Push Grip Turn has been reading about the new Sprint Cup Series points system. The sport’s Chase for the Cup title playoff and pre-race qualifying.
The changes are intended to boost interest in NASCAR’S premier series, make its points system easier to follow and boost the impetus on winning races. That’s a new concept. “Winning Races”
Each Cup race has 43 cars, and the new sliding-scale system awards 43 points to the winner. 42 to 2nd place car and down the line to one point for the 43rd car. This was discussed by NASCAR Chairman, Brian France at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, N.C.
The race winners also get 3 bonus points for the victory, and they can earn an additional point for leading a lap and another for leading the most laps. Therefore each winner can earn a maximum of 48.
By doing this tweaking for the Chase, France said the new system allows the top 10 drivers after 26 races to advance to the 10-race Chase playoff. Also, two “wild card” drivers outside the top 10 with the most victories that season –and who rank among the top 20 in points– will join the Chase as well.
Previously, the top 12 drivers in points made the Chase. Last year the winner of the Daytona 500 and the Brickyard 400 wast consistent enough to finish in the top 12, and that was Jamie McMurray.
So now Push Grip Turn says let’s go racing at Daytona, and start gathering the points.


