Those pointless points are getting ready to matter

Having finally becoming resigned to the Chase format, I like the idea that a win automatically advances a driver to the next round.

Also OK with the elimination concept.

Not crazy about resetting points after every round though.
 
pjmolo said:
Having finally becoming resigned to the Chase format, I like the idea that a win automatically advances a driver to the next round.

Also OK with the elimination concept.

Not crazy about resetting points after every round though.
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Wins are only good for the first round, oddly enough.

This new format is all over the place. So uneven is wild.
 
I think the first round with the way the points played out, the last race was a ride around and staying out of trouble. There was a big gap in points between the advancers and the on the bubble cars. I agree with Reck, it is a crap shoot on how the next round will go, more so with Dega as the ending race, if a driver is behind at Dega his chances of advancing has more to do with good luck than skill.
 
Reck said:
Wins are only good for the first round, oddly enough.

This new format is all over the place. So uneven is wild.
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Not true about wins being only good for the first round.

A win in the second round automatically advances a driver to the third round and a third round race winner automatically becomes one of the finalists at Homestead.

However, unlike the "regular season" where a race win earns a driver bonus points in the first round of the Chase, a win in any Chase round doesn't result in any bonus points in the next round.

Agreed that the format is all over the place, which is a pretty good indication that we haven't seen the end of the changes made to it.
 
pjmolo said:
Not true about wins being only good for the first round.

A win in the second round automatically advances a driver to the third round and a third round race winner automatically becomes one of the finalists at Homestead.

However, unlike the "regular season" where a race win earns a driver bonus points in the first round of the Chase, a win in any Chase round doesn't result in any bonus points in the next round.

Agreed that the format is all over the place, which is a pretty good indication that we haven't seen the end of the changes made to it.
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I think the automatic advancement should be worth more than 3 points for the next round. I assume that's what NASCAR was thinking.. Bonus points to start are nice.. but not having to worry for a race or 2 is probably nicer.
 
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