He is in third place in the Winston Cup points race.

Sprint is a point to point race where competitors try to get from one end to the other before their opponent.

The following eight drivers were eligible by winning a Sprint Cup points race in 2009 or 2010:

Jarrett is 14th in the Nextel Cup points race.

A Nextel Cup points race in the heart of stock-car country.

He had never finished higher than 12th in a Winston Cup points race.

He did not see much playing time because he was low on the depth chart of a team that won the Eastern Conference points race.

Johnson finished fifth in the former Winston Cup points race as a rookie in 2002.

Martin overtook the Winston Cup points race at 1800.

That year he finished 33rd in the season long points race.