2008 Chase For The Sprint Cup - Drivers

Drivers

Chase Standings
PL Seed Driver Behind P W T5 T10 DNF
1 3 Jimmie Johnson 6,073 Leader 5 6 13 20 1
2 9 Greg Biffle 5,924 (−149) 2 2 11 15 3
3 7 Jeff Burton 5,921 (−152) 0 2 7 17 2
4 2 Carl Edwards 5,875 (−168) 1 6 15 23 2
5 5 Clint Bowyer 5,831 (−242) 0 1 5 15 0
6 11 Kevin Harvick 5,817 (−256) 0 0 6 16 0
7 10 Jeff Gordon 5,798 (−275) 3 0 11 16 5
8 8 Tony Stewart 5,735 (−338) 0 1 10 15 3
9 4 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 5,694 (−379) 1 1 10 15 1
10 12 Matt Kenseth 5,665 (−408) 0 0 8 18 3
11 6 Denny Hamlin 5,653 (−420) 1 1 10 16 3
12 1 Kyle Busch 5,628 (−445) 2 8 16 18 2

KEY: PL-Place; P-Poles; W-Wins; T5-Top Five Finishes; T10-Top Ten Finishes; DNF-Races did not finish.

Seedings at the start of The Chase
Seed Driver
1 Kyle Busch 5,080
2 Carl Edwards 5,050♦
3 Jimmie Johnson 5,040
4 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 5,010
5 Clint Bowyer 5,010
6 Denny Hamlin 5,010
7 Jeff Burton 5,010
8 Tony Stewart 5,000
9 Greg Biffle 5,000
10 Jeff Gordon 5,000
11 Kevin Harvick 5,000
12 Matt Kenseth 5,000

– Edwards was docked the ten-point winner's bonus as a result of a violation found during post-race inspection at the UAW-Dodge 400 in Las Vegas.

Regular season standings with seeding change
PL Driver Behind +/-
1 Ky. Busch 3,878 Leader N/C
2 Edwards 3,671 (−207) N/C
3 Johnson 3,576 (−302) N/C
4 Earnhardt Jr. 3,488 (−390) N/C
5 J. Burton 3,384 (−394) -2
6 Stewart 3,285 (−493) -2
7 Harvick 3,283 (−495) -4
8 Biffle 3,280 (−498) -1
9 Hamlin 3,235 (−543) +3
10 J. Gordon 3,221 (−657) N/C
11 Kenseth 3,132 (−746) -1
12 Bowyer 3,116 (−762) +7

Read more about this topic:  2008 Chase For The Sprint Cup