| 2009 Standings |
| RANK | DRIVER | POINTS | BEHIND | MONEY | WINS | POLES | TOP 5 | TOP 10 |
| 1 |
Kyle Busch | 5682 | --- | $1,507,555 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 30 |
| 2 |
Carl Edwards | 5472 | -210 | $1,317,220 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 30 |
| 3 |
Brad Keselowski | 5364 | -318 | $1,399,665 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 28 |
| 4 |
Jason Leffler | 4540 | -1142 | $1,163,080 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20 |
| 5 |
Mike Bliss | 4075 | -1607 | $1,126,983 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| 6 |
Justin Allgaier | 4049 | -1633 | $1,000,905 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 |
Steve Wallace | 4007 | -1675 | $972,835 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 |
Jason Keller | 3960 | -1722 | $974,670 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 |
Brendan Gaughan | 3914 | -1768 | $1,019,595 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 |
Michael Annett | 3598 | -2084 | $964,340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 |
Kenny Wallace | 3569 | -2113 | $945,640 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 |
Tony Raines | 3548 | -2134 | $955,235 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 |
Michael McDowell | 3449 | -2233 | $877,288 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 |
Joey Logano | 3371 | -2311 | $917,482 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 |
| 15 |
Kevin Harvick | 3248 | -2434 | $696,175 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| 16 |
Scott Wimmer | 3177 | -2505 | $722,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 |
Eric McClure | 2962 | -2720 | $908,065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 |
David Ragan | 2632 | -3050 | $533,175 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 |
| 19 |
Danny O'Quinn Jr. | 2404 | -3278 | $771,697 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 |
Brian Vickers | 2403 | -3279 | $538,000 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 21 |
Scott Lagasse Jr. | 2194 | -3488 | $579,516 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 22 |
Matt Kenseth | 1992 | -3690 | $406,965 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 23 |
John Wes Townley | 1989 | -3693 | $646,245 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 |
Greg Biffle | 1966 | -3716 | $463,725 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 25 |
Paul Menard | 1876 | -3806 | $339,730 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 26 |
Erik Darnell | 1837 | -3845 | $430,908 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 27 |
David Reutimann | 1807 | -3875 | $327,565 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 28 |
Jeff Burton | 1775 | -3907 | $316,715 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 29 |
Clint Bowyer | 1750 | -3932 | $440,365 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 30 |
Morgan Shepherd | 1742 | -3940 | $512,603 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 |
Joe Nemechek | 1692 | -3990 | $548,306 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 |
Trevor Bayne | 1648 | -4034 | $403,130 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 |
Shelby Howard | 1603 | -4079 | $339,890 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 |
Scott Speed | 1591 | -4091 | $293,652 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 35 |
Mike Wallace | 1535 | -4147 | $450,604 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 |
Mark Green | 1498 | -4184 | $603,173 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 |
Brian Keselowski | 1412 | -4270 | $413,784 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 |
Ken Butler | 1361 | -4321 | $399,307 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 |
Matt Carter | 1305 | -4377 | $378,320 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 |
Brandon Whitt | 1260 | -4422 | $391,437 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 |
Robert Richardson Jr. | 1248 | -4434 | $392,054 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 |
Ryan Newman | 1191 | -4491 | $223,865 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 43 |
Stephen Leicht | 1185 | -4497 | $255,787 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 44 |
Casey Atwood | 1178 | -4504 | $430,670 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 |
Kevin Conway | 1149 | -4533 | $300,503 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 |
Johnny Chapman | 1090 | -4592 | $495,746 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 |
Reed Sorenson | 1059 | -4623 | $200,195 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 48 |
Kelly Bires | 1053 | -4629 | $342,115 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 49 |
Burney Lamar | 957 | -4725 | $229,042 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 50 |
Jeremy Clements | 951 | -4731 | $237,016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 901 | -4781 | $200,715 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 52 |
Brad Coleman | 873 | -4809 | $225,969 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 53 |
Bobby Hamilton Jr. | 846 | -4836 | $197,744 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 |
Terry Cook | 833 | -4849 | $370,484 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 |
David Green | 807 | -4875 | $262,552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 |
Kenny Hendrick | 777 | -4905 | $317,770 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 |
Dennis Setzer | 775 | -4907 | $289,665 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 |
Peyton Sellers | 747 | -4935 | $155,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 |
Kertus Davis | 743 | -4939 | $260,710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 |
Denny Hamlin | 729 | -4953 | $155,825 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 61 |
Kevin Lepage | 689 | -4993 | $258,580 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 677 | -5005 | $174,578 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 63 |
David Gilliland | 672 | -5010 | $149,557 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 64 |
Brian Scott | 664 | -5018 | $176,676 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 |
Michael Waltrip | 661 | -5021 | $165,410 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 |
D.J. Kennington | 625 | -5057 | $221,211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 |
Derrike Cope | 619 | -5063 | $187,352 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 |
Mike Harmon | 612 | -5070 | $231,053 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 |
John Borneman III | 604 | -5078 | $136,385 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 |
Kevin Hamlin | 589 | -5093 | $272,626 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 |
Kasey Kahne | 562 | -5120 | $107,590 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 72 |
Tony Stewart | 500 | -5182 | $173,545 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 73 |
Jeff Green | 483 | -5199 | $145,504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 |
Chase Miller | 442 | -5240 | $211,470 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 |
Benny Gordon | 436 | -5246 | $104,420 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 |
Aric Almirola | 394 | -5288 | $78,676 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 |
Marcos Ambrose | 375 | -5307 | $117,170 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 78 |
Justin Marks | 368 | -5314 | $134,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 |
Dave Blaney | 357 | -5325 | $104,970 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 |
Austin Dillon | 355 | -5327 | $65,150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 |
Travis Kittleson | 338 | -5344 | $80,948 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 |
Stanton Barrett | 337 | -5345 | $119,531 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 |
Marc Davis | 307 | -5375 | $82,196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 |
Ron Hornaday Jr. | 293 | -5389 | $48,261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 85 |
Tim Andrews | 292 | -5390 | $65,645 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 |
Andy Ponstein | 287 | -5395 | $111,860 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 |
Sean Murphy | 279 | -5403 | $76,794 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 |
Martin Truex Jr. | 265 | -5417 | $34,725 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 89 |
Chase Austin | 255 | -5427 | $87,424 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 |
James Buescher | 254 | -5428 | $53,986 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 |
J.C. Stout | 239 | -5443 | $87,425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 |
Boris Said | 218 | -5464 | $58,318 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 |
Coleman Pressley | 215 | -5467 | $117,425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 |
Ron Fellows | 213 | -5469 | $58,253 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 95 |
Parker Kligerman | 208 | -5474 | $48,410 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 |
Willie Allen | 200 | -5482 | $87,150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 |
Josh Wise | 198 | -5484 | $57,038 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 |
J.R. Fitzpatrick Jr. | 191 | -5491 | $55,343 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 |
Chad Blount | 190 | -5492 | $93,107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 |
Jeff Fuller | 186 | -5496 | $70,039 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 |
Kerry Earnhardt | 176 | -5506 | $47,653 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 |
Blake Koch | 173 | -5509 | $51,581 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 |
Donnie Neuenberger | 171 | -5511 | $101,964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 |
Casey Mears | 170 | -5512 | $52,875 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 105 |
Andrew Ranger | 170 | -5512 | $63,643 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 106 |
Bobby Gerhart | 167 | -5515 | $41,560 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 |
Jacques Villeneuve | 165 | -5517 | $52,543 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 108 |
Patrick Carpentier | 161 | -5521 | $60,316 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 |
Jeffrey Earnhardt | 161 | -5521 | $61,236 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 110 |
Mark Day | 159 | -5523 | $64,926 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 111 |
Brian Ickler | 152 | -5530 | $49,426 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 |
Jean Francois Dumoulin | 146 | -5536 | $37,475 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 113 |
Mark Martin | 146 | -5536 | $17,460 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 114 |
Chris Cook | 144 | -5538 | $80,126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 |
Landon Cassill | 134 | -5548 | $27,068 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 116 |
Alex Tagliani | 134 | -5548 | $65,486 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 117 |
Brad Teague | 128 | -5554 | $35,785 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 |
Justin Hobgood | 126 | -5556 | $49,790 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 119 |
Jarit Johnson | 125 | -5557 | $48,376 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 120 |
Antonio Perez | 124 | -5558 | $49,360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 121 |
Scott Gaylord | 122 | -5560 | $57,891 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 122 |
Victor Gonzalez Jr. | 121 | -5561 | $33,700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 123 |
Matt DiBenedetto | 121 | -5561 | $26,543 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 124 |
Robby Gordon | 121 | -5561 | $16,575 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 125 |
Justin Lofton | 115 | -5567 | $18,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 126 |
Elliott Sadler | 109 | -5573 | $16,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 127 |
Travis Kvapil | 103 | -5579 | $23,518 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 128 |
Max Papis | 103 | -5579 | $40,243 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 129 |
Brett Rowe | 100 | -5582 | $32,875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 130 |
J.J. Yeley | 100 | -5582 | $23,743 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 131 |
Eddie MacDonald | 97 | -5585 | $18,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 132 |
Sean Caisse | 97 | -5585 | $32,580 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 133 |
Bobby Hillin | 94 | -5588 | $22,868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 134 |
Richard Boswell II | 94 | -5588 | $19,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 135 |
Patrick Sheltra | 92 | -5590 | $52,866 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 136 |
Brad Baker | 83 | -5599 | $33,615 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 137 |
Tom Hubert | 74 | -5608 | $46,743 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 138 |
Cale Gale | 70 | -5612 | $22,668 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 139 |
Jason Bowles | 70 | -5612 | $26,663 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 140 |
Chase Mattioli | 67 | -5615 | $22,373 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 141 |
Chris Lawson | 55 | -5627 | $13,060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 142 |
Daryl Harr | 52 | -5630 | $14,765 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 143 |
Andy Lally | 52 | -5630 | $32,160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 144 |
Chris Horn | 49 | -5633 | $17,830 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 145 |
Tony Ave | 46 | -5636 | $32,070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 146 |
Colin Braun | 43 | -5639 | $38,428 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 147 |
Justin Ashburn | 40 | -5642 | $28,713 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 148 |
Kris Szekeres | 37 | -5645 | $21,533 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 149 |
Steve Grissom | 34 | -5648 | $20,927 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 150 |
Donny Lia | 34 | -5648 | $22,196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |