After 24 races Kyle Busch and Jimmie Johnson are tied for the points lead. Following behind are Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards, and Kevin Harvick rounding out the top five.
| Pos. | Driver | Pts | Wins | Behind |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | 830 | 4 | – |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 830 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Matt Kenseth | 798 | 2 | -32 |
| 4 | Carl Edwards | 795 | 1 | -35 |
| 5 | Kevin Harvick | 782 | 3 | -48 |
| 6 | Jeff Gordon | 782 | 2 | -48 |
| 7 | Ryan Newman | 762 | 1 | -68 |
| 8 | Kurt Busch | 749 | 1 | -81 |
| 9 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 728 | 0 | -102 |
| 10 | Tony Stewart | 710 | 0 | -120 |
| 11 | Brad Keselowski | 689 | 3 | -141 |
| 12 | Clint Bowyer | 688 | 0 | -142 |
| 13 | Denny Hamlin | 672 | 1 | -158 |
| 14 | A.J. Allmendinger | 664 | 0 | -166 |
| 15 | Kasey Kahne | 656 | 0 | -174 |
| 16 | Greg Biffle | 649 | 0 | -181 |
| 17 | Martin Truex, Jr. | 645 | 0 | -185 |
| 18 | Joey Logano | 642 | 0 | -188 |
| 19 | Mark Martin | 633 | 0 | -197 |
| 20 | Paul Menard | 631 | 1 | -199 |
| 21 | David Ragan | 628 | 1 | -202 |
| 22 | Marcos Ambrose | 627 | 1 | -203 |
| 23 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 621 | 0 | -209 |
| 24 | Jeff Burton | 572 | 0 | -258 |
| 25 | Regan Smith | 552 | 1 | -278 |
| 26 | Jamie McMurray | 551 | 0 | -279 |
| 27 | Brian Vickers | 527 | 0 | -303 |
| 28 | David Reutimann | 525 | 0 | -305 |
| 29 | Bobby Labonte | 509 | 0 | -321 |
| 30 | David Gilliland | 422 | 0 | -408 |
| 31 | Casey Mears | 344 | 0 | -486 |
| 32 | Dave Blaney | 323 | 0 | -507 |
| 33 | Andy Lally | 306 | 0 | -524 |
| 34 | Robby Gordon | 224 | 0 | -606 |
| 35 | Tony Raines | 129 | 0 | -701 |
| 36 | Bill Elliott | 100 | 0 | -730 |
| 37 | Terry Labonte | 92 | 0 | -738 |
| 38 | Ken Schrader | 87 | 0 | -743 |
| 39 | Michael McDowell | 83 | 0 | -747 |
| 40 | J.J. Yeley | 81 | 0 | -749 |
| 41 | David Stremme | 49 | 0 | -781 |
| 42 | Boris Said | 38 | 0 | -792 |
| 43 | Michael Waltrip | 20 | 0 | -810 |
| 44 | Mike Bliss | 20 | 0 | -810 |
| 45 | Andy Pilgrim | 18 | 0 | -812 |
| 46 | Chris Cook | 17 | 0 | -813 |
| 47 | T.J. Bell | 14 | 0 | -816 |
| 48 | Brian Simo | 11 | 0 | -819 |
| 49 | Dennis Setzer | 6 | 0 | -824 |
| 50 | Geoffrey Bodine | 6 | 0 | -824 |
| 51 | Erik Darnell | 5 | 0 | -825 |
| 52 | Brian Keselowski | 3 | 0 | -827 |
| 53 | Steve Park | 2 | 0 | -828 |
