Monday, November 24, 2014

2014 Standings Using Points Only

Using the Old Points Only System, How Would the Standings Look?


By Richard Tix

Well the NASCAR offseason is in full swing. Fans are already counting down the days until the Daytona and struggling from NOD (NASCAR Offseason Disorder). Not sure where it started, but Annoying Race Fan wants to take credit, so Ill go with there.

Other than NOD, I have picked up that some fans are still bitter about how the new Chase format played out. So, to help fans get through the offseason and to fuel some fire that probably doesnt need anymore fuel, I figured I would post how the standings would have played out under the points only format that NASCAR used to use. So have at it fans:

2014 Points Only Final Championship Finish
Finish
Driver
Points
Points Back
1
Jeff Gordon
1253

2
Joey Logano
1216
-37
3
Brad Keselowski
1179
-74
4
Dale Earnhardt Jr
1175
-78
5
Kevin Harvick
1171
-82
6
Ryan Newman
1136
-117
7
Matt Kenseth
1131
-122
8
Kyle Larson
1080
-173
9
Jimmie Johnson
1067
-186
10
Carl Edwards
1059
-194
11
Jamie McMurray
1014
-239
12
Greg Biffle
1000
-253
13
Denny Hamlin
987
-266
14
Clint Bowyer
979
-274
15
Kyle Busch
969
-284
16
Kasey Kahne
966
-287
17
Austin Dillon
958
-295
18
Paul Menard
944
-309
19
Brian Vickers
921
-332
20
Kurt Busch
911
-342


Well, its not the first time Gordon fans have seen the standings play out this way. It is true, if NASCAR never changed it's points system then Gordon would have a few more titles to his name. Most of these Championships would have been one sided. Fair? Sure. Boring? Most likely to all of the fans who aren't Gordon fans. I would bet the fans complaining of how boring the last stretch of some races were ended up being a big reason NASCAR ever changed to the Chase. Which will bring me next to the 204 Standings under the 2013 Format. Watch for it coming soon!

Thanks for checking out NASCAR Behind the Wall. Together as NASCAR fans we will make it through this offseason.

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