NASCAR Cup Series

A few years ago former NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Bobby Labonte was asked about his thoughts about increasing the excitement level during Cup races.

Just days before Sprint Cup Series teams were set to hit Daytona International Speedway for preseason testing a late addition to the list raised a few eyebrows.

One would think that they should be. They certainly seem to be valuable enough and to acquire owner's points by alternative means, other than actually earning them on the race track, seems to provide some rather lucrative returns.

The 2011 Sprint Cup Series is officially underway as has begun in Daytona Beach for the 53rd running of the Daytona 500.

With the new rumored changes to the points and Chase system in NASCAR, people once again want to talk about what happened to NASCAR’s numbers. How will the changes affect the television ratings and the ticket sales numbers?

The complex incremental scoring system of points for NASCAR may be out the window in favor of a simpler system. It may just be that the winner of the race will get 43 points and each finisher after that will get one point less.

NASCAR continues to tinker with at least two of its top three series at the risk of alienating more fans.

Folks, the headline may be hard to believe—but it is true. Well, okay, most of you would believe the second half of the headline, but not the first half.

As you may have noticed from my previous articles, I'm no fan of the Chase system. This article will detail what would have happened...

She stands on the stretch of land between Interstate 95 and the notorious Daytona Beach. She emanates beauty, strength, power, and glory.