December 10, 2003

NASCAR floats trial balloon for new points system.: Looking to create a "post-season" of sorts, NASCAR suggests a change to the points system wherein only the top ten drivers with ten races remaining would be eligible to win the championship. It's not being well-received.

posted by mr_crash_davis to other at 12:01 AM - 2 comments

Maybe a 'pro bowl/all-star' concept would be better. It's not a 10 week race, so it doesn't provide the same 2-month fixation they are looking to create, but messing with the integrity of a season point system is just too radical for most.

posted by garfield at 10:46 AM on December 10, 2003

My beef with it is that if one of NASCAR's Golden Boys (read: Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, or Gordon) had won the championship the way Kenseth did, there wouldn't be so much as a peep from anyone. However, since it was Matt Kenseth (in a FORD, no less) it just proves that something must be wrong with the system.

posted by mr_crash_davis at 12:19 PM on December 10, 2003

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