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Winston Cup Scene
October 29, 2003
I seriously think that originality in our sport has hit the rev limiter. Creativity has run out of gas on the backstretch. Imagination has blown a piston and is now covered up in the garage.
As I read, yet again, newspaper articles written by people who dislike the current NASCAR point system (completely disregarding the fact last year's championship wasn't decided until the final race), I keep waiting for these humble scribes to come up with clever solutions--a variety of them so we can pick the best one. Problem is, everyone opposed to the current point system says the same old boring thing - give more points to the race winner.
Come on, where's your originality? Add some Sweet'n Low to your creative juices.
I, for one, see no problem in the way NASCAR determines its champion. It's been the source of some classic championship battles. But if you're going to change it, change it big. Make it fun. Make it interesting. Kick off your shoes and live a little. My thought: Revisit the bonus-point system. A few suggestions as I sit here during a rain delay at Atlanta Motor Speedway:
25 bonus points to the winner of each race.
25-point reduction to the winner of a race on a road course.
50 bonus points to the winner of the Daytona 500 ... Another 25 bonus points if you claim the Daytona sweep.
10 bonus points, awarded weekly, to the driver whose crew performs the fastest four-tire pit stop during the race.
25 bonus points, awarded annually and determined by fan vote, to the driver of the best paint scheme.
10-point reduction to any driver who skips out on any mandated press conference in the media center.
50 bonus points, awarded each race, to anyone who can get my wife to wear a firesuit like Delana Harvick.
10 bonus points to any driver who stands during the national anthem ... 50 bonus points to any driver who will sing it.
25 bonus points to anyone not named Ryan Newman who wins the Bud Pole Award.
10 points deducted to any team/driver who berates a NASCAR official ... 50 points deducted if it happens live on national TV.
25 points deducted if you are called to the Big Red Trailer after the race ... 25 points awarded back to the driver who comes out with his hide still attached.
10 points deducted to any driver who doesn't host a 30-minute autograph session outside the track before every race.
50 bonus points to the driver with the fewest DNFs by season's end.
25 bonus points to the driver with the best Halloween costume this weekend at Phoenix.
10 points to anyone who reads this column without falling asleep ... 100 points if you do it without snoring. I've already eliminated myself from this category.
How to fix points system: Get bonus points just for reading this
Winston Cup Scene
October 29, 2003
I seriously think that originality in our sport has hit the rev limiter. Creativity has run out of gas on the backstretch. Imagination has blown a piston and is now covered up in the garage.
As I read, yet again, newspaper articles written by people who dislike the current NASCAR point system (completely disregarding the fact last year's championship wasn't decided until the final race), I keep waiting for these humble scribes to come up with clever solutions--a variety of them so we can pick the best one. Problem is, everyone opposed to the current point system says the same old boring thing - give more points to the race winner.
Come on, where's your originality? Add some Sweet'n Low to your creative juices.
I, for one, see no problem in the way NASCAR determines its champion. It's been the source of some classic championship battles. But if you're going to change it, change it big. Make it fun. Make it interesting. Kick off your shoes and live a little. My thought: Revisit the bonus-point system. A few suggestions as I sit here during a rain delay at Atlanta Motor Speedway:
25 bonus points to the winner of each race.
25-point reduction to the winner of a race on a road course.
50 bonus points to the winner of the Daytona 500 ... Another 25 bonus points if you claim the Daytona sweep.
10 bonus points, awarded weekly, to the driver whose crew performs the fastest four-tire pit stop during the race.
25 bonus points, awarded annually and determined by fan vote, to the driver of the best paint scheme.
10-point reduction to any driver who skips out on any mandated press conference in the media center.
50 bonus points, awarded each race, to anyone who can get my wife to wear a firesuit like Delana Harvick.
10 bonus points to any driver who stands during the national anthem ... 50 bonus points to any driver who will sing it.
25 bonus points to anyone not named Ryan Newman who wins the Bud Pole Award.
10 points deducted to any team/driver who berates a NASCAR official ... 50 points deducted if it happens live on national TV.
25 points deducted if you are called to the Big Red Trailer after the race ... 25 points awarded back to the driver who comes out with his hide still attached.
10 points deducted to any driver who doesn't host a 30-minute autograph session outside the track before every race.
50 bonus points to the driver with the fewest DNFs by season's end.
25 bonus points to the driver with the best Halloween costume this weekend at Phoenix.
10 points to anyone who reads this column without falling asleep ... 100 points if you do it without snoring. I've already eliminated myself from this category.
And the same goes for Dale Sr. if he was still with us.