NASCAR: 5 things to complain about with Kyle Busch’s 2019 Truck season over

Playoffs

This is a last resort since the playoffs are not scheduled to start across any of NASCAR’s three national series for another several months, but it is another good go-to for any fans who feel the need to rip race winners, polesitters, or heck, even practice session speed chart leaders whose championship totals would not be what they are today if not for the playoffs.

In fact, I’d venture to guess that we will never again experience another weekend during which it is not brought up that “NASCAR handed Kyle Busch his championship!” back when he won it in the 2015 season after missing the season’s first 11 races due to injuries he suffered in a crash and receiving a waiver to get into the playoffs as a result of his regular season victories.

Again, fans love to complain about NASCAR’s “gimmicks”, and the playoffs, especially the modern playoff format, certainly fit that bill, perhaps more than any other “gimmick” that the sport has introduced over the years. Even those who enjoy the current playoff format have to see that this is the case.

But don’t waste this one completely quite yet; use it with caution. Because when September rolls around, we can’t wait to hear why Joey Logano is a “fake champion” and how Jeff Gordon, not Jimmie Johnson, is the only seven-time champion aside of Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt.

We can’t wait to hear about how Winston Cup championships are the only “real” championships from people who insist they will never, ever, ever, ever watch NASCAR again yet continue to watch every race every weekend.