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A points system for rank in the race and another point system for points based on the length of the race and the distance covered by the driver. For Example: The winner of the Daytona 500 in 1972 received a total of 350 points, 100 points for first place and an additional 250 points (1.25 points per lap * 200 laps) for race distance completed.
With the 2018 NASCAR rule changes, the gas man is now not allowed to make any adjustments to the car when refueling it. There is an established pit road speed limit for each race. Since NASCAR cars do not have speedometers, the first pace lap of each race is run at pit road speed so drivers can get a tachometer reading for pit speed. There are ...
In 2011, NASCAR announced a number of major rules changes, the most significant being abandoning the points system. The winner of a race now receives 43 points, with one-point decrements for each subsequent position (42 for second, 41 for third, and so on).
NASCAR's audience at this point is strictly race fans. It owes its drivers and teams the opportunity to show who is the best over the full season. And not just can be best at gaming the system in ...
Truth be told, it's what NASCAR was hoping to see more of when it established the system that divides races into three stages, rewards drivers with points for doing well in those stages and allows ...
NASCAR Cup Series remaining regular season schedule Aug. 18: FireKeepers Casino 400, Michigan International Speedway (1:30 p.m., USA Network) Aug. 24: Coke Zero Sugar 400, Daytona International ...
The format used from 2004 to 2006 was modified slightly starting with the 2007 season. A major change to the qualifying criteria was instituted in 2011, along with a major change to the points system. Even more radical changes to the qualifying criteria, and to the format of the playoffs itself, were announced for the 2014 Sprint Cup Series. As ...
Under the post-2010 point system, only cars that actually start in a given race earn owner's points. There is a separate "Chase for the Championship" for the owners' points. A 2005 rule change in NASCAR's three national series, revoked from 2013 onward, affects how the owner's points are used.