Brad Keselowski held on and won his first Sprint Cup Series title by 39 points over Clint Bowyer. Jimmie Johnson, who came into the event in 2nd place, was third (-40), Kasey Kahne (-55), and Greg Biffle (-68) made up the rest of the top five finishers. Joining those five in Las Vegas for the end of the year awards banquet will be Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth, Kevin Harvick, Tony Stewart, and Jeff Gordon. Your last two Chase drivers were Martin Truex, Jr. and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Kyle Busch was the first non-Chase driver, finishing 13th in points.
Pos
Driver
Points
Behind
Starts
Wins
T5
T10
$$$
1
Brad Keselowski
2400
Leader
36
5
13
23
$6,227,850
2
Clint Bowyer
2361
-39
36
3
10
23
$5,546,082
3
Jimmie Johnson
2360
-40
36
5
18
24
$8,129,639
4
Kasey Kahne
2345
-55
36
2
12
19
$4,721,971
5
Greg Biffle
2332
-68
36
2
12
21
$5,683,998
6
Denny Hamlin
2329
-71
36
5
14
17
$6,922,136
7
Matt Kenseth
2324
-76
36
3
13
19
$7,528,332
8
Kevin Harvick
2321
-79
36
1
5
1...
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Brad Keselowski,
Clint Bowyer,
Kasey Kahne,
Greg Biffle,
Denny Hamlin,
Matt Kenseth,
Kevin Harvick,
Jeff Gordon,
Kyle Busch,
Ryan Newman,
Carl Edwards,
Paul Menard,
Joey Logano,
Marcos Ambrose,
Jeff Burton,
Aric Almirola,
Jamie McMurray,
Bobby Labonte,
Regan Smith,
Kurt Busch,
Travis Kvapil,
David Ragan,
David Gilliland,
Landon Cassill,
Dave Blaney,
David Reutimann,
Brian Vickers,
David Stremme,
Michael McDowell,
Josh Wise,
Ken Schrader,
Stephen Leicht,
Michael Waltrip,
Terry Labonte,
Tony Raines,
Scott Riggs,
Brendan Gaughan,
Boris Said,
Bill Elliott,
Hermie Sadler,
Mike Skinner,
Kelly Bires,
Tomy Drissi,
Stacy Compton,
David Mayhew,
Martin Truex, Jr.,
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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