Nascar new points system could work, could backfire. Bell finished with 4,035 points, 2016 truck champ johnny sauter finished. Lap summary page has not been posted in 2017, added the. After the 16th race of the season michigan the playoff field. Nov 22, 2017 2017 nascar points without playoffs or stages. Nascar dramatically changes points system for all three major series. Testset of results files nascar sprint cupseries 2015 season results for testing these pages. Points will be awarded to the single highest finisher for each car manufacturer in each championship event according to the finishing position awarded for each race. Nascar tweaks points system for determining whelen all.
The drivers championship was first awarded in 1949 to red byron. Truex led the series in virtually every category this year, and he would have easily won the championship under any reasonable point system. In the monster energy nascar cup series point chart here, stage racing and the. The 2017 nascar camping world truck series was the 23rd season of the third highest stock. Nascar reveals new points system, segmented race format. Jan 23, 2017 nascar races will be divided into three segments in 2017. Under the charter system that was established in 2016, nascar s premier series events can have up to 40 cars in the field. Mobil1, haas cnc automation, rush truck centers, haas demo days. Under the new rules, races in all three of nascars top series would be broken up. In the nascar gander outdoors truck series, there are.
Watch the full race from dover international speedway from monday, may 6th, 2019. The monster energy nascar cup series playoffs begin this weekend at chicagoland speedway, and playoffs open the following week for the nascar xfinity series and nascar camping world truck series. A comprehensive guide to nascars complicated new playoffs. Nov 20, 2017 in addition to winning the manufacturers and drivers championships in the cup series, toyota also captured the 2017 nascar camping world truck series drivers and manufacturers titles. Johnny sauter leads the point standings by 4 points over christopher bell. The points system mirrors the owner championship points structure changed in 2017. The system was founded as the chase for the championship on january 21, 2004, and was used exclusively in the nascar cup series from 2004 to 2015. This was the second year that the truck series and the xfinity series had a playoff system. Truck series points and playoff information jayskis nascar. Nascar is making sweeping changes to the formats of races in 2017 and adding more bonus points to the chase which is no longer called the. A tally of the drivers who have accumulated the most stage points in the monster energy nascar cup series after each race.
Nascar executive on restart rules and minimum speed. Kyle busch wins 2017 nascar truck series race at bristol. In the nascar gander outdoors truck series, there are only 32 competitors, so the lastplace driver will receive five points. Feb 16, 2017 nascars new point system is beyond baffling. The season began with the nextera energy resources 250 at daytona international speedway on february 24, 2017, and ended with the ford ecoboost 200 at homesteadmiami speedway on november 17. Nascar wants to make every lap matter, thats why they are revamping the points format for monster, xfinity and camping world truck series races this year.
The season ended with the ford ecoboost 400 at homesteadmiami speedway. Monster energy nascar cup standings for 2017 racing. A new nascar point system has been announced for the 2017 season. Jan 23, 2017 nascar dramatically changes points system for all three major series.
Here is how the points system and format works, and how the winner will be determined. Sep 17, 2017 the 2017 nascar playoffs are here, with 16 drivers vying for the championship over 10 weeks of races. Nascar revealed in february 2016 a landmark new ownership structure, awarding 36 charters that guarantee entry into every points event in the monster energy nascar cup series. Click on the race number to see detailed race results. A new filing before a thursday bankruptcy court hearing for bk racing provided a window into the payouts of nascar s charter structure. For the first time since 1971, the canam duel qualifying races will become points paying races with the top10 finishers will earn points. Nascar continues to further reduce downforce with the 2017 rules. Oct 15, 2017 a tally of the drivers who have accumulated the most stage points in the monster energy nascar cup series after each race. Nascar dramatically changes points system for all three. Nascar, in collaboration with industry stakeholders, announced today an enhanced competition format that will be implemented in all three of its national series the monster energy nascar cup series, the nascar xfinity series and the nascar camping world truck series.
The 2016 nascar truck series nonchase points were actually a closer points margin than with the chase. Nascar is a registered trademark owned by the national association for stock car auto. We heard rumblings for weeks that nascar was going to make some changes to the format of races and how points were awarded heading into the 2017 season. Thats very differant than years past on the nascar sprint cup side of the oval racing ladder. Jan 23, 2017 nascar announced a series of changes to its regular season points format. The same was true for the craftsman truck series until the end of that season, when nascar decided to standardize the points system for their series. Camping world truck series martinsville 2017 nascar race info. For all series in nascar, there is both a drivers and an owners championship, with the system based on. Nascar camping world truck series standings for 2017.
Feb 10, 2017 a detailed explanation of the race format and new points system for the monster energy nascar cup series, nascar xfinity series and nascar camping world truck series for 2017. View the full 2017 monster energy nascar cup series nonplayoff points below. The 2017 monster energy nascar cup series was the 69th season of professional stock car racing in the united states, and the 46th modernera cup series season. Using the overwhelming success of the chase for the nascar sprint cup format introduced in 2014 as a guidepost, nascar chairman and ceo brian france announced today the implementation of a playoff system in both the nascar xfinity series and nascar camping world truck series. Specifically, in the nascar three national series, points will be awarded as. In the monster energy nascar cup series point chart here, stage racing and. The 2017 monster energy nascar cup series season will be more intense than ever before with a new race format and points system in place. Nascars new points system announced monday might check off some important boxes to improve competition, but is it too complicated. Nascar current points system and points system history. After finishing race in nr2003 save your results by clicking export. Nascar is a registered trademark owned by the national association for stock car auto racing inc. Jan 23, 2017 nascar wants to make every lap matter, thats why they are revamping the points format for monster, xfinity and camping world truck series races this year. Monster energy nascar cup standings for 2017 click on the driver to see 2017 racelevel statistics for that driver.
The new system, which will be in effect for all three nascar national series. Click on the driver to see 2017 racelevel statistics for that driver. Rick ware racing announced that it would return to the truck series fulltime in 2017, having purchased the owners points of. Nascar reveals new points system, segments format sporting news. The monster energy nascar cup series playoffs begin this weekend at. The 2017 nascar playoffs are here, with 16 drivers vying for the championship over 10 weeks of races. Heres the final 2017 camping world truck series driver standings. Each finishing spot in the field earns a driver points, from a maximum. Nascar announced changes to its points system and race formats for 2017. The privatelyowned company was founded by bill france sr. In the monster energy nascar cup series point chart here, stage racing and the nascar playoff doesnt exist. Nascar also announced that each whelen allamerican series track in 2014 will recognize a youth achievement award winner for a driver between the ages of 1418 based on the whelen allamerican series points system.
A youth achievement award national championship will also be awarded. New points system could work, could backfire for nascar. New nascar 2017 points rules explained in one video. The 2017 nascar camping world truck series was the 23rd season of the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by nascar in north america. Rare peek into race purses, payouts under charter system. The national association for stock car auto racing nascar makes and enforces numerous rules and regulations that transcend all racing series nascar issues a different rule book for each racing series. Nascar camping world truck series 2017 owner point standings. Choose scoring system from the list below and upload your results files.
A new nascar point system has been announced for the 2017. The first driver to win multiple championships was herb thomas in 1951 and 1953. Kyle busch wins 2017 nascar truck series race at bristol in overtime rowdy swept all three stages en route to his eighth nascar national series victory of the season. The race winner following the final stage receives 40 points, secondplace 35, thirdplace 34, fourthplace 33. The operator of this website is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by the nascar organization. Drivers can earn race points through their performances in stage 1 and stage 2. Until 1998, the busch series points system offered 180 points for the winner, but no bonuses for leading laps. Nascar camping world truck series standings for 2017 racing. The nascar playoffs is a championship playoff system used in the nascar s three national series. Winners of each race is awarded 43 regular points, second place received 42 points, and so on. Explanation of new nascar race format and points system youtube.
The points system mirrors the owner championship points structure this system started in 2017. Nascar races will be divided into three segments in 2017. Nascar camping world truck series 2017 owner point. Races consist of three stages, with championship implications in each stage. Nascar announced a series of changes to its regular season points format. His fullseason point lead was 162 over kyle busch heading into homestead. Nascar camping world truck series 2017 driver point. Sauter won the seasonopening nascar truck series race friday night and dedicated it to crew chief joe shear jr. The nascar cup series drivers championship is awarded by the chairman of nascar to the most successful nascar cup series racing car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on race results. Nascar cup series news click to view xfinity series news xfinity.
Nascar is making sweeping changes to the formats of races in 2017 and adding more bonus points. Key changes in nascar for 2017 official site of nascar. Full 2017 monster energy nascar cup series schedule fox sports. A tally of the drivers who have accumulated the most stage points in the. Getty images nascar is about to introduce one of its most radical changes and considering what it has done in. Under the charter system that was established in 2016, nascars premier series events can have up to 40 cars in the field. Nascar introduces new scoring system a qualifying race thursday for sundays seasonopening daytona 500, in which a new scoring format will be unveiled. Nascar s new points system announced monday might check off some important boxes to improve competition, but is it too complicated. Monster energy nascar cup series full race gander rv.
Watch live races and get the nascar schedule, race results, rumors and more on. Beginning with speedweeks at daytona international. Nascar dramatically changes points system for all three major. This will show you the points standing after each race. The national association for stock car auto racing nascar is an american auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stockcar racing. Truck series points and playoff information jayskis nascar silly. The season began at daytona international speedway with the advance auto parts clash, the canam duel qualifying races and the 59th running of the daytona 500. Specifically, in the nascar three national series, points will be awarded as follows 40 for. Nascar camping world truck series 2017 driver point standings. Feb 26, 2017 2017 daytona 500 points system new format explained in 1 minute watch a short explainer video about the format changes in the monster energy nascar cup series. Nascar is certainly hoping thats true with its new points system for the 2017 season in all three major national touring series, one that will hopefully create tighter racing before the closing.
Chase format extended to nascar xfinity series, nascar camping world truck series. Truck series playoffs 2019 8 drivers qualify for the truck series playoffs. Full 2017 monster energy nascar cup series schedule fox. Nascar camping world truck series standings for 2017 click on the driver to see 2017 racelevel statistics for that driver. I didnt have one nerve, said sauter, who finished second in points in 2017. Nascar camping world truck series points information. New, 7 comments plus, questions on kyle buschs legacy and what furniture row. A win in the first 16 races qualifies a driver for the playoffs as long as they attempt all races and are in the top 20 in points when the playoff start.