FYI WIRZ: NASCAR’s Sweeping Chase Elimination Changes Brought Surprises

Probably a good place to start an evaluation of NASCAR’s changed Chase championship strategy is with the current Sprint Cup champion, a past Super Bowl and NSCS champion owner and the CEO and chairman of NASCAR. Driver Kevin Harvick, former NFL coach Joe Gibbs and CEO Brian France have valued opinions, so their take on the revised Chase for the Sprint Cup championship format is worth examination, especially after a big year of implementation. Humans aren’t always warm to change, even when they expect it. Avid fans are notorious for negative knee-jerk reactions to rule or format alterations. In 2014, NASCAR increased the championship contender field from 12 to 16 and then set up three knockout segments in the final 10 events. Som...

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