NASCAR Sprint Cup Point Standings ~ As of Auto Club 500

The Unofficial Point Standings after the Auto Club 500
~Race 2 of 36 ~ Will be updated as soon as official points are posted

1. (--) Matt Kenseth 385 Leader
2. (+10) Jeff Gordon 304 -81
3. (-8) Kurt Busch 294 -91
4. (+3) Tony Stewart 294 -91
5. (+15) Greg Biffle 268 -117
6. (-2) Clint Bowyer 266 -119
7. (+1) Michael Waltrip 264 -121
8. (-2) David Ragan 262 -123
9. (+9) Carl Edwards 260 -125
10. (+4) Juan Montoya 256 -129
11. (-6) Elliott Sadler 248 -137
12. (+1) David Reutimann 248 -137

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13. (-10) AJ Allmendinger 241 -144
14. (-6) Reed Sorenson 235 -150
15. (+12) Denny Hamlin 235 -150
16. (-14) Kevin Harvick 219 -166
17. (-7) Martin Truex Jr 217 -168
18. (+20) Kyle Busch 215 -170
19. (+12) Jimmie Johnson 213 -172
20. (-4) Casey Mears 209 -176
21. (-4) Marcos Ambrose 212 -173
22. (-1) Bobby Labonte 205 -180
23. (+6) Kasey Kahne 203 -182
24. (+9) David Stremme 193 -192
25. (-6) John Andretti 181 -204
26. (+14) Brian Vickers 180 -205
27. (-12) Mark Martin 168 -217
28. (+9) Jamie McMurray 167 -218
29. (+3) Sam Hornish Jr 161 -224
30. (+12) Travis Kvapil 146 -239
31. (-3) Jeff Burton 146 -239
32. (-7) Scott Riggs 143 -242
33. (+3) Ryan Newman 134 -251
34. (--) Robby Gordon 134 -251
35. (-9) Dale Earnhardt Jr 133 -252
36. (-6) Aric Almirola 131 -254
37. (+6) Joey Logano 119 -266
38. (+3) Jeremy Mayfield 104 -281
39. (--) Paul Menard 101 -284
40. (-18) Regan Smith 100 -285
41. (-6) Scott Speed 98 -287
42. (-19) Bill Elliott 94 -291
43. (-19) Terry Labonte 91 -294
44. (--) David Gilliland 64 -321
45. (--) Dave Blaney 37 -348
46. (-2) Joe Nemechek 34 -351

Auto Club 500 - Results

The Official results for the Auto Club 500
~ Auto Club Speedway ~ Fontana, California
Race 2 of 36

1. 17 Matt Kenseth
2. 24 Jeff Gordon
3. 18 Kyle Busch
4. 16 Greg Biffle
5. 2 Kurt Busch
6. 11 Denny Hamlin
7. 99 Carl Edwards
8. 14 Tony Stewart
9. 48 Jimmie Johnson
10. 83 Brian Vickers
11. 42 Juan Montoya
12. 9 Kasey Kahne
13. 12 David Stremme
14. 00 David Reutimann
15. 55 Michael Waltrip
16. 26 Jamie McMuray
17. 6 David Ragan -1
18. 28 Travis Kvapil 1
19. 33 Clint Bowyer -1
20. 96 Bobby Labonte -1
21. 47 Marcos Ambrose -1
22. 43 Reed Sorenson -1
23. 77 Sam Hornish Jr -1
24. 07 Casey Mears -1
25. 19 Elliott Sadler -1
26. 20 Joey Logano -1
27. 1 Martin Truex Jr -1
28. 39 Ryan Newman -2
29. 44 AJ Allmendinger -2
30. 7 Robby Gordon -2
31. 34 John Andretti -2
32. 31 Jeff Burton -3
33. 71 David Gilliland -4
34. 41 Jeremy Mayfield -5
35. 8 Aric Almirola ~ Engine
36. 36 Scott Riggs -10
37. 98 Paul Menard -29
38. 29 Kevin Harvick ~ Accident
39. 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr ~ Engine
40. 5 Mark Martin ~ Engine
41. 82 Scott Speed ~ Engine
42. Dave Blaney ~ Fuel Pump
43. 87 Joe Nemechek ~ Fuel Pump

Congratulations Jason Radcliffe

First of all...Welcome back Jason Radcliffe and Dave Rogers. I have missed seeing you both on top of the war wagons calling the shots for the JGR guys. The teams may have had success without you but it just wasn't the same.

Secondly, how bout that Kyle Busch?! Say what you want about Rowdy and his driving abilites, his attitude and well...just Kyle in general. But the man can drive his derrier off. Love him or hate him you have to envy him. No one else can do it quite the way he does and he leaves this die-hard race fan breathless, without words (a giant task for the girl who's good with words) and in stunned amazement.

No one else has missed Jason Radcliffe quite like Ky Bu. And to show his crew chief how happy he is to have him in his ear once again, Las Vegas, Nevada's native bad boy landed in Victory Lane. Oh and did I mention it was the second time that day he stopped by to pick up a trophy? Yeah...impressive!

Somehow the suspension and drama of last season have all but faded from my memory. Now all I can recall is just how stellar the men who run the show for the JGR Nationwide Series cars are. To say that they are the best there is may be a bit premature, just two weeks into the 2009 season. After all, Denny Hamlin hasn't even had his chance behind the wheel yet. That's when I expect to see the real partying.

I am so happy that both Dave and Jason are back where they belong and I can't find the words to properly express how proud I am of Jason. Congratulations just seems to fall short.... maybe that paycheck will make up for it. Revenge is a dish best served with champagne in victory lane with a nice helping of crow.