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!

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