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Whizzer said:
For the same reason they don't count if a Sprint Cup driver selects points in that series but races in the Nationwide Series (or trucks) and wins. In Nationwide, the win counts, the points don't. In Sprint, the win and points count if that is the way the driver makes his choice.

I don't see the big deal here. It looks to me like NASCAR is handling this the right way.
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I'm with you, Whizzer.
 
Not sure of the actualy source, but I caught this on Facebook this morning.

Trevor Bayne said Monday he probably won’t attempt to run for the Sprint Cup championship this year.

“I think we’re probably just sticking with what we planned,” Bayne said.

Bayne is a Nationwide Series driver for Roush-Fenway Racing and plan...ned to run for the title this season in NASCAR’s second level.

On loan to the Wood Brothers for 17 races in the Cup Series, he stunned a veteran field Sunday by becoming the youngest winner in Daytona 500 history with a surprise victory in NASCAR’s biggest race.

NASCAR rules this season made drivers pick just one series to collect points, and Bayne chose the second-tier Nationwide Series. He can change his mind, but he would not be given retroactive points for the Daytona 500.

NASCAR officials said Monday the win would count toward seeding in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, but he would not receive any points for Sunday’s race.

NASCAR this year changed the format for the 12-driver Chase field. The top 10 in points after the 26th race of the season make the Chase, with the final two spots going to drivers with the most wins who aren’t already eligible. The drivers would have to be ranked inside the top 20.

Bayne is up against several obstacles. The Woods’ don’t have funding for a full season, and even though they picked up $1,462,563 for the win, they’ll need sponsorship to run all 36 points races. The team has already said it will go to Martinsville, the sixth race of the season which was not on the original team schedule.

“There are going to be a lot of times when we do struggle because I’m new at this. A lot of new pieces have come together, so I think we’ve got to keep that realistic and just race right now.”
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dpkimmel2001 said:
So has this ever been confirmed? I still haven't seen this in the news. :confused:
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This is all I could find on it.



Because of a lack of sponsorship, Wood Brothers Racing had planned to field #21-Trevor Bayne in only 17 Sprint Cup races this season. And with a new NASCAR rule forcing drivers to choose one national series in which to earn points, Bayne took himself out of the running for the title anyway. "Whatever they say, I'm good with it," said Bayne, who tied a record by capturing his first win in NASCAR's premier circuit in his second start. "I think we'll have a really good shot in Nationwide, and obviously we've got a good shot (in Cup), so whatever they say I'm fine with it" Despite his win, Bayne has zero points in the standings because he chose to run for the Nationwide title under the new rule (which was intended to end the five-year streak of Cup regulars wining the second-division title).
But NASCAR said Monday that Bayne would be allowed to change his mind. Though the points he earned from the Daytona 500 still wouldn't count, the victory would in determining his eligibility for the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Under a new format this season, the 12-driver Chase will feature the top 10 in points and the two drivers ranked 11th-20th with the most wins. If the rules had been applied last year, a one-win driver would have made the Chase. Still, Wood Brothers would need to run its first full season since 2008 to give Bayne a shot at the top 20 in points before the Chase cutoff in September. The team added a race after his win and hopes to secure funding to continue after the first seven. "This limited schedule enables us to continue racing, but you need to be at all of them and that's our goal," said co-owner Eddie Wood, who said Monday morning he had received text messages from potential sponsors in the 12 hours since the victory. Wood said deciding on whether Bayne would switch his points preference was "a good problem to have."(USA Today)(2-22-2011)
 
So I guess it's more like 'what if' at this point. I thought the original post made it sound like he was to run the full deal.
 
Why would Bayne even consider doing the whole cup schedule sure he won a restrictor plate race, the top 5 included David Gilliland and Bobby Labonte, not to say he didn't do a great job winning the race but the Wood Brothers aren't going to go out and put the car on the pole at Phionex.
 
I think he ends up in the #6 car next year in Cup. Someone said that in another thread and it makes sense. I don't see Regan winning any races this year.
 
JustMe said:
This is all I could find on it.



Because of a lack of sponsorship, Wood Brothers Racing had planned to field #21-Trevor Bayne in only 17 Sprint Cup races this season. And with a new NASCAR rule forcing drivers to choose one national series in which to earn points, Bayne took himself out of the running for the title anyway. "Whatever they say, I'm good with it," said Bayne, who tied a record by capturing his first win in NASCAR's premier circuit in his second start. "I think we'll have a really good shot in Nationwide, and obviously we've got a good shot (in Cup), so whatever they say I'm fine with it" Despite his win, Bayne has zero points in the standings because he chose to run for the Nationwide title under the new rule (which was intended to end the five-year streak of Cup regulars wining the second-division title).
But NASCAR said Monday that Bayne would be allowed to change his mind. Though the points he earned from the Daytona 500 still wouldn't count, the victory would in determining his eligibility for the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Under a new format this season, the 12-driver Chase will feature the top 10 in points and the two drivers ranked 11th-20th with the most wins. If the rules had been applied last year, a one-win driver would have made the Chase. Still, Wood Brothers would need to run its first full season since 2008 to give Bayne a shot at the top 20 in points before the Chase cutoff in September. The team added a race after his win and hopes to secure funding to continue after the first seven. "This limited schedule enables us to continue racing, but you need to be at all of them and that's our goal," said co-owner Eddie Wood, who said Monday morning he had received text messages from potential sponsors in the 12 hours since the victory. Wood said deciding on whether Bayne would switch his points preference was "a good problem to have."(USA Today)(2-22-2011)
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Same thing I posted on post #6...I got it from Jayski
 
VaDirt said:
Not sure of the actualy source, but I caught this on Facebook this morning.
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Trevor Bayne said Monday he probably won’t attempt to run for the Sprint Cup championship this year.

“I think we’re probably just sticking with what we planned,” Bayne said.

Bayne is a Nationwide Series driver for Roush-Fenway Racing and plan...ned to run for the title this season in NASCAR’s second level.

On loan to the Wood Brothers for 17 races in the Cup Series, he stunned a veteran field Sunday by becoming the youngest winner in Daytona 500 history with a surprise victory in NASCAR’s biggest race.

NASCAR rules this season made drivers pick just one series to collect points, and Bayne chose the second-tier Nationwide Series. He can change his mind, but he would not be given retroactive points for the Daytona 500.

NASCAR officials said Monday the win would count toward seeding in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, but he would not receive any points for Sunday’s race.

NASCAR this year changed the format for the 12-driver Chase field. The top 10 in points after the 26th race of the season make the Chase, with the final two spots going to drivers with the most wins who aren’t already eligible. The drivers would have to be ranked inside the top 20.

Bayne is up against several obstacles. The Woods’ don’t have funding for a full season, and even though they picked up $1,462,563 for the win, they’ll need sponsorship to run all 36 points races. The team has already said it will go to Martinsville, the sixth race of the season which was not on the original team schedule.

“There are going to be a lot of times when we do struggle because I’m new at this. A lot of new pieces have come together, so I think we’ve got to keep that realistic and just race right now.”
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Same thing I posted in post#6 From Jayski
 
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