Blaze
The Midnight Rider
To me best driver = most points from race 1 to the last race. The old system didn't allow the guy who scored the most points to lose, unless of course they got a points penalty to take away some points. If you lost the championship under a full season system then the other person did better all season with getting points and finishing, and getting the most out of races. But still give the winner more points and that helps makes winning important, while also making sure someone performed week in and week out, every single race.Corey Heim and Connor Zilisch are the best drivers in their respective series, but that doesn’t translate to being champion under the system we have.
And there are times when the best driver wouldn’t win under a full season system. Mechanical failures and Rick Ware Racing drivers are an ever present threat.