Standings After Race #3 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway - Sunday, March 1st, 2009
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 | 3 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 459 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | +4 | 3 | Clint Bowyer | 33 | Chevrolet | 441 | -18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | -2 | 3 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | Ford | 419 | -40 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | +1 | 3 | Greg Biffle | 16 | Ford | 419 | -40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | +7 | 3 | David Reutimann | 00 | Toyota | 408 | -51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | +12 | 3 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Toyota | 405 | -54 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | -4 | 3 | Kurt Busch | 2 | Dodge | 393 | -66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | -4 | 3 | Tony Stewart | 14 | Chevrolet | 379 | -80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | - | 3 | Carl Edwards | 99 | Ford | 377 | -82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | +12 | 3 | Bobby Labonte | 96 | Ford | 360 | -99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | +5 | 3 | Kevin Harvick | 29 | Chevrolet | 351 | -108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | -5 | 3 | Michael Waltrip | 55 | Toyota | 346 | -113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | +10 | 3 | Kasey Kahne | 9 | Dodge | 338 | -121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | +1 | 3 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Toyota | 332 | -127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | -5 | 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 42 | Chevrolet | 326 | -133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | -5 | 3 | Elliott Sadler | 19 | Dodge | 324 | -135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | +9 | 3 | Brian Vickers | 83 | Toyota | 322 | -137 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | +13 | 3 | Jeff Burton | 31 | Chevrolet | 316 | -143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | - | 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | 314 | -145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | +1 | 3 | Marcos Ambrose | 47 | Toyota | 312 | -147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | -8 | 3 | AJ Allmendinger | 44 | Dodge | 305 | -154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | +6 | 3 | Jamie McMurray | 26 | Ford | 305 | -154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | +1 | 3 | David Stremme | 12 | Dodge | 302 | -157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | -16 | 3 | David Ragan | 6 | Ford | 299 | -160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | -11 | 3 | Reed Sorenson | 43 | Dodge | 299 | -160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | -9 | 3 | Martin Truex | 1 | Chevrolet | 284 | -175 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | -7 | 3 | Casey Mears | 07 | Chevrolet | 282 | -177 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | +1 | 3 | Sam Hornish | 77 | Dodge | 276 | -183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | +6 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | 88 | Chevrolet | 267 | -192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | -5 | 3 | John Andretti | 34 | Chevrolet | 260 | -199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | +3 | 3 | Robby Gordon | 7 | Toyota | 257 | -202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | +5 | 3 | Joey Logano | 20 | Toyota | 248 | -211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | - | 3 | Ryan Newman | 39 | Chevrolet | 222 | -237 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | -7 | 3 | Mark Martin | 5 | Chevrolet | 211 | -248 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | +5 | 2 | Regan Smith | 78 | Chevrolet | 206 | -253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | +5 | 3 | Scott Speed | 82 | Toyota | 198 | -261 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | +7 | 2 | David Gilliland | 171 | Chevrolet | 185 | -274 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | -2 | 3 | Aric Almirola | 8 | Chevrolet | 177 | -282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | - | 3 | Paul Menard | 98 | Ford | 159 | -300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | -10 | 2 | Travis Kvapil | 28 | Ford | 146 | -313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | -9 | 2 | Scott Riggs | 36 | Toyota | 143 | -316 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | -4 | 2 | Jeremy Mayfield | 41 | Toyota | 104 | -355 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | -1 | 1 | Bill Elliott | 21 | Ford | 94 | -365 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | -1 | 1 | Terry Labonte | 08 | Toyota | 91 | -368 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | +1 | 2 | Joe Nemechek | 187 | Toyota | 74 | -385 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | - | 1 | Max Papis | 113 | Toyota | 55 | -404 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | - | 1 | Todd Bodine | 64 | Toyota | 52 | -407 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | +2 | 1 | Brad Keselowski | 88 | Chevrolet | 49 | -410 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | -4 | 1 | Dave Blaney | 66 | Toyota | 37 | -422 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | -2 | 0 | Tony Raines | 34 | Chevrolet | 0 | -459 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | -2 | 0 | Boris Said | 09 | Ford | 0 | -459 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | - | 0 | Mike Garvey | 73 | Dodge | 0 | -459 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | -2 | 0 | David Starr | 51 | Dodge | 0 | -459 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | -1 | 0 | Kirk Shelmerdine | 127 | Toyota | 0 | -459 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | - | 0 | Sterling Marlin | 09 | Dodge | 0 | -459 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | -2 | 0 | Mike Wallace | 64 | Toyota | 0 | -459 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | -1 | 0 | Derrike Cope | 73 | Dodge | 0 | -459 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | - | 0 | Dexter Bean | 51 | Dodge | 0 | -459 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | -2 | 0 | Mike Skinner | 36 | Toyota | 0 | -459 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | -2 | 0 | Kelly Bires | 10 | Toyota | 0 | -459 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | -2 | 0 | Carl Long | 146 | Dodge | 0 | -459 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | -2 | 0 | Geoff Bodine | 64 | Toyota | 0 | -459 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | -2 | 0 | Norm Benning | 157 | Chevrolet | 0 | -459 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |