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88), driver Ryan Blaney (21), driver Ryan Blaney (21), and driver Denny Hamlin (11) race during the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
May 3, 2015; Talladega, AL, USA; Sprint Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88), driver Ryan Blaney (21), driver Ryan Blaney (21), and driver Denny Hamlin (11) race during the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports /
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After Dale Earnhardt Jr. picked up his first win of the season, where do NASCAR’s drivers stand on the points standings?

Sunday’s race at Talladega did what Talladega does every year to the Sprint Cup Standings, shake things up a bit.

With Dale Earnhardt Jr. picking up his first win of the season, he sits firmly at No. 5 in the standings and with a spot in the chase.

His teammate Jimmie Johnson, who helped Earnhardt Jr. pick up his first victory of the season by holding off other drivers, fell a spot overall to No. 3 behind Martin Truex Jr., who is quietly putting together one of his best seasons, finishing near the top of races every week.

Truex Jr. has yet to pick up a victory, but if he keeps racing the way that he is, it won’t be long until he has his first victory of the year.

Meanwhile, Kevin Harvick had another strong run and still sits firmly atop the standings. He has already earned himself a spot in this year’s chase.

With the GEICO 500 in the books, here are the updated Sprint Cup Standings.

2015 Sprint Cup Standings:

1
 Kevin Harvick #4
394
–
2
 Martin Truex Jr. #78
354
-40
3
 Jimmie Johnson #48
342
-52
4
 Joey Logano #22
335
-59
5
 Dale Earnhardt Jr. #88
319
-75
6
 Brad Keselowski #2
305
-89
7
 Jamie McMurray #1
297
-97
8
 Matt Kenseth #20
292
-102
9
 Kasey Kahne #5
286
-108
10
 Denny Hamlin #11
281
-113
11
 Paul Menard #27
280
-114
12
 Aric Almirola #43
279
-115
13
 Jeff Gordon #24
277
-117
14
 Ryan Newman #31
271
-123
15
 Kurt Busch #41
255
-139
16
 Danica Patrick #10
253
-141
17
 Clint Bowyer #15
249
-145
18
 Carl Edwards #19
240
-154
19
 AJ Allmendinger #47
229
-165
20
 David Ragan #18
224
-170
21
 Casey Mears #13
217
-177
22
 Greg Biffle #16
210
-184
23
 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. #17
207
-187
24
 Kyle Larson #42
207
-187
25
 Austin Dillon #3
203
-191
26
 David Gilliland #38
200
-194
27
 Justin Allgaier #51
193
-201
28
 Sam Hornish Jr. #9
182
-212
29
 Trevor Bayne #6
177
-217
30
 Tony Stewart #14
174
-220
31
 Cole Whitt #35
168
-226
32
 Brett Moffitt #55
151
-243
33
 Alex Bowman #7
131
-263
34
 Michael Annett #46
116
-278
35
 Josh Wise #98
100
-294
36
 Matt DiBenedetto #83
90
-304
37
 Michael McDowell #95
79
-315
38
 Jeb Burton #26
51
-343
39
 Alex Kennedy #33
40
-354
40
 Bobby Labonte #32
38
-356
41
 Brian Vickers #55
32
-362
42
 Michael Waltrip #55
26
-368
43
 Reed Sorenson #34
22
-372
44
 Mike Wallace #66
8
-386
45
 Ron Hornaday Jr. #30
2
-392
46
 Ryan Blaney #21
0
-394
47
 Brian Scott #33
0
-394
48
 J.J. Yeley #23
0
-394
49
 Regan Smith #42
0
-394
50
 Chase Elliott #25
0
-394
51
 Matt Crafton #18
0
-394
52
 Johnny Sauter #83
0
-394
53
 Chris Buescher #34
0
-394
54
 Landon Cassill #40
0
-394
55
 Brendan Gaughan #62
0
-394
56
 Ty Dillon #33
0
-394
57
 Mike Bliss #32
0
-394
58
 Joe Nemechek #34
0
-394
59
 Jeff Green #30
0
-394
60
 Joey Gase #32
0
-394
61
 Kyle Busch #18
0
-394
62
 Travis Kvapil #139
0
-394
63
 Tanner Berryhill #66
0
-394
64
 Justin Marks #129
0
-394

Next week NASCAR heads to Kansas, where other drivers will look to pick up their first win of the season and increase their position in the overall standings.

With it looking like the final spots will come down to points, every race matters, and next week will be no different.

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