With 5 to go (pre-Glen) before the chase, an F1 or IRL system
gives
us a somewhat different outlook past 2nd place:

NASCAR (as they stand, pre-Glen)
1 Jimmie Johnson 3124
2 Matt Kenseth 3017
3 Jeff Burton 2749
4 Kyle Busch 2733
5 Kevin Harvick 2733
6 Mark Martin 2712
7 Denny Hamlin 2648
8 Jeff Gordon 2627
9 Tony Stewart 2619
10 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2612
11 Kasey Kahne 2575
12 Greg Biffle 2497
13 Kurt Busch 2438
14 Carl Edwards 2380
15 Casey Mears 2279

IRL
1 Jimmie Johnson 632
2 Matt Kenseth 564
3 Tony Stewart 478
4 Kevin Harvick 472
5 Kyle Busch 469
6 Kasey Kahne 464
7 Jeff Burton 453
8 Jeff Gordon 443
9 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 439
10 Denny Hamlin 437
11 Mark Martin 428
12 Greg Biffle 417
13 Kurt Busch 380
14 Carl Edwards 375
15 Casey Mears 320

F1
1 Jimmie Johnson 84
2 Matt Kenseth 77
3 Tony Stewart 62
4 Kasey Kahne 58
5 Kevin Harvick 55
6 Jeff Gordon 52
7 Kyle Busch 47
8 Carl Edwards 44
9 Greg Biffle 40
10 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 39
11 Kurt Busch 39
12 Denny Hamlin 36
13 Jeff Burton 34
14 Mark Martin 29
15 Brian Vickers 19