additionally I don’t believe that the playoffs are helping nascar to grow the sport if anything it is shrinking it after new fans see thru the farce that is the playoffs or established long time fans reach their breaking point with it, it may be helping nascar to secure a larger contract with nbc if that is what nbc is requesting, but they’re losing growth on the backend overall with fan turnover rate, it is up to nascar to realize that is not to their benefit at this point overall to continue to trot this playoff system out year after year it has run it’s course with many fans and they have a legitimate gripe. (not all and that’s fine, not everyone will agree)
I strongly believe that if nascar did make some major changes of this magnitude not only would it keep their current fans and give them a reason to stop complaining about everything that nascar does, it might even bring back fans that used to watch and no longer do. Next up would be the next gen car, but I’m not going to even venture down that road of different topic, I would take the season long championship points change as a major victory and step in the right direction for all that are involved. If they’re serious about getting people to care about something meaningful then the champion should be decided over the full course of the season, that in itself gives people a reason to watch and tune in to every single race every single week, and hey you just might get a ratings boost at the same time but there’s no doubt that your championship format is now legitimate, and that leads to growth and retention over the long run.
