NASCAR: Five Reasons New Format Is A Horrible Idea

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Nov 20, 2016; Homestead, FL, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch (18), NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Jimmie Johnson (48), NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Carl Edwards (19), NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Joey Logano (22) before the Ford Ecoboost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /

So long Chase, it sorta been a fun ride

To some fans this might be more of a good thing than a bad idea.

Once the 2017 season gets started with the Daytona 500 next month. The final ten races of the season will no longer be called the Chase, those final ten races will now be called the Playoff’s.

The only reason why it’s a bad thing it’s getting called the playoff’s not the Chase is this. How may pro sports have playoff’s? Majority of pro sports in North America have their latter half of the season called “playoff’s.”

At least with the Chase, it gave NASCAR its own identity among the other pro-sports. When someone says playoff’s, you must ask what sport they’re talking about. However, when someone said “The Chase” you knew they were talking about NASCAR.

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