The quest for the NASCAR Sprint Cup resumes this weekend with the Bank of America 500 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina on Saturday night.  The current standings look fairly tight with Brad Keselowski and the #5 driver Clint Bowyer only separated by 40 points.  As the race in Talladega proved on Sunday, the BOA 500 should vastly impact the rankings, which will most certainly keep the competing drivers on edge.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon both saw their positions in the race drastically change after  Sunday.  Despite suffering a concussion, Earnhardt still managed to increase his spot by four rankings and Gordon moved down by the same amount. 

The situation at Talladega was a less than ideal due one,  as a major wreck had insinuated due to Tony Stewart's car in the final lap. 

While it won't majorly affect the Chase for the Championship, Kurt Busch will be switching his car to drive for Furniture Row Racing.  Also, Regan Smith will come on to step into car 88 for Earnhardt Jr. in the next two races.  The BOA 500 will also showcase the return of A.J. Almender, who will drive Kurt Busch's old Pheonix Racing car.

CLICK HERE to watch the Bank of America 500.  Coverage will begin on Oct. 13 @ 7:30 PM ET.  The lineup can be viewed below.

LINEUP

POSITION                CAR     DRIVER

1                              16        Greg Biffle

2                              55        Mark Martin

3                              39        Ryan Newman

4                              15        Clint Bowyer

5                              48        Jimmie Johnson

6                              56        Martin Truex Jr.

7                              17        Matt Kenseth

8                              18        Kyle Busch

9                              11        Denny Hamlin

10                            5          Kasey Kahne

11                            29        Kevin Harvick

12                            20        Joey Logano

13                            24        Jeff Gordon

14                            22        Sam Hornish 

15                            47        Bobby Labonte

16                            21        Trevor Bayne

17                            43        Aric Almirola

18                            9          Marcos Ambrose

19                            99        Carl Edwards

20                            2          Brad Keselowski

21                            78        Kurt Busch

22                            42        Juan Montoya

23                            195      Scott Speed

24                            27        Paul Menard

25                            34        David Ragan

26                            88        Regan Smith

27                            13        Casey Mears

28                            119      Mike Bliss

29                             6         Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

30                             1         Jamie McMurray

31                             30       David Stremme

32                             14       Tony Stewart

33                             98       Michael McDowell

34                             10       David Reutimann

35                             37       J.J. Yeley

36                             38       David Gilliland

37                             83       Landon Cassill

38                             51       A.J. Allmendinger

39                             31       Jeff Burton

40                             32       Timmy Hill

41                             93       Travis Kvapil

42                             36       Dave Blaney

43                             191     Reed Sorenson

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