I love NASCAR. It is in my blood and because I am a redneck. NASCAR is a sport that you don’t want to toy around too much with, especially the point system. When It was Winston, the point system was just fine. Perhaps there could be some tweaking. Under the old system, a driver didn’t have to win a race to win the championship. He just had to stick in the top 5. With todays racers and the new car, that is virtually impossible. How points are given under the new system, eliminates that. With the “10 race to the chase”, only the top point 12 contenders are vying for the championship in the last 10 races. What this does, a team that “hung around” until they are in the chase for the 12th spot, can win the championship. That is a fine and dandy for sports like football, basketball, baseball, etc, but it does not have a place in NASCAR. With the COT, NASCAR can eliminate the “10 race for the chase” and let the teams and drivers fight it out.

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