Kasey Kahne Drops Out Of The Top 12 in Cup Standings

A last lap crash caused a surging #9 car to finish 24th in Talladega and Kahne dropped from 11th to 14th in the points. Kahne now finds himself less then 15 points outside of the top 12. Kahne led a lap after a quick charge to the top giving him 5 bonus points. A handful of late cautions stole from Kahne's strong charges through the pack just as you thought he was coming to get that top ten.

Kyle Busch is the winner at Talladega and the top 5 were:
1. Kyle Busch
2. Juan Pablo Montoya
3. Denny Hamlin
4. David Ragan
5. Brian Vickers

Top 12 In Standings after Talladega are:
RANK DRIVER POINTS BEHIND STARTS POLES WINS TOP 5 TOP 10
1. Jeff Burton 1332 Leader 9 0 1 3 6
2. Kyle Busch 1325 -7 9 1 2 5 6
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1268 -64 9 1 0 3 7
4. Jimmie Johnson 1251 -81 9 1 1 4 4
5. Denny Hamlin 1248 -84 9 0 1 4 6
6. Kevin Harvick 1211 -121 9 0 0 2 4
7. Clint Bowyer 1182 -150 9 0 0 2 6
8. Tony Stewart 1137 -195 9 0 0 3 5
9 .Greg Biffle 1124 -208 9 0 0 3 5
10. Carl Edwards 1084 -248 9 0 3 4 5
11. Ryan Newman 1062 -270 9 1 1 2 4
12. Jeff Gordon 1039 -293 9 2 0 3 3

14. Kasey Kahne 1025 -307 9 0 0 0 4