NASCAR Sprint Cup: Test Case Begins for New Points System

Daytona is in the rearview mirror, and now the grind begins. The NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule is one of the longest in American pro sports. There’s one down and 35 to go (plus another all-star weekend). For those of you who are already thinking about the Chase, like the teams are I’m sure, there are 25 events to get in position for the run to the Championship. NASCAR’s new points system may make that 25 race stretch a lot more nail biting for some teams. After the Daytona 500, six of the drivers who made the 2010 Chase for the Sprint Cup are outside the top 20 in points. It happens every year when a top contender from the year before has a bad run at Daytona. This year may be different though. From the day the new points sys...

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