NASCAR Sprint Cup standings (top 50) as of May 15th, 2012.

Position | Driver | Points | Points Back

1 Greg Biffle 411 Leader
2 Matt Kenseth 409 -2
3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 397 -14
4 Denny Hamlin 394 -17
5 Jimmie Johnson 372 -39
6 Martin Truex Jr. 372 -39
7 Tony Stewart 369 -42
8 Kevin Harvick 361 -50
9 Kyle Busch 349 -62
10 Carl Edwards 337 -74
11 Clint Bowyer 335 -76
12 Brad Keselowski 328 -83
13 Paul Menard 308 -103
14 Ryan Newman 307 -104
15 Joey Logano 293 -118
16 Kasey Kahne 283 -128
17 Jeff Burton 275 -136
18 Marcos Ambrose 274 -137
19 Juan Montoya 272 -139
20 Jamie McMurray 263 -148
21 Aric Almirola 262 -149
22 AJ Allmendinger 253 -158
23 Mark Martin 242 -169
24 Jeff Gordon 241 -170
25 Kurt Busch 238 -173
26 Regan Smith 238 -173
27 Bobby Labonte 226 -185
28 Casey Mears 209 -202
29 David Ragan 188 -223
30 David Gilliland 184 -227
31 David Reutimann 162 -249
32 Dave Blaney 157 -254
33 Landon Cassill 154 -257
34 Travis Kvapil 148 -263
35 David Stremme 86 -325
36 J.J. Yeley 80 -331
37 Brian Vickers 66 -345
38 Michael McDowell 57 -354
39 Brendan Gaughan 50 -361
40 Ken Schrader 47 -364
41 Terry Labonte 42 -369
42 Tony Raines 41 -370
43 Josh Wise 40 -371
44 Michael Waltrip 26 -385
45 Hermie Sadler 13 -398
46 Scott Riggs 13 -398
47 Stephen Leicht 9 -402
48 Bill Elliott 7 -404
49 Robby Gordon 6 -405
50 Scott Speed 4 -407

by Stefen Anderson

Early on in the race, Jimmie Johnson's car looked to be gliding effortlessly around the track, but doing so REALLY fast. Crew chief Chad Knaus had the car hooked up, but he was also thinking about fuel mileage. Johnson was conserving during the later laps by turning his car off and coasting whenever possible. In the end, the 5-time champion brought team owner, Rick Hendrick, his 200th victory as an owner. 

The 'Lady in Black' demonstrated how she got her name Saturday night in prime time. Darlington is truly too tough to tame - as the night wore on, the track changed dramatically as temperatures cooled. Cars that were loose tightened up and many drivers found themselves with a 'Darlington Stripe'. Kurt Busch, Joey Logano and Sprint Cup rookie Danica Patrick were among those who felt the bite of NASCAR's tempermental track.

Patrick held steady all night, finishing 31st after starting in 38th position. Her plan was to focus on learning and gaining valuable experience as she looks toward running full-time in Sprint Cup competition next season.

Next week, Sprint Cup teams all head to Charlotte for the Sprint Showdown and Sprint All-Star race. The race, though not a Sprint Cup points race, is a always a hard-fought event and is not to be missed!


Finish | Car | Driver

1 48 Jimmie Johnson
2 11 Denny Hamlin
3 14 Tony Stewart
4 18 Kyle Busch
5 56 Martin Truex Jr.
6 17 Matt Kenseth
7 99 Carl Edwards
8 5 Kasey Kahne
9 9 Marcos Ambrose
10 20 Joey Logano
11 15 Clint Bowyer
12 16 Greg Biffle
13 27 Paul Menard
14 78 Regan Smith
15 2 Brad Keselowski
16 29 Kevin Harvick
17 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
18 31 Jeff Burton
19 43 Aric Almirola
20 55 Mark Martin
21 51 Kurt Busch
22 13 Casey Mears
23 39 Ryan Newman
24 42 Juan Pablo Montoya
25 38 David Gilliland
26 83 Landon Cassill
27 36 David Blaney
28 34 David Ragan
29 47 Bobby Labonte
30 32 Reed Sorenson
31 10 Danica Patrick
32 73 Travis Kvapil
33 22 A.J. Allmendinger
34 1 Jamie McMurray
35 24 Jeff Gordon
36 93 David Reutimann
37 49 J.J. Yeley
38 74 Cole Whitt
39 30 David Stremme
40 87 Joe Nemechek
41 52 Mike Skinner
42 79 Scott Speed
43 26 Josh Wise

by Stefen Anderson

For the second time this season, Greg Biffle sits atop the pole. When it comes to Darlington, track position is critical and Biffle, who is also first in points, will lead the field to green under the lights at the track that's "Too Tough To Tame".

Here's the lineup for Saturday night's race at Darlington. Coverage begins at 6:30pm on FOX

Position | Car | Driver

1 16 Greg Biffle Ford
2 48 Jimmie Johnson
3 5 Kasey Kahne
4 39 Ryan Newman
5 18 Kyle Busch
6 56 Martin Truex Jr.
7 99 Carl Edwards
8 11 Denny Hamlin
9 78 Regan Smith
10 31 Jeff Burton
11 1 Jamie McMurray
12 24 Jeff Gordon
13 43 Aric Almirola
14 27 Paul Menard
15 2 Brad Keselowski
16 22 AJ Allmendinger
17 14 Tony Stewart
18 55 Mark Martin
19 17 Matt Kenseth
20 83 Landon Cassill
21 20 Joey Logano
22 47 Bobby Labonte
23 29 Kevin Harvick
24 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
25 51 Kurt Busch
26 15 Clint Bowyer
27 42 Juan Montoya
28 9 Marcos Ambrose
29 179 Scott Speed
30 26 Josh Wise
31 13 Casey Mears
32 30 David Stremme
33 173 Travis Kvapil
34 36 Dave Blaney
35 52 Mike Skinner
36 38 David Gilliland
37 34 David Ragan
38 10 Danica Patrick
39 74 Cole Whitt
40 87 Joe Nemechek
41 10 David Reutimann
42 32 Reed Sorenson
43 49 J.J. Yeley Toyota