The Shelby 427 and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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NASCAR's confusing point system
The Shelby 427 runs this weekend at Las Vegas. This is the third race of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Series and it is a popular race run on a D-shaped oval. Dale Earnhardt jr. is a favorite to win the race and he badly needs one.
I would love nothing better than to see Earnhardt cross the finish line and take the checkered flag. Unfortunately, that does not necessarily mean he would be the winner.
NASCAR gives drivers points for many things and it is this point standing that is affected by a single win and that also determines where the driver places in the NASCAR standings at the end of the season.
I don’t really care much for the small dirt track type of racing, the local races where pro drivers learn their craft. It is not that much fun to watch a group of small souped up sprint cars roar around and around in a tight little dirt circle not changing position much, if at all and passing under the checkered flag in pretty much the same order as when the race started. But I will say this much for those small town gearhead races. When the checkered flag comes down whoever passes under it first is the winner hands down, no arguments. Everyone congratulates him (or her) and after a short breather, the next race starts.
I am a motorsports fan but I have to admit I have a problem with NASCAR. I am of the old-fashioned school. I love to see which car gets the checkered flag. For a long time now, NASCAR has operated under a points system to determine winners. I looked into an explanation of the NASCAR points system once and came away more confused than ever. I suppose the powers that be have determined the necessity for utilizing a point system for NASCAR but I’ll be eternally grateful the day they revert to declaring a solid winner with a big checkered flag.
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Thanks for reading, Caesar (or should I say "Coco"?;-) ). I hope you do keep watching, as well. Maybe things will change over time. Who knows?
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caesar 56 says:
6 months ago
Well said and I heartily agree with your assessment of current day NASCAR. Everything is so scripted now I can't tell if what I am seeing was pre-ordained or not...one too many "debris" cautions every race makes me very suspicious.
But I'll watch as long as Mark Martin keeps competing - one of a lost breed I think...