Kyle Busch Takes Over the 2011 NASCAR Points Following Martinsville

The Goody's Fast Relief 500 was the sixth race of the NASCAR Sprint Cup season and the top ten in Sprint Cup point is beginning to take shape for the season. Kyle Busch is on top of the standings fro the second time this season by virtue of his third place finish. Carl Edwards fell back to second.

Jimmie Johnson took over third with his run in the Goody's Fast Relief 500 and Kurt Busch fell back to fourth place followed by Kevin Harvick who jumped up to fifth after winning his second race of the 2011 season. Stewart Haas driver Ryan Newman falls back to sixth followed by Juan Pablo Montoya. After another solid finish Dale Earnhardt Jr. gains few spots to settle in eighth followed by Matt Kenseth and Mark Martin who round out the top 10. Check the standings below to see where your favorite driver stands in the points after the race at Martinsville.

Pos____Driver___________BPts__Points_Ldr__Nxt
1_____Kyle Busch________10_____219___0_____0
2_____Carl Edwards_______7_____ 214__-5_____-5
3_____Jimmie Johnson_____5_____ 207__-12____-7
4_____Kurt Busch________ 3_____205__-14____-2
5_____Kevin Harvick______11____ 204__-15____-1
6_____Ryan Newman______6_____ 203__-16___ -1
7_____Juan Pablo Montoya__3_____201__-18____-2
8_____Dale Earnhardt Jr.___ 2_____199__ -20____-2
9_____Matt Kenseth_______2_____195__ -24____-4
10____Mark Martin________0_____181__ -38___-14
11____Tony Stewart_______4_____ 180__-39____-1
12____Jeff Gordon________8_____ 170__ -49___-10
13____Paul Menard_______ 3_____ 170__ -49____0
14____A J Allmendinger___ 2_____ 168__ -51___ -2
15____Kasey Kahne_______1_____ 163__ -56___ -5
16____Clint Bowyer ______4_____158___-61___-5
17____Martin Truex Jr._____4_____151___-68___-7
18____David Ragan_______ 1_____147___-72___-4
19____Denny Hamlin______ 4_____145___-74___-2
20____Greg Biffle_________1_____142___-77___-3
21____Bobby Labonte_____ 1_____138___-81___-4
22____Marcos Ambrose____ 1_____136___-83___-2
23____Jamie McMurray____ 2_____135___-84___-1
24____Brian Vickers_______0_____132___-87___-3
25____Brad Keselowski____1_____ 132___-87___ 0
26____David Reutimann____1_____129___-90___-31
27____Joey Logano________0_____124___-95___-5
28____Jeff Burton_________1_____123___-96___-1
29____David Gilliland______1____ 112___-107__-11
30____Regan Smith________1____ 105___-114__ -7
31____Robby Gordon______ 1_____90___ -129__-15
32____Bill Elliott__________0_____82___ -137__ -8
33____Casey Mears________ 0____ 75____-144__-7
34____Dave Blaney________ 2_____72___ -147__-3
35____Tony Raines_________0_____71___-148__-1