Dale Earnhardt Jr. has Created a Big Boost in NASCAR [NATIONAL STANDINGS]

Ticket sales for Sunday's Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma raceway have surged and one big reason is Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Things are now just about equal with what they were for the last year's race.

According to Raceway general manager Steve Page, until last week, tickets sales for the NASCAR Sprint Cup event were slightly behind last year.

But Earnhardt's victory last Sunday at Michigan International Speedway at the Quicken Loans 400 has created a boon to the Sonoma track.

A raceway spokesperson determined that 20 percent more tickets were sold on Monday, the day after Earnhardt's victory, compared to the same day six days before the race last year.

National Standings

As of: Quicken Loans 400		+/-	Points	Behind	Wins
1	Matt Kenseth #17 - Ford	–	565	‒	1
2	Dale Earnhardt Jr. #88 - Chevrolet	–	561	4	1
3	Greg Biffle #16 - Ford	–	548	17	1
4	Jimmie Johnson #48 - Chevrolet	+1	532	33	2
5	Denny Hamlin #11 - Toyota	-1	514	51	2
6	Kevin Harvick #29 - Chevrolet	–	504	61	0
7	Martin Truex Jr. #56 - Toyota	–	497	68	0
8	Tony Stewart #14 - Chevrolet	–	491	74	2
9	Clint Bowyer #15 - Toyota	–	481	84	0
10	Brad Keselowski #2 - Dodge	–	458	107	2
11	Carl Edwards #99 - Ford	–	456	109	0
12	Kyle Busch #18 - Toyota	–	432	133	1
13	Ryan Newman #39 - Chevrolet	+1	427	138	1
14	Paul Menard #27 - Chevrolet	-1	421	144	0
15	Joey Logano #20 - Toyota	–	407	158	1
16	Kasey Kahne #5 - Chevrolet	–	391	174	1
17	Marcos Ambrose #9 - Ford	–	388	177	0
18	Jamie McMurray #1 - Chevrolet	+1	377	188	0
19	Juan Pablo Montoya #42 - Chevrolet	+2	377	188	0
20	Jeff Gordon #24 - Chevrolet	+2	375	190	0