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POINT STANDINGS   Story and photos by Dwight Drum      Web work by Larsen & Drum

     
In top motorsports sanctions it's all about points and wins. Consistency and luck combine with resources to snatch a championship from others, but team is everything. Even when the driver grabs the show, it's group talent that pushes an edge in a seat over the top. It's all about numbers and it's never seen in -- just numbers. The most recent math folllows.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Point Standings (After Race 11 of 36)

1. Kyle Busch   (Leader) 1690
2.  Jeff Burton      -79
3.  Dale Earnhardt Jr.      -134
4.  Denny Hamlin    -190
5.  Clint Bowyer    -200
6.  Jimmie Johnson    -248
7.  Carl Edwards     -290
8.  Tony Stewart      -293
9.  Kevin Harvick    -294
10. Jeff Gordon    -364
11. Greg Biffle    -382
12. David Ragan      -424

13. Ryan Newman -426, 14. Kasey Kahne -426, 15. Martin Truex Jr.-460, 16. Juan Montoya -500, 17. Brian Vickers -529, 18. Travis Kvapil -535, 19. Bobby Labonte -562, 20. Matt Kenseth -577
NASCAR Nationwide Series Point Standings (After Race 12 of 35)

1.   Clint Boyer (Leader) 1740
2.   Kyle Busch -112
3.   Carl Edwards -150
4.   David Reutimann -168
5.   Mike Bliss -195
6.   David Ragan -219
7.   Brad Keselowski -240
8.   Jason Leffler -260
9.   Mike Wallace -355
10. David Stremme -413
11. Steve Wallace -441
12. Jason Keller -444

NASCAR Craftsman Trucks Point Standings (After Race 6 of 25)

1. Ron Hornaday (Leader) 874
2.  Rick Crawford -5
3.  Todd Bodine -38
4.  Matt Crafton -45
5.  Dennis Setzer -57
6.  Chad McCumbee -66
7.  Kyle Busch -77
8.  Johnny Benson -78
9.  Erik Darnell -103
10. Terry Cook -114
11. Mike Skinner -116
12. Brendan Gasughan -123

NHRA POWERade Series Point Standings (After Race 7 of 24)

Top Fuel Dragster

1.  Tony Schumacher (Leader) 608
2.  Antron Brown   -68
3.  Larry Dixon   -139
4.  Rod Fuller   -174
5.  Cory McClenathan   -190
6.  Hillary Will   -227
7.  Brandon Bernstein   -255
8.  Doug Kalitta   -280
9.  David Grubnic   -285
10. Doug Herbert   -298

Funny Car

1. Tim Wilkerson (Leader)  497
2.  Ashley Force -24
3.  Cruz Pedregon -72
4.  Robert Hight -98
5.  John Force -122
6.  Tony Pedregon -127
7.  Gary Densham -172
8.  Jack Beckman -176
9.  Ron Capps -189
10. Del Worsham -191

Pro Stock Car

1. Jason Line (Leader) 527
2.  Jeg Coughlin Jr. -7
3.  Kurt Johnson -19
4.  Greg Anderson -22
5.  Allen Johnson -101
6.  Mike Edwards -135
7.  V Gaines -141
8.  Warren Johnson -210
9.  Greg Stanfield -219
10. Justin Humphreys -241

Pro Stock Motorcycle

1.  Andrew Hines (Leader) 405
2.  Matt Smith -56
3.  Chip Ellis -80
4.  Matt Guidera -109
5.  Angelle Sampey-174
6.  Eddie Krawiec -185
7.  Chris Rivas -214
8.  Karen Stoffer -390
9.  Hector Arana -255
10. Shawn Gann -256

IndyCar Series Point Standings (After Race 4 of 17)

1.  Helio Castroneves (Leader) 144
2.  Scott Dixon -6
3.  Dan Wheldon -9
4.  Tony Kanaan -15
5.  Danica Patrick -34
6.  Will Power -47
7.  Marco Andretti -49
8.  Oriol Servia -51
9.  Ed Carpenter -54
10. Graham Rahal -56

© 2008 Dwight Drum
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