HOW NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
POINTS ARE AWARDED
(started in 2011)

NOTE: Driver Leads a Lap (under Green or Yellow Flag) gets 1 Bonus Point
Driver who leads the most laps gets 1 Bonus Point as of 2011: Winning driver gets 3 bonus points

Finish	Finish Points	Finish	Finish Points
WIN	43	23rd	21
2nd	42	24th	20
3rd	41	25th	19
4th	40	26th	18
5th	39	27th	17
6th	38	28th	16
7th	37	29th	15
8th	36	30th	14
9th	35	31st	13
10th	34	32nd	12
11th	33	33rd	11
12th	32	34th	10
13th	31	35th	9
14th	30	36th	8
15th	29	37th	7
16th	28	38th	6
17th	27	39th	5
18th	26	40th	4
19th	25	41st	3
20th	24	42nd	2
21st	23	43rd	1
22nd	22

The driver who STARTs the race gets the points and the finishing position credit.

In addition to the points above, any driver who leads a lap during a race receives ONE bonus point. The driver who leads the most laps receives an additional ONE bonus point, if two or more drivers tie for the most laps led, each gets the extra point.

Owner points are calculated the same, with the exception that owners whose entries do not qualify for the race are NOT awarded any points, NASCAR will keep track of the team attempts to be used in case qualifying and practices are cancelled since both are now used to set the fied