NASCAR: Ranking The 12 Biggest Stories Of 2016

Honorable Mention – Everyone Goes Chasing

The NASCAR Chase is something that has been a part of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for more than a decade now. While it has become a staple in NASCAR’s premier series, until 2016 it had never had a place in the lower national series.

However, all of that changed in 2016 when NASCAR announced that all three major touring series would have their over versions of the Chase.

Was it the best thing in the world? Maybe not.

Did it have some positive qualities to it? Absolutely.

In the end the addition of the Chase to the Truck Series and Xfinity Series allowed for drivers who might never get to be in a playoff the chance to qualify for one. The addition of the Chase also made the championship races exciting for both series, something that they might not have been had the Chase not been in place.