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| Driver | Races | Win | T5 | T10 | Pole | Laps | Led | Earnings | AvSt | AvFn | Raf | Miles | LLF | Points | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jimmie Johnson | 36 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 10577 | 854 | 15,875,125 | 10.8 | 9.7 | 35 | 14,276.42 | 31 | 6475 | |
| 2 | Matt Kenseth | 36 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 10600 | 1132 | 9,544,966 | 14.6 | 9.8 | 35 | 14,312.71 | 31 | 6419 | -56 |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | 36 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 10370 | 418 | 6,607,932 | 13.4 | 12.5 | 35 | 14,122.64 | 29 | 6407 | -68 |
| 4 | Kevin Harvick | 36 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 10560 | 895 | 8,231,406 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 35 | 14,225.12 | 27 | 6397 | -78 |
| 5 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 36 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 10358 | 444 | 7,111,739 | 19.2 | 13.5 | 33 | 13,857.88 | 30 | 6328 | -147 |
| 6 | Jeff Gordon | 36 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 10401 | 690 | 7,471,447 | 10.0 | 14.9 | 29 | 14,015.79 | 26 | 6256 | -219 |
| 7 | Jeff Burton | 36 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 10011 | 649 | 6,439,995 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 34 | 13,671.75 | 26 | 6228 | -247 |
| 8 | Kasey Kahne | 36 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 10044 | 744 | 7,721,378 | 12.8 | 15.5 | 30 | 13,471.34 | 26 | 6183 | -292 |
| 9 | Mark Martin | 36 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 10455 | 292 | 5,568,748 | 16.1 | 14.3 | 34 | 13,954.45 | 29 | 6168 | -307 |
| 10 | Kyle Busch | 36 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 10013 | 571 | 6,077,337 | 14.9 | 15.5 | 34 | 13,502.51 | 27 | 6027 | -448 |
| 11 | Tony Stewart | 36 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 10057 | 1360 | 8,801,569 | 16.7 | 13.8 | 32 | 13,462.50 | 26 | 4727 | -1,748 |
| 12 | Carl Edwards | 36 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 10347 | 189 | 5,353,629 | 19.3 | 15.3 | 33 | 13,768.44 | 28 | 4428 | -2,047 |
| 13 | Greg Biffle | 36 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 9851 | 993 | 5,347,623 | 14.4 | 18.8 | 30 | 12,974.80 | 23 | 4075 | -2,400 |
| 14 | Casey Mears | 36 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10389 | 3 | 6,128,449 | 22.9 | 18.6 | 34 | 13,797.16 | 21 | 3914 | -2,561 |
| 15 | Brian Vickers | 36 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 10040 | 126 | 4,602,990 | 16.8 | 19.3 | 34 | 13,528.88 | 20 | 3906 | -2,569 |
| 16 | Kurt Busch | 36 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 9930 | 272 | 5,681,655 | 10.4 | 19.4 | 33 | 13,281.57 | 19 | 3900 | -2,575 |
| 17 | Clint Bowyer | 36 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 10304 | 112 | 4,550,134 | 20.3 | 19.7 | 32 | 13,671.32 | 19 | 3833 | -2,642 |
| 18 | Ryan Newman | 36 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 10021 | 125 | 5,960,473 | 11.6 | 20.6 | 33 | 13,365.88 | 19 | 3748 | -2,727 |
| 19 | Martin Truex, Jr. | 36 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 10068 | 34 | 4,759,248 | 21.2 | 20.8 | 31 | 13,657.88 | 21 | 3673 | -2,802 |
| 20 | Scott Riggs | 35 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10077 | 132 | 3,773,674 | 19.5 | 20.3 | 33 | 13,534.76 | 24 | 3619 | -2,856 |
| 21 | Bobby Labonte | 36 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 9954 | 63 | 4,949,058 | 21.6 | 22.0 | 28 | 13,324.73 | 17 | 3567 | -2,908 |
| 22 | Elliott Sadler | 36 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9757 | 99 | 4,852,654 | 17.5 | 23.1 | 29 | 13,117.51 | 15 | 3469 | -3,006 |
| 23 | Dale Jarrett | 36 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9855 | 8 | 4,739,491 | 28.2 | 22.7 | 31 | 13,129.77 | 18 | 3438 | -3,037 |
| 24 | Reed Sorenson | 36 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9861 | 91 | 3,702,767 | 25.6 | 23.1 | 32 | 13,215.52 | 19 | 3434 | -3,041 |
| 25 | Jamie McMurray | 36 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9869 | 154 | 5,241,224 | 25.3 | 23.6 | 29 | 13,237.45 | 17 | 3405 | -3,070 |
| 26 | Dave Blaney | 36 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10480 | 9 | 3,479,643 | 28.3 | 24.4 | 34 | 14,055.83 | 12 | 3259 | -3,216 |
| 27 | Joe Nemechek | 36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10432 | 10 | 4,099,914 | 18.0 | 24.4 | 33 | 14,048.86 | 14 | 3255 | -3,220 |
| 28 | Jeff Green | 36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10117 | 18 | 3,767,754 | 25.4 | 24.4 | 32 | 13,724.38 | 13 | 3253 | -3,222 |
| 29 | J.J. Yeley | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10111 | 23 | 4,336,547 | 21.3 | 25.0 | 29 | 13,534.36 | 14 | 3220 | -3,255 |
| 30 | Robby Gordon | 36 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9200 | 8 | 3,143,787 | 27.5 | 25.3 | 27 | 12,970.80 | 16 | 3113 | -3,362 |
| 31 | Ken Schrader | 36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9187 | 11 | 4,130,883 | 25.6 | 26.3 | 28 | 12,331.82 | 10 | 3049 | -3,426 |
| 32 | Kyle Petty | 36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10160 | 4 | 3,655,539 | 31.0 | 27.4 | 31 | 13,409.30 | 12 | 2928 | -3,547 |
| 33 | David Stremme | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9841 | 7 | 3,456,113 | 26.4 | 26.4 | 30 | 13,223.86 | 11 | 2865 | -3,610 |
| 34 | Sterling Marlin | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9944 | 17 | 3,248,034 | 23.9 | 28.3 | 28 | 12,876.92 | 9 | 2854 | -3,621 |
| 35 | Tony Raines | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8728 | 28 | 2,358,230 | 31.8 | 24.4 | 28 | 11,477.69 | 11 | 2609 | -3,866 |
| 36 | Travis Kvapil | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8902 | 4 | 2,867,087 | 33.6 | 28.2 | 26 | 11,780.00 | 8 | 2451 | -4,024 |
| 37 | Michael Waltrip | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8620 | 5 | 2,971,978 | 31.9 | 30.8 | 26 | 11,671.96 | 5 | 2350 | -4,125 |
| 38 | Scott Wimmer | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6929 | 5 | 1,904,783 | 35.0 | 29.4 | 21 | 8,895.32 | 7 | 1812 | -4,663 |
| 39 | Jeremy Mayfield | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5816 | 15 | 2,641,732 | 24.3 | 28.6 | 19 | 8,264.03 | 9 | 1684 | -4,791 |
| 40 | Kevin Lepage | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5544 | 5 | 1,823,351 | 32.9 | 34.3 | 15 | 7,420.27 | 2 | 1346 | -5,129 |
| 41 | Terry Labonte | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4450 | 23 | 1,547,359 | 35.7 | 29.3 | 14 | 7,057.84 | 4 | 1278 | -5,197 |
| 42 | David Gilliland | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4271 | 1 | 1,564,901 | 22.1 | 28.3 | 14 | 5,289.61 | 2 | 1178 | -5,297 |
| 43 | Kenny Wallace | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5151 | 1 | 1,386,818 | 34.8 | 34.2 | 14 | 6,188.69 | 1 | 984 | -5,491 |
| 44 | Bill Elliott | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2238 | 1 | 1,056,131 | 34.1 | 29.0 | 9 | 3,634.03 | 3 | 765 | -5,710 |
| 45 | Paul Menard | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1650 | 2 | 546,993 | 30.3 | 23.1 | 5 | 2,874.18 | 5 | 669 | -5,806 |
| 46 | Chad Chaffin | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2419 | 0 | 819,218 | 36.6 | 35.9 | 9 | 3,405.28 | 0 | 553 | -5,922 |
| 47 | Boris Said | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 379 | 10 | 429,000 | 16.0 | 21.5 | 3 | 886.90 | 3 | 415 | -6,060 |
| 48 | Mike Bliss | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1310 | 0 | 471,458 | 27.0 | 32.8 | 2 | 2,063.76 | 0 | 387 | -6,088 |
| 49 | Brent Sherman | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1645 | 0 | 637,056 | 37.7 | 33.7 | 5 | 2,362.35 | 1 | 372 | -6,103 |
| 50 | Mike Wallace | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 946 | 0 | 519,218 | 28.3 | 24.8 | 4 | 1,703.83 | 3 | 355 | -6,120 |
| 51 | Stanton Barrett | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1861 | 0 | 531,418 | 36.7 | 38.0 | 2 | 1,897.28 | 0 | 343 | -6,132 |
| 52 | Derrike Cope | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 848 | 0 | 652,168 | 36.3 | 41.1 | 2 | 1,154.45 | 0 | 317 | -6,158 |
| 53 | Ward Burton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1149 | 0 | 232,450 | 32.0 | 26.3 | 3 | 1,081.00 | 1 | 252 | -6,223 |
| 54 | Hermie Sadler | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 926 | 2 | 716,355 | 32.7 | 41.0 | 2 | 1,665.59 | 0 | 251 | -6,224 |
| 55 | Scott Pruett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 203,530 | 20.0 | 18.0 | 2 | 439.40 | 2 | 223 | -6,252 |
| 56 | Todd Kluever | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 586 | 0 | 283,127 | 33.0 | 38.8 | 2 | 884.00 | 0 | 187 | -6,288 |
| 57 | Mike Skinner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 630 | 0 | 348,216 | 33.0 | 39.0 | 2 | 836.37 | 1 | 184 | -6,291 |
| 58 | Kirk Shelmerdine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 0 | 445,624 | 30.3 | 34.7 | 1 | 601.44 | 1 | 177 | -6,298 |
| 59 | Todd Bodine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 475 | 0 | 145,875 | 27.0 | 30.5 | 1 | 718.26 | 0 | 143 | -6,332 |
| 60 | Mike Garvey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 658 | 0 | 312,210 | 35.0 | 39.5 | 1 | 1,086.92 | 0 | 138 | -6,337 |
| 61 | Jimmy Spencer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 396 | 0 | 122,275 | 38.5 | 34.0 | 2 | 990.00 | 0 | 122 | -6,353 |
| 62 |  Ron Fellows | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 0 | 135,772 | 17.5 | 34.5 | 2 | 419.50 | 1 | 119 | -6,356 |
| 63 | David Ragan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 546 | 0 | 129,610 | 39.0 | 33.5 | 1 | 309.00 | 1 | 88 | -6,387 |
| 64 | Brandon Ash | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 1 | 127,995 | 41.5 | 40.5 | 1 | 267.15 | 0 | 88 | -6,387 |
| 65 | Chad Blount | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 0 | 147,678 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 0 | 121.89 | 0 | 74 | -6,401 |
| 66 | Morgan Shepherd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 0 | 149,407 | 42.0 | 42.5 | 0 | 78.04 | 0 | 71 | -6,404 |
| 67 | Eric McClure | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 0 | 69,875 | 27.0 | 31.0 | 1 | 484.12 | 0 | 70 | -6,405 |
| 68 | Bill Lester | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 448 | 0 | 135,360 | 26.5 | 35.0 | 2 | 749.26 | 1 | 67 | -6,408 |
| 69 |  Juan Pablo Montoya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 0 | 61,425 | 29.0 | 34.0 | 0 | 376.50 | 0 | 61 | -6,414 |
| 70 | P.J. Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 0 | 67,610 | 15.0 | 36.0 | 0 | 200.99 | 0 | 55 | -6,420 |
| 71 | Brian Simo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 57,460 | 43.0 | 41.0 | 0 | 149.45 | 0 | 40 | -6,435 |
| 72 | Carl Long | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 256 | 0 | 101,433 | 30.0 | 41.0 | 0 | 136.45 | 0 | 40 | -6,435 |
| 73 | Ted Christopher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 0 | 67,060 | 43.0 | 41.0 | 0 | 130.13 | 0 | 40 | -6,435 |
| 74 | Tom Hubert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67,116 | 30.0 | 43.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 34 | -6,441 |
| 75 |  Marc Goossens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 57,537 | 27.0 | 43.0 | 0 | 142.10 | 0 | 34 | -6,441 |
| 76 | Brandon Whitt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 0 | 61,286 | 37.0 | 43.0 | 0 | 123.00 | 0 | 34 | -6,441 |
| 77 | Johnny Sauter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 398 | 0 | 85,750 | 14.0 | 24.0 | 1 | 597.00 | 0 | ||
| 78 | Stephen Leicht | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 0 | 62,275 | 36.0 | 33.0 | 1 | 497.50 | 0 |