| 2008 Standings |
| RANK | DRIVER | POINTS | BEHIND | MONEY | WINS | POLES | TOP 5 | TOP 10 |
| 1 |
Clint Bowyer | 5132 | --- | $1,041,070 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 29 |
| 2 |
Carl Edwards | 5111 | -21 | $1,301,935 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 22 |
| 3 |
Brad Keselowski | 4794 | -338 | $1,201,040 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 20 |
| 4 |
David Ragan | 4525 | -607 | $849,815 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| 5 |
Mike Bliss | 4518 | -614 | $1,075,065 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 6 |
Kyle Busch | 4461 | -671 | $1,386,620 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 20 |
| 7 |
David Reutimann | 4388 | -744 | $881,640 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| 8 |
Mike Wallace | 4128 | -1004 | $1,015,515 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 |
Jason Leffler | 4086 | -1046 | $1,030,950 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 10 |
Marcos Ambrose | 3991 | -1141 | $1,079,640 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 |
David Stremme | 3887 | -1245 | $913,801 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 |
| 12 |
Jason Keller | 3873 | -1259 | $983,330 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 |
Kelly Bires | 3764 | -1368 | $993,010 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 14 |
Steve Wallace | 3615 | -1517 | $959,235 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 15 |
Bobby Hamilton Jr. | 3566 | -1566 | $882,899 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 |
Kenny Wallace | 3121 | -2011 | $891,761 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 |
Scott Wimmer | 3002 | -2130 | $773,749 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 18 |
Kevin Harvick | 2936 | -2196 | $586,195 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| 19 |
Denny Hamlin | 2758 | -2374 | $722,335 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 14 |
| 20 |
Joey Logano | 2555 | -2577 | $679,497 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 21 |
Eric McClure | 2429 | -2703 | $806,301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 |
Stanton Barrett | 2329 | -2803 | $664,350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 |
Brad Coleman | 2271 | -2861 | $667,752 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 |
D.J. Kennington | 2099 | -3033 | $697,140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 |
Greg Biffle | 2092 | -3040 | $420,750 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 26 |
Landon Cassill | 2092 | -3040 | $529,982 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 |
Bryan Clauson | 1915 | -3217 | $568,843 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 |
Kevin Lepage | 1895 | -3237 | $601,912 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 |
Morgan Shepherd | 1844 | -3288 | $594,152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 |
Mark Green | 1835 | -3297 | $424,015 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 |
Derrike Cope | 1765 | -3367 | $679,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 |
Jeff Burton | 1712 | -3420 | $365,710 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 33 |
Josh Wise | 1700 | -3432 | $402,759 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 |
Kertus Davis | 1639 | -3493 | $656,576 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 |
Dario Franchitti | 1571 | -3561 | $429,342 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 |
Brian Vickers | 1544 | -3588 | $416,954 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 37 |
Cale Gale | 1464 | -3668 | $358,866 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 38 |
Chase Miller | 1386 | -3746 | $334,951 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 39 |
Tony Stewart | 1354 | -3778 | $454,745 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 40 |
Jamie McMurray | 1331 | -3801 | $265,515 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 41 |
Kasey Kahne | 1277 | -3855 | $257,220 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 42 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 1235 | -3897 | $282,785 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 43 |
Danny Efland | 1152 | -3980 | $387,602 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 |
Burney Lamar | 1114 | -4018 | $405,425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 |
Robert Richardson Jr. | 1105 | -4027 | $364,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 |
Brandon Whitt | 1087 | -4045 | $393,392 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 |
Johnny Chapman | 1073 | -4059 | $417,757 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 |
Brad Teague | 1020 | -4112 | $300,530 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 |
Matt Kenseth | 993 | -4139 | $230,960 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 50 |
Patrick Carpentier | 987 | -4145 | $288,119 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 51 |
Sam Hornish Jr. | 799 | -4333 | $165,910 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 |
Kenny Hendrick | 788 | -4344 | $316,315 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 |
Brian Keselowski | 776 | -4356 | $225,552 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 |
Johnny Sauter | 752 | -4380 | $263,573 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 |
Larry Gunselman | 737 | -4395 | $338,608 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 |
James Buescher | 692 | -4440 | $158,028 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 57 |
Mark Martin | 663 | -4469 | $194,095 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 58 |
Brett Rowe | 656 | -4476 | $243,984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 |
Scott Lagasse Jr. | 631 | -4501 | $176,971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 |
Stephen Leicht | 577 | -4555 | $125,557 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 61 |
Bobby Labonte | 575 | -4557 | $147,565 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 62 |
Mike Harmon | 542 | -4590 | $189,381 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 |
Colin Braun | 515 | -4617 | $165,000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 64 |
Brad Baker | 508 | -4624 | $206,751 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 |
Justin Hobgood | 458 | -4674 | $198,451 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 |
Andrew Ranger | 427 | -4705 | $140,645 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 |
Kyle Krisiloff | 417 | -4715 | $170,002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 |
John Borneman III | 398 | -4734 | $103,635 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 |
Jimmie Johnson | 396 | -4736 | $75,520 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 70 |
Donnie Neuenberger | 396 | -4736 | $140,874 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 |
Elliott Sadler | 388 | -4744 | $82,305 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 |
Justin Allgaier | 370 | -4762 | $73,870 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 |
Robby Gordon | 367 | -4765 | $74,720 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 |
Max Papis | 351 | -4781 | $112,804 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 |
Andy Ponstein | 343 | -4789 | $113,655 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 |
Marc Davis | 331 | -4801 | $100,877 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 |
Scott Gaylord | 312 | -4820 | $168,233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 |
Boris Said | 295 | -4837 | $119,264 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 79 |
Scott Pruett | 277 | -4855 | $115,011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 |
Terry Cook | 271 | -4861 | $128,902 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 |
Ryan Newman | 262 | -4870 | $40,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 |
Brian Simo | 255 | -4877 | $110,839 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 |
Kevin Hamlin | 249 | -4883 | $75,364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 |
Todd Bodine | 246 | -4886 | $70,511 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 |
Austin Dillon | 245 | -4887 | $42,700 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 86 |
Juan Pablo Montoya | 230 | -4902 | $39,125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 |
Ron Hornaday Jr. | 227 | -4905 | $99,171 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 88 |
Travis Kittleson | 222 | -4910 | $44,365 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 |
Mike Potter | 217 | -4915 | $79,015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 |
Dwayne Leik | 214 | -4918 | $118,538 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 |
Danny O'Quinn Jr. | 205 | -4927 | $81,967 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 |
John Wes Townley | 204 | -4928 | $50,550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 |
Casey Atwood | 201 | -4931 | $65,408 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 |
Shelby Howard | 197 | -4935 | $35,860 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 |
David Gilliland | 191 | -4941 | $82,695 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 |
Ron Fellows | 190 | -4942 | $109,963 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 97 |
Wheeler Boys | 189 | -4943 | $71,448 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 |
Ruben Pardo | 186 | -4946 | $106,781 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 |
Jeff Green | 186 | -4946 | $50,325 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 |
Martin Truex Jr. | 175 | -4957 | $68,080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 |
Randy MacDonald | 173 | -4959 | $42,556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 |
Jeremy Clements | 170 | -4962 | $43,875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 |
Patrick Sheltra | 167 | -4965 | $53,651 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 |
Alex Garcia | 167 | -4965 | $74,030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 105 |
Reed Sorenson | 157 | -4975 | $43,165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 |
Shane Huffman | 151 | -4981 | $50,408 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 |
Willie Allen | 140 | -4992 | $57,960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 108 |
J.C. Stout | 138 | -4994 | $51,143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 |
AJ Allmendinger | 132 | -5000 | $30,768 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 110 |
Adrian Fernandez | 121 | -5011 | $49,518 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 111 |
Jacques Villeneuve | 120 | -5012 | $39,793 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 |
Michael McDowell | 119 | -5013 | $71,801 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 113 |
Justin Ashburn | 117 | -5015 | $47,510 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 114 |
Antonio Perez | 113 | -5019 | $56,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 |
Dave Blaney | 112 | -5020 | $16,850 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 116 |
Stanley Barrett | 110 | -5022 | $60,261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 117 |
Rafael Martinez | 103 | -5029 | $42,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 |
Sterling Marlin | 97 | -5035 | $20,858 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 119 |
Erik Darnell | 85 | -5047 | $41,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 120 |
Tony Raines | 85 | -5047 | $22,118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 121 |
Carl Long | 80 | -5052 | $36,343 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 122 |
Kirk Shelmerdine | 78 | -5054 | $50,518 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 123 |
Chris Cook | 77 | -5055 | $62,262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 124 |
Dale Quarterley | 77 | -5055 | $46,715 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 125 |
Ron Young | 76 | -5056 | $17,620 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 126 |
David Green | 76 | -5056 | $20,025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 127 |
Jennifer Cobb | 73 | -5059 | $20,805 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 128 |
Jarit Johnson | 67 | -5065 | $23,983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 129 |
Justin Marks | 64 | -5068 | $32,180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 130 |
Trevor Boys | 61 | -5071 | $38,613 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 131 |
Brian Ickler | 61 | -5071 | $19,915 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 132 |
Ryan Hackett | 58 | -5074 | $14,710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 133 |
Jerick Johnson | 58 | -5074 | $21,008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 134 |
Michel Jourdain Jr. | 55 | -5077 | $47,593 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 135 |
James Hylton | 55 | -5077 | $26,568 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 136 |
Jeff Fuller | 55 | -5077 | $32,075 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 137 |
Bobby Hillin | 55 | -5077 | $26,338 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 138 |
Michael Annett | 55 | -5077 | $19,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 139 |
John Young | 52 | -5080 | $21,133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 140 |
Kevin O'Connell | 52 | -5080 | $41,090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 141 |
P.J. Jones | 49 | -5083 | $21,623 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 142 |
Jose Luis Ramirez | 46 | -5086 | $40,985 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 143 |
Stan Silva Jr | 46 | -5086 | $15,120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 144 |
Don Thomson | 43 | -5089 | $31,860 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 145 |
Scott Lynch | 40 | -5092 | $22,095 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 146 |
Charles Lewandoski | 40 | -5092 | $15,570 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 147 |
Scott Steckly | 40 | -5092 | $31,775 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 148 |
Steve Grissom | 34 | -5098 | $42,651 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 149 |
Shane Hall | 34 | -5098 | $15,674 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |