Valkrie1357 Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 FYI NASCAR Increases Points for Winning by +5 If you win 185 Lead the most laps +5 Lead a Lap +5 195 Points Eliminated the $1,000,000.00 for 11th Place. 400-point cutoff eliminated Increased the Field for the Chase to 12. + All Chase Drivers start the Chase with 5000 points. the tie Breaker is # of Wins (10 Points Per Win), if Drivers are still tied, the one with the most 2nd Place Finishes is the next tie breaker. etc.... Possible the bottom 3-5 guys could all have 5000 if none of them have won a race. instead of the current 5 point increments 10th place 5000 9th place 5005 8th place 5010 etc... 26 days Until Daytona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowhntr Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Re: NASCAR Increases Points for Winning by +5 In my opinion the jury is still out on this one. I've never really been a fan of the chase format. WIth these new rules I think it will only serve to give us a 10 race champ not a season champ. I agree that there needed to be some more credit given for winning but I'm not sure I like the sound of the rest of it. The Cup should be awarded on an ENTIRE seasons worth of consistency not just 10 races. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkrie1357 Posted January 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Re: NASCAR Increases Points for Winning by +5 Weather we like it or not, NASCAR Does what it Likes. I don't remember them saying they would re address thing in 3 years either. Nascar answers to no one for some reason?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABuckSlayer Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Re: NASCAR Increases Points for Winning by +5 You have to admit though... the Chase does make it a little more exciting for the last 10 races. I wasn't crazy about the idea before but I kinda like it now. The teams still have to be consistent for 26 races just to get in the Chase and then for 10 more to win. You just probably won't see someone stink it up like Kenseth did a few years back and have it wrapped up well before the last race of the season. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Re: NASCAR Increases Points for Winning by +5 I'm not a fan of the chase either,but it is what it is.I definately agree that more points should be awarded for wins. They probably though they should expand the # of chase contenders after how Stewart ended up finishing the last ten races last year.It also gives your favorite driver a little more chance to make the chase. I thought I heard somewhere that NHRA is doing something similiar this year,anybody know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowJoe Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 Re: NASCAR Increases Points for Winning by +5 I agreed that they should increase the points but I meant by 20 not 5. I also think they should have a separate points system for all of the chase drivers. I think you should get a 5 point difference between positions for just the 12 drivers no matter where they finish and a 20 point bonus if you are the winner of the race. That will increase the push to win and not lay back. I also think they should cut back the number of drivers after the first 26 races to maybe 35 or even 25. Keep the guys just riding around the track from interfering with the real action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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