panel Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 Has antone heard about how they are going to do the points system for the "Nextel" cup next year? Basicly, the first 26 six races will be used to rank the top 10 drivers, and then they take away all the points that they have earned thus far, and reassian points to that 1st place is 5 pts ahead of 2nd, and 2nd is 5pts ahead of 3rd, and so on. This makes the last races more important than the first, which is BS, the winner should be decided by how well of a total season you have, not how well a end of a season you have. They are changing the rule because Matt Kensith smoked everyone last year right from the begining, but NASCAR wants it to be close every year, so they are doing this BS! It sucks. Here is the nascar sight for more info. http://www.nascar.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69 YARDS Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 Now, all you have to do is stay within 400 points of the leader, you're guaranteed an entry into the playoff system. Any appreciable deficit you might have had to make up is gone. IMO, all Nascar had to do was add 10 more points for the winner, give 5 for the pole winner, and not give any points to the last 5 cars, and they'd have been fine. Now they've gone and made a mess of things. :puke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gridironmike Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 While it gives drivers within 400 points a chance, what about the guys that try to fight their way into the top ten by the end of the year to get a stage appearance at the banquet? Better be top ten by race 26 I guess. They are also creating an "award" for that 11th place finisher. Big deal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbooma Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 I think this is great now the last 15 races will mean something. Most of the time the winner is already known by the end of July :doh: This will make the races more exciting now and important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bofluid Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 I'm not really a fan of this system, but I'm willing to give it a chance and see how it plays out. The October race at Talladega should be crazy with everyone so bunched up in the points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsfan44 Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 NASCAR is going down the crapper people, and this new point system is not going to help them. I have been following NASCAR since 1975 (yea, I am a ol' fart) and NASCAR has been making some changes the past few years that is BS. First and formost, 2 of the rules (now old rules) was that the car had to be..... 1) American. (I'll get back to this one later) 2) A TWO door production car. When Chevy brought back the Monte Carlo to replace the Lumina, it was kicking the sh1t out of every other car on the track. Ford knew that it's Thunderchicken (T-bird) was no match for the new Monte Carlo. Ford was years (and I mean YEARS) away from building something that could try to keep up with the MC, so Ford goes to NASCAR and cries about how they can't compete with Chevy, and told them that the only car that they have that will work, was a Tourus. But it is a 4 DOOR production car, so NASCAR changed the rules so Ford would stop crying. That opened the door for Chryser to get back into NASCAR with a 4 DOOR production car made into a 2 DOOR just for racing like FORD. I am all for competion, but rewriting the rule book so someone (Ford) can race, is BS. Now the American part. NASCAR desided to let Toyota have a truck compete in the Craftmans sieres races, because the Tundra is buildt here in the USA. BULLSH1T. It is still a Jap car/truck. Now, (God forbid) Nissan wants to do the same thing as Toyota. Now, they both want to run cars in the Winston Cup (I mean Nextel Cup ) with the big boys. I am sorry, just because they build a car/truck here, they are still Jap companys and don't deserve to race. Like I said, boys, NASCAR is going down the crapper, and I intend not to watch, support, or spend my money on tickets to no more races. This is just a few things about what NASCAR has been doing lately, and in my eyes, is not for the better. Good bye, and good redence. I'll will only watch NHRA for now on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsbadd Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 This shootout thing doesn't work for me. The system the way it is ain't that great either. They should be able to tweak it to give the winners more points like 69 said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief skin Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 I am not crazy about it either wait and see but, I think Helton screwed it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantasm Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 My problem with the new points system is simple: Mike Helton and Brian France are turning NASCAR into the WWE. They said themselves that this should add to the entertainment value. I never personally thought that adding a bullsh!t points battle to the end of the year added to the entertainment. Hell, I find the whole season entertaining, regardless of how the points are stacking up at the end of the year. Another problem I'm having with the new system is the question that is sitting in the back of my mind: Would the system be changing if Dale Earnhardt Jr. or Jeff Gordon won the title last year? Probably not. The powers that be must think that because a very consistent Kenseth won the title over a their 'golden boys' such as Jr, Gordon, and Newman (and others, I know), that they had to do something. Seems to me that Kenseth won the title because he deserved it, but NASCAR doesn't see it that way. Now obviously this will lead to more close points battles, but will they be as legitimate as, say the 1992 season? At the last race of the season, three guys all had the chance to win the championship after a grueling season, and the result would have changed had Bill Elliot led one more lap during the season? I personally think NASCAR is trying to force the issue here. In the past, good points battles have occurred because they needed to, and the wide margins were wide for a reason. It's giving some marginal teams a mulligan for the first two thirds of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gridironmike Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 I hope there are about 25 cars within 400 points of the leader when race #27 starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endzone_dave Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 As long as the #5 car stays within 400 points of the leader, I'll be happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rypien 91 Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 They should give points to the pole winners also. I think the new system can work, people just have to give it a chance. For somebody like petty, schrader or a lower class car, that screws them, cause they have no chance anyway, but it puts the upper class drivers in the spotlight, where it should be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselPwr44 Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 IMO,it's gonna create a big imbalance in the sport. Sponsors are only going to sign with the big multicar teams. Imagine how many car sponsors will be pissed when they are shut out the last 10 races. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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