NASCAR POINTS
I have just come to see by way of a show on ESPN that if the chase were to begin today Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson would be tied with the same number of points. So there goes a 500 plus point advantage that Gordon now enjoys over Johnson who sits sixth in the standings, but by virtue of having the same number of wins (four) they are tied going into the chase. Take the example of Kurt Busch who just won in Michigan. If he wins the final three races before the chase ends he could possibly be number one on the leader board, even though he is more than 700 points back from Gordon.
Now I have always been in favor of the winner of the race getting substantially more points than the rest of the field but this system can't be looking good to Jeff Gordon or Denny Hamlin. Hamilin who sits second in the points because of consistent high finishes and only one victory, which could put him dead last when the chase begins. How do you explain that to his sponsors when they go to the rear of the field when the playoff starts? Why do all 43 cars have to score points in each race? Why not have only the top 20 or 25 finishers score points which would get the also rans and half wrecked cars off the track limping around just to scrounge out every last point. The worst thing you can see on a race track is half a car doing slow laps around an oval looking like a demolition derby.
I know with so many cars vying for points it's hard to come up with a system that is fair to everyone but for the top runners to loose such an advantage seems grossly unfair. I guess this new system is to encourage teams and drivers to race for wins instead of points and if that's the aim than more power to them. In my opinion whatever NASCAR does to try and help stimulate competition it creates just as much controversy. Let me know what you think about the point system and what other ideas you might have that seems a little more fair than what we have now.
NASCAR POINTS
I have just come to see by way of a show on ESPN that if the chase were to begin today Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson would be tied with the same number of points. So there goes a 500 plus point advantage that Gordon now enjoys over Johnson who sits sixth in the standings, but by virtue of having the same number of wins (four) they are tied going into the chase. Take the example of Kurt Busch who just won in Michigan. If he wins the final three races before the chase ends he could possibly be number one on the leader board, even though he is more than 700 points back from Gordon.
Now I have always been in favor of the winner of the race getting substantially more points than the rest of the field but this system can't be looking good to Jeff Gordon or Denny Hamlin. Hamilin who sits second in the points because of consistent high finishes and only one victory, which could put him dead last when the chase begins. How do you explain that to his sponsors when they go to the rear of the field when the playoff starts? Why do all 43 cars have to score points in each race? Why not have only the top 20 or 25 finishers score points which would get the also rans and half wrecked cars off the track limping around just to scrounge out every last point. The worst thing you can see on a race track is half a car doing slow laps around an oval looking like a demolition derby.
I know with so many cars vying for points it's hard to come up with a system that is fair to everyone but for the top runners to loose such an advantage seems grossly unfair. I guess this new system is to encourage teams and drivers to race for wins instead of points and if that's the aim than more power to them. In my opinion whatever NASCAR does to try and help stimulate competition it creates just as much controversy. Let me know what you think about the point system and what other ideas you might have that seems a little more fair than what we have now.
NASCAR POINTS
2 comments:
I agree with you. Let the top 10 or 15 score points and aware points for the pole and most laps led.Why bother with fist 26 races?
you make a very good point there uncle johnny...i agree with everything u said
TZ
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