NASCAR Sprint Cup: 11 Reasons This Year Is the Best Competition Ever

The sport needed some tweaks, and the changes announced in January earlier this year concerning the new policies NASCAR would implement during the 2011 season seemed simplistic. Sitting amongst the throng of media at the NASCAR Hall of Fame during the annual media tour, we had our recorders playing, and some were taking notes. We heard words like "wild-card slots," and it all sounded a bit ho-hum. Little did we know the changes announced by Brian France, NASCAR Chairman and CEO, would make such game-changing differences, resulting in one of the most competitive seasons in quite some time. It sounded like the dumbing down of the point system might insult some, but in actuality it has amped up the importance...

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