The old line fans and purists think NASCAR's top division has "gone Hollywood". It's changed a lot since I saw my first race in 1978.Despite Brian Vickers' brain cramp at Talledega, the fans (at the track, not in the TV audience, which was lower than last year) were interested in the last lap theatrics. It gave the appearance that a driver was actually interested in winning a race. My little rework of the points system would do that in fact:
Race winner gets 200 points.
Second gets 180. The point totals drop by five from 3rd through 19th; 3rd gets 175, 19th gets 95.
20th to 24th place gets 90 points.
25th to 29th place gets 80 points.
30th to 43rd place would get 70 points (so the creative body work to pound out dents and rip off fenders would not really be necessary, unless the car was running in the top 19).
Bonus Points: Winners get 10, green flag lap leaders get 5 and lap leaders under the yellow get two.
We'll have more comments on our "Race-Talk" program...and even more here on the blog.
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