NASCAR: Five Reasons New Format Is A Horrible Idea

The points are being divided how?

Part of the new format is the point structure. Which shouldn’t be a surprise, all formats that NASCAR have had included a points system.

Under this new format, everyone is having a hard time understanding how the points is going to be distributed among the drivers.

After the first stage is complete, drivers who are first through tenth will get points on how they finish. First place will get 10 points, second place will get nine points, so on until tenth place who will get one point. The second stage will be the same way. Drivers who end up first through tenth will receive points based on where you finish. The final stage will be the end of the race, once the checkered flag waves the field will be awarded the normal 40-1 points. But the winner of the race will also get five bonus playoff points and each stage winner will get one playoff point.

That means, how the points are distributed now, if a driver wins both stages and ends up finishing 15th. That driver can earn as many points and some cases more points as the race winner.