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Chase Field Expanded and More Points for Wins
Topic Started: Jan 22 2007, 12:08 AM (144 Views)
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Chase field will be expanded to 12

Lee Spencer / FOXSports.com
Posted: 22 minutes ago



The NASCAR Nextel Media tour kicks off Monday morning but the long-waited announcement regarding changes to the Chase will be the showstopper of the week. NASCAR sources have confirmed that the Chase field will increase from 10 drivers to 12 and that 10 additional points will be awarded for wins.

NASCAR introduced the Chase for the Nextel Cup format three years ago, after Matt Kenseth smoked the field in 2003. Kenseth led the point standing for 33 consecutive weeks. Kenseth established a 418-point lead over Dale Earnhardt Jr., entering the final 10 races, clinched the title in the next-to-last race and finished the season 90 points ahead of Jimmie Johnson.
Despite introducing the Chase in 2004, NASCAR didn't change the way points were awarded in the first 26 races. Instead, the sanctioning body created what amounts to a playoff system by cutting the championship-eligible field to the top-10 drivers (and those within 400 points of the lead) for the final 10 races. The 10 title contenders were bunched within 45 points for the Chase, but scoring for the individual races remained essentially unchanged from the system Bob Latford had introduced 29 years earlier.

During the last three Chases, the championships have all been decided in the season finale. Despite the intensity generated by the Chase, TV ratings started to slide over the past year. The slump and pressure from team sponsors whose drivers were on the cusp of the Chase have prompted NASCAR officials to review the current program. Certainly, offering a 10-point incentive to drivers for wins should help eliminate teams' willingness to settle for top-five finishes when a little additional risk might result in victory.

NASCAR also will announce the seven winning drivers in its Drive for Diversity talent search. The finalists were selected from more than 300 minority applicants.


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Frvrth247
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Eh, 12 aint bad.
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KK3869
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Son of a bitch :aaron: :throw:
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Only in America is mediocre performance awarded.
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Ricky Bobby could win a championchip with this points system, And in the end this might make it less competitive, What if someone wins 8 races again? He'll aleready have a 40 point lead
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Also, after Race 26, the top 12 drivers in the points will qualify for the Chase.
> All 12 drivers will have their point totals re-set to 5,000; each will then receive a 10-point bonus for each race victory they had during the first 26 races
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Utterly ridiculous.
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Orangesmoke20
Jan 22 2007, 04:30 PM
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Also, after Race 26, the top 12 drivers in the points will qualify for the Chase.
> All 12 drivers will have their point totals re-set to 5,000; each will then receive a 10-point bonus for each race victory they had during the first 26 races

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CR49
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Those bonus points to start the chase are stupid.
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Ram Jam
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It's like little league everyone gets a trophy for participating now.
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Great now if we have a driver who tries to repeat Ryan Newman's feat in 2003 of checkers or wreckers(had 6 wins in the first 26 races of 2003) then that driver will have an advantage over the other drivers already ahead of him in the points standings. NASCAR has now fucked up the points system even further, allowing a driver who is not 1st in points at the start of the chase to be 1st in points with a 10 point bonus for each race won out of the first 26. Where's the logic in possibly allowing a driver in 2nd, 3rd or even 6th place in the points standing to suddenly be the points leader at the start of race 27? Seriously the executives need to get a grip on reality here before we fans tune out permanently.
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I don't get the big fuss about it. Yeah, it'll make things more interesting, but at the end of the day, consistency will win. You can try going for broke in the first 26 races, but you won't make the top 12 doing that. Then you're stuck with those extra 5 points for each win and nothing to show for it. I think it'll work out in the end and it's still going to be whoever is most consistent ( top 5s ) is going to win it all. I'll be very surprised if someone with a bunch of wins and DNFs even qualifies for the chase.
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Orangesmoke20
Jan 22 2007, 04:30 PM
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Also, after Race 26, the top 12 drivers in the points will qualify for the Chase.
> All 12 drivers will have their point totals re-set to 5,000; each will then receive a 10-point bonus for each race victory they had during the first 26 races

I kinda like how that works but 10 was too many so 12 is just stupid.
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lets just move the daytona 500 to the last race of the season and who ever wins that is the champ
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Standings would have looked like this last year with this format.

1.Johnson 6475
2.Stewart 6459
3.Kenseth 6409
4.Harvick 6397
5.Hamlin 6397
6.Earnhardt 6313
7.Gordon 6266
8.Kahne 6228
9.Burton 6218
10.Martin 6148
11.Biffle 6051
12.Busch 6002
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Stupid. Stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid.
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HomeDepot20TS
Jan 23 2007, 02:29 AM
Stupid. Stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid.

Amen
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d_drosback29
Jan 22 2007, 10:54 PM
I'll be very surprised if someone with a bunch of wins and DNFs even qualifies for the chase.

It happens every year. Kasey did it this past season. Jimmie in 05 had more DNf's than wins by a 5-4 margin.
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num1hendrickfan
Jan 22 2007, 10:36 PM
Great now if we have a driver who tries to repeat Ryan Newman's feat in 2003 of checkers or wreckers(had 6 wins in the first 26 races of 2003) then that driver will have an advantage over the other drivers already ahead of him in the points standings. NASCAR has now fucked up the points system even further, allowing a driver who is not 1st in points at the start of the chase to be 1st in points with a 10 point bonus for each race won out of the first 26. Where's the logic in possibly allowing a driver in 2nd, 3rd or even 6th place in the points standing to suddenly be the points leader at the start of race 27? Seriously the executives need to get a grip on reality here before we fans tune out permanently.

Yes I agree, At least let the leader stay the leader for god sakes. I mean someone can win 7 races and have a DNF in 8 races be 12th in points yet have a 50 point lead within' 1 race. Ridiculous
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