Auto Racing Standings
NASCAR SPRINT CUP Last week: Kyle Busch became the second Cup driver to win on his birthday, celebrating his 24th at Richmond with his fourth victory of the year, 15th overall and 50th in NASCAR’s top three series. Busch also won the Nationwide race. Tony Stewart was second, followed by Jeff Burton and Ryan Newman. Cale Yarborough won twice on his birthday – at North Wilkesboro in 1977 and Atlanta in 1983.
Driver Standings
1. Jeff Gordon, 1,441
2. Kurt Busch, 1,431
3. Tony Stewart, 1,402
4. Denny Hamlin, 1,321
5. Kyle Busch, 1,314
6. Jimmie Johnson, 1,290
7. Jeff Burton, 1,257
8. Clint Bowyer, 1,212
9. Carl Edwards, 1,204
10. Ryan Newman, 1,198
11. Greg Biffle, 1,193
12. Matt Kenseth, 1,187
13. David Reutimann, 1,156
14. Juan Pablo Montoya, 1,152
15. Mark Martin, 1,126
16. Brian Vickers, 1,118
17. Kasey Kahne, 1,106
18. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 1,100
19. Marcos Ambrose, 1,067
20. Casey Mears, 1,049
NATIONWIDE
Last week: Sprint Cup star Kyle Busch raced to his third Nationwide Series win of the season, passing Carl Edwards with 22 laps to go at Richmond. Edwards was second, followed by Matt Kenseth and Brad Keselowski.
Driver Standings
1. Kyle Busch, 1,414
2. Carl Edwards, 1,332
3. Jason Leffler, 1,216
4. Joey Logano, 1,213
5. Brad Keselowski, 1,201
6. David Ragan, 1,139
7. Jason Keller, 1,063
8. Michael McDowell, 1,021
9. Scott Lagasse Jr., 998
10. Steve Wallace, 967
11. Brendan Gaughan, 956
12. Justin Allgaier, 934
13. Kenny Wallace, 910
14. Tony Raines, 903
15. Mike Bliss, 898
16. Kevin Harvick, 886
17. Michael Annett, 865
18. Joe Nemechek, 833
19. David Green, 807
20. Eric McClure, 735
CAMPING WORLD
Last race: Mike Skinner gave football star Randy Moss his first victory as a NASCAR owner, winning the rain-shortened race at Kansas Speedway on April 27 in a Monday finish. The race was suspended after 52 laps the previous Saturday, then cut to 132 – 35 short of the scheduled distance. Skinner has 26 series victories. Johnny Benson finished second, and Brian Scott was third, giving Toyota the top three spots.
Driver Standings
1. Mike Skinner, 801
2. Ron Hornaday Jr., 776
3. Todd Bodine, 744
4. Matt Crafton, 707
5. Johnny Benson, 685
6. Kyle Busch, 682
7. Brian Scott, 659
8. Chad McCumbee, 647
9. Terry Cook, 631
10. Stacy Compton, 624
11. Rick Crawford, 617
12. Tayler Malsam, 600
13. Timothy Peters, 594
14. James Buescher, 590
15. David Starr, 587
16. T.J. Bell, 579
17. Colin Braun, 549
18. Dennis Setzer, 537
19. Johnny Sauter, 528
20. Ricky Carmichael, 503
FORMULA ONE
This week: Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, Spain. Saturday, qualifying, 8 a.m. (Speed); Sunday, race, 8 a.m. (Speed). Track: Circuit de Catalunya (2.89-mile road course). Race distance: 190.8 miles, 66 laps.
Last race: Brawn GP’s Jenson Button won the Bahrain Grand Prix on April 26 for his third victory in the first four races of the season, beating Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel by 7.1 seconds.
Driver Standings
1. Jenson Button, 31
2. Rubens Barrichello, 19
3. Sebastian Vettel, 18
4. Jarno Trulli, 14.5
5. Timo Glock, 12
6. Mark Webber, 9.5
7. Lewis Hamilton, 9
8. Fernando Alonso, 5
9. Nick Heidfeld, 4
(tie) Heikki Kovalainen, 4
11. Nico Rosberg, 3.5
12. Kimi Raikkonen, 3
(tie) Sebastien Buemi, 3
IRL
Next race: Indianapolis 500, May 24, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis.
Last race: New Zealand’s Scott Dixon raced to his 17th series victory, beating Helio Castroneves by 0.71 seconds April 26 at Kansas Speedway.
Driver Standings
1. Tony Kanaan, 100
2. Ryan Briscoe, 99
3. Dario Franchitti, 96
4. Scott Dixon, 81
5. Ryan Hunter-Reay, 74
(tie) Danica Patrick, 74
7. Marco Andretti, 73
8. Graham Rahal, 72
9. Will Power, 69
10. Helio Castroneves, 66
(tie) Dan Wheldon, 66
12. Justin Wilson, 65
13. Robert Doornbos, 59
14. Hideki Mutoh, 51
15. Vitor Meira, 50
16. Raphael Matos, 48
17. Ed Carpenter, 46
18. Stanton Barrett, 44
19. Mario Moraes, 43
20. Alex Tagliani, 40
NHRA
Next event: NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, May 15-17, Bristol Dragway, Bristol, Tenn.
Last week: Del Worsham raced to his first Funny Car win of the season, beating Ran Capps in the NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway International. Antron Brown (Top Fuel), Jeg Coughlin (Pro Stock) and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won. Driver Standings
Top Fuel
1. Antron Brown, 561
2. Tony Schumacher, 543
3. Brandon Bernstein, 517
4. Cory McClenathan, 453
5. Morgan Lucas, 437
Funny Car
1. Ron Capps, 562
2. Del Worsham, 443
3. Tony Pedregon, 437
4. Jack Beckman, 427
(tie) Ashley Force Hood, 427
Pro Stock
1. Jeg Coughlin, 637
2. Jason Line, 588
3. Mike Edwards, 498
4. Greg Anderson, 478
5. Greg Stanfield, 394
Pro Stock Motorcycle
1. Eddie Krawiec, 341
2. Matt Smith, 325
3. Andrew Hines, 308
4. Douglas Horne, 291
3. Hector Arana, 282
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