Martin Truex Jr. and Jimmie Johnson added more points to their playoff wallet at Dover International Speedway.
Truex swept the first two stages in Sunday’s AAA 400 Drive for Autism, while Johnson scored five more bonus points with his historic victory.
See the full Monster Energy Series points standings as a number of drivers shuffled positions.
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1
Martin Truex Jr., 545 (18 playoff points)
Truex swept the first two stages of Sunday’s race at Dover as he continues to rack up the playoff points.
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2
Kyle Larson, 536 (7 playoff points)
After leading a race-high 241 laps at the Monster Mile, Larson was only able to record his fifth second-place victory of the season.
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3
Kevin Harvick, 429 (3 playoff points)
Harvick’s ninth-place finish was his eighth top-10 result of the year.
4
Kyle Busch, 416 (3 playoff points)
After a disasterous first pit stop at Dover, Busch rebounded to finish 16th and move up one spot in the standings.
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5
Jamie McMurray, 415
McMurray earned his eighth top-10 finish with his 7th-place result in Dover.
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6
Jimmie Johnson, 414 (15 playoff points)
Johnson moved up two spots following his historic 11th Dover victory, tying Cale Yarborough on the all-time wins list.
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7
Brad Keselowski, 410 (10 playoff points)
Keselowski plummeted from third to seventh in the standings after recording his second consecutive DNF.
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8
Chase Elliott, 398 (2 playoff points)
Elliott dropped one position despite his fifth-place finish.
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9
Denny Hamlin, 361 (2 playoff points)
An eighth-place finish gave Hamlin his sixth top 10 of the year.
10
Clint Bowyer, 349
A cracked oil pan resulted in a 31st-place finish for Bowyer. The speed is there, he just needs the finishes to back it up.
11
Joey Logano, 348 (1 playoff point)
Logano struggled all weekend at Dover. After qualifying 26th, Logano slapped the wall on his way to a 25th-place result.
12
Matt Kenseth, 327 (1 playoff point)
For the second week in a row, Kenseth rocketed up three more positions in points after finishing 13th at Dover.
13
Ryan Blaney, 320 (3 playoff points)
For the second consecutive week, Blaney had to go to the garage to fix a broken axle on his No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford.
14
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 299 (5 playoff points)
Stenhouse only dropped one spot in the standings after finishing last at Dover.
15
Ryan Newman, 299 (5 playoff points)
A fourth-place at Dover launched Newman up two spots in points. He’s dead even with Stenhouse.
16
Kurt Busch, 291 (5 playoff points)
After tangling with Brad Keselowski, Busch blew a left-rear tire in Turn 1, destroying his No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford. He finished 37th.
17
Trevor Bayne, 287
A 21st-place finish dropped Bayne down a spot.
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18
Erik Jones, 283
The rookie Furniture Row Racing driver finished 15th despite a crash at Dover.
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19
Daniel Suarez, 278
The Monster Mile was good to Suarez, earning his best career Monster Energy Series result by finishing 6th.
20
Kasey Kahne, 270
Kahne maintained his spot in the standings after getting caught up in a crash following the final overtime restart. He finished 17th.
21
Austin Dillon, 263 (5 playoff points)
Dillon backed up his Coca-Cola 600 win with a 12th-place finish at Dover, maintaining his spot in the standings.
22
Dale Earnhardt Jr., 228
Earnhardt admitted his No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet wasn’t very good at Dover, but he still managed to squeak out an 11th-place finish.
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23
Ty Dillon, 228
The rookie is all tied up with Earnhardt after a solid Dover run.
24
Paul Menard, 201
Menard would love a win to match Richard Childress Racing teammates Ryan Newman and Austin Dillon.
25
Aric Almirola, 188
Almirola will continue to drop in the points standings as he sits on the sidelines while recovery from a back injury suffered in a horrible wreck at Kansas.
26
Chris Buescher, 186
Buescher has finished 23st or better in seven of the last eight races.
27
Michael McDowell, 173
McDowell is looking to build on his 19th-place finish at the Monster Mile.
28
AJ Allmendinger, 168
Allmendinger was one of the many caught up in a multi-car wreck after the final overtime restart.
29
David Ragan, 165
It’s been a frustrating season for Ragan in the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford.
30
Danica Patrick, 154
A 10th-place finish at Dover gave Patrick her first top 10 since the spring Bristol race in 2015. It was also good enough to crack the top 30 in points.
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