Sprint Cup Chase 2015: NASCAR Standings and Schedule After Dover 400

Jimmie Johnson is just showing off now. The six-time Sprint Cup champion earned his fourth win of the 2015 season, further consolidating his position atop the Chase standings. Johnson finished a little less than a half-second ahead of Kevin Harvick in Sunday's FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks.

The victory was particularly notable for Johnson since it was his 10th career checkered flag at the Dover International Speedway, which puts him in elite company with regard to dominance at one track, per Hendrick Motorsports:

There's still a lot of time between now and the Challenger Round, but it might be safe to say that Johnson will head into the Chase with the most points. A two-race cushion is fairly substantial at this stage of the year.

And who's to say he's done winning? According to ESPN Stats & Info, Johnson has won seven more races than the next-closest driver since 2010:

Here's a look at the updated Chase standings following Sunday's race, courtesy of ESPN.com:

Place	Driver	Points	Wins
1	Jimmie Johnson	440	4
2	Kevin Harvick	516	2
3	Joey Logano	440	1
4	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	432	1
5	Brad Keselowski	414	1
6	Matt Kenseth	377	1
7	Denny Hamlin	345	1
8	Kurt Busch	340	1
9	Carl Edwards	338	1
10	Martin Truex Jr.	472	0
11	Jamie McMurray	390	0
12	Kasey Kahne	385	0
13	Jeff Gordon	380	0
14	Aric Almirola	378	0
15	Paul Menard	372	0
16	Ryan Newman	369	0

Only 23 more races remain this year, including 13 to the Challenger Round. You can view the remaining schedule below, courtesy of NASCAR.com:

Race	Track	Date	Time
Axalta 'We Paint Winners' 400	Pocono Raceway	Sunday, June 7	1 p.m. ET
Quicken Loans 400	Michigan International Speedway	Sunday, June 14	1 p.m. ET
Toyota-Save Mart 350	Sonoma Raceway	Sunday, June 28	3 p.m. ET
Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola	Daytona International Speedway	Sunday, July 5	7:45 p.m. ET
Quaker State 400 Presented by Advance Auto Parts	Kentucky Speedway	Saturday, July 11	7:30 p.m. ET
NASCAR Sprint Cup July New Hampshire Race	New Hampshire Motor Speedway	Sunday, July 19	1:30 p.m. ET
Crown Royal Presents the 'Your Hero's Name Here' 400 at the Brickyard	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Sunday, July 26	3:30 p.m. ET
Pennsylvania 400	Pocono Raceway	Sunday, Aug. 2	1:30 p.m. ET
Cheez-It 355	Watkins Glen International	Sunday, Aug. 9	2 p.m. ET
Pure Michigan 400	Michigan International Speedway	Sunday, Aug. 16	2:30 p.m. ET
IRWIN Tools Night Race	Bristol Motor Speedway	Saturday, Aug. 22	7:30 p.m. ET
Bojangles' Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Sunday, Sept. 6	7 p.m. ET
Federated Auto Parts 400	Richmond International Raceway	Saturday, Sept. 12	7:30 p.m.
Challenger Round
MyAFibStory.com 400	Chicagoland Speedway	Sunday, Sept. 20	3 p.m. ET
Sylvania 300	New Hampshire Motor Speedway	Sunday, Sept. 27	2 p.m. ET
AAA 400	Dover International Speedway	Sunday, Oct. 4	2:30 p.m. ET
Contender Round
Bank of America 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Saturday, Oct. 10	7 p.m. ET
Hollywood Casino 400	Kansas Speedway	Sunday, Oct. 18	2:15 p.m. ET
Alabama 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Sunday, Oct. 25	2:30 p.m. ET
Eliminator Round
Goody's FAST PAIN RELIEF 500	Martinsville Speedway	Sunday, Nov. 1	1:15 p.m.
AAA Texas 500	Texas Motor Speedway	Sunday, Nov. 8	2 p.m. ET
Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500	Phoenix International Raceway	Sunday, Nov. 15	2:30 p.m. ET
Championship Round
Ford EcoBoost 400	Homestead-Miami Speedway	Sunday, Nov. 22	3 p.m. ET

I feel like a broken record saying this, but Martin Truex Jr. continues to be one of the most consistent drivers on the Sprint Cup circuit. Yet he's still looking for that first win in 2015. The 34-year-old earned his 12th top-10 finish in 13 races after placing sixth.

Yahoo Sports' Nick Bromberg wrote that Truex taking two tires late the race did more than anything to erase his hopes of winning: "While Johnson and Harvick stayed out during the caution for the Busch-Scott crash, Truex took two tires and restarted in the second row. He never challenged for the lead (thanks to a well-timed block by Kasey Kahne on the last restart) and finished sixth."

Johnson was one of the drivers who gambled and opted not to take fresh tires. He felt his win ultimately vindicated that decision.

"I guess guys on two (fresh) tires weren't all that fast," he said, per Fox Sports' Tom Jensen. "Chad (Knaus, crew chief) said something about that to me on the radio and they never really came. The 4 (Harvick) and I did just fine on our old tires and held those guys off. It was a hard-fought day."

Truex led more laps than any other driver (131), which is the second week in a row he has led at least 100 laps in a losing effort. ProSportsInfo.com's Steve Merril highlighted how Truex continues to dominate races for long stretches but falls just short in the end:

The silver lining for the No. 78 car is that Johnson's winning means another driver didn't get the victory and shoot up the standings. The more repeat winners, the better for Truex; that way accruing a wealth of points will be enough to get him into the Chase.

Both Kasey Kahne and Aric Almirola are on shakier ground than Truex, but they at least improved their respective places in the standings. Kahne went from 13th to 12th, while Almirola gained a spot as well, rising from 15th to 14th.

Meanwhile, the top three drivers on the outside looking in remain the same: Clint Bowyer, Danica Patrick and Greg Biffle.

Bowyer gained a little ground on Ryan Newman for 16th. He's now 37 points off the Chase, which is a manageable gap to try to close.

Patrick and Biffle, on the other hand, fell back a bit. They're 48 and 58 points back respectively.

Luckily for them and every other driver out of the top 16, 23 races are a lot of time to make something happen. All it takes is for everything to click one day in order to get into Victory Lane. And one win is enough to get in the Chase.

Of course, Johnson can't keep hogging all of the wins for himself over the coming weeks and months.