Brad Keselowski (No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge) is in his third full season in the series, and his first as a full-time double-duty driver.
He leads the driver standings by 277 points over second-place Carl Edwards (No. 60 FASTENAL Ford). Keselowski and his Penske Racing teammate, Justin Allgaier (No. 12 Verizon Wireless Dodge) also have led a resurgence for Dodge.
The manufacturer has four wins at the halfway point; it had no wins over the last two years and four total victories in 2007.
► Manufacturers’ Standings
With the four different manufacturers occupying the top five spots in the NASCAR Nationwide Series driver standings, it stands to reason that Friday night’s race at Chicagoland is just as wide open.
Although Chevrolet has the most wins there with four, each manufacturer has won at least once at Chicago. Toyota has won the last two events.
Brad Keselowski (Dodge) is the standings leader, followed by Carl Edwards (Ford) and Justin Allgaier (Dodge). Kyle Busch is fourth in a Toyota, while two-time series champion Kevin Harvick is fifth.
RANK DRIVER POINTS BEHIND 1 Brad Keselowski 2806 Leader 2 Carl Edwards 2529 -277 3 Justin Allgaier 2318 -488 4 Kyle Busch 2291 -515 5 Kevin Harvick 2163 -643 6 Paul Menard 2077 -729 7 Joey Logano 1933 -873 8 Steve Wallace 1922 -884 9 Brendan Gaughan 1895 -911 10 Jason Leffler 1839 -967 11 Trevor Bayne 1803 -1003 12 Michael Annett 1722 -1084 13 Tony Raines 1704 -1102 14 Brian Scott* 1676 -1130 15 Reed Sorenson 1645 -1161 16 Kenny Wallace 1564 -1242 17 Mike Wallace 1525 -1281 18 Mike Bliss 1486 -1320 19 Michael McDowell 1421 -1385 20 Eric McClure 1398 -1408 21 Greg Biffle 1368 -1438 22 Joe Nemechek 1343 -1463 23 Scott Lagasse Jr. 1328 -1478 24 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.* 1304 -1502 25 Jason Keller 1300 -1506 26 Colin Braun* 1151 -1655 27 Josh Wise 1010 -1796 28 Robert Richardson Jr. 989 -1817 29 Brian Keselowski 925 -1881 30 Jamie McMurray 906 -1900 31 James Buescher* 903 -1903 32 Willie Allen 880 -1926 33 Clint Bowyer 855 -1951 34 Shelby Howard 840 -1966 35 Morgan Shepherd 840 -1966 36 Mark Green 803 -2003 37 Scott Riggs 741 -2065 38 Brian Vickers 733 -2073 39 Scott Wimmer 678 -2128 40 Kelly Bires 673 -2133
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