Earnhardt Jr. scored a 23rd-place finish in today’s race.

UNOFFICIALLY Earnhardt Jr. is fourth in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship standings, 43 points behind third-place Jimmie Johnson and four ahead of fifth-place Jeff Burton.

EARNHARDT JR. QUOTES: THERE WAS A LOT OF VIDEO OF YOU TURNING SIDEWAYS OFF OF TURN 4. “Yeah, I can drive ‘em man, they’re just hard to drive like that all day [laughs]. I ran fifth all day and maybe better than that at some parts of the race and I’m a good enough driver. I should have finished somewhere around there with that car.”

Kyle Busch leads Jimmie Johnson by three races (8-5) in the overall WIX Filters Lap Leader standings.

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD STANDINGS

Kyle Busch 8

Jimmie Johnson 5

Dale Earnhardt Jr. 4

Tony Stewart 3

Kasey Kahne 2

Denny Hamlin 1

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD WINNERS BY RACE

EVENT/ DRIVER

Daytona 500 Kyle Busch, 86 laps

Auto Club 500 Jimmie Johnson, 76 laps

UAW-Dodge 400 Kyle Busch, 56 laps

Kobalt Tools 500 Kyle Busch, 173 laps

Food City 500 Tony Stewart, 267 laps

Goody’s Cool Orange 500 Dale Earnhardt Jr., 148 laps

Samsung 500 Jimmie Johnson, 65 laps

Subway Fresh Fit 500 Jimmie Johnson, 120 laps

Aaron’s 499 Tony Stewart, 61 laps

Crown Royal 400 Denny Hamlin, 381 laps

Dodge Challenger 500 Kyle Busch, 169 laps

Coca-Cola 600 Dale Earnhardt Jr., 76 laps

Best Buy 400 Kyle Busch, 158 laps

Pocono 500 Kasey Kahne, 69 laps

LifeLock 400 Jimmie Johnson, 65 laps

Toyota/Save Mart 350 Kyle Busch, 78 laps

LENOX Industrial Tools 301 Tony Stewart, 132 laps

Coke Zero 400 Dale Earnhardt Jr., 51 laps

LifeLock.com 400 Kyle Busch, 165 laps

Allstate 400 at The Brickyard Jimmie Johnson, 71 laps

Pennsylvania 500 Kasey Kahne, 41 laps

Centurion Boats at The Glen Kyle Busch, 52 laps

3M Performance 400 Dale Earnhardt Jr., 43 laps