Backdoor To the Chase? Giving Winner Automatic Bid Not Champion Material

With the 2010 Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship growing closer the talk about what the Chase should look like is again front and center. NASCAR officials have already announced one change for the 2011 edition: Chicagoland Speedway will be the host of the first race of the 10-race playoff. But just one change has not settled the demand from fans and drivers calling for a consistent change in tracks every season. Even with four-time champion Jeff Gordon saying he would be in favor of a Chase change up, NASCAR is sticking by their guns. This is how things are going to be and attention turns to the final two races before 12 drivers will receive a clean slate as they race toward the most wanted trophy in the sport. Not every driver has been ...

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