NASCAR What If: The 2009 Chase Under 2014 Rules
Final Race – Homestead-Miami
Below are how the final-four drivers in the chase ran at Homestead-Miami and how the championship panned out.
- Kurt Busch – 4th place
- Jimmie Johnson – 5th place
- Kyle Busch – 8th place
- Mark Martin -12th place
In this season under the 2014 rules Kurt Busch would have won the championship, which would have been the first of his career since the one in 2004 would not have happened.. Denny Hamlin won the final race of the year in 2009. Jeff Gordon finished this race in 6th behind both Johnson and Busch.
If NASCAR had dreamed up this current chase system some 10 years ago it would have had an immediate impact on history as every champion from 2004-2009 would have been different. Be sure to check out the past years by clicking on the links in the first slide.
Be on the lookout for the 2010 edition of “NASCAR What If” sometime in the near future.