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The Chase for the Nextel Cup
For the 2004 season, NASCAR implemented its first ever playoff system, the “Chase for the Cup.” After the first 26 races of the season, the top 10 drivers in the points standings, plus any drivers who are within 400 points of the leader, qualify for the Chase for the Championship, a 10-race playoff that determines the Nextel Cup Champion. Those drivers that do not make the Chase continue to race in the final 10 races, though they are no longer eligible for the championship.
Those who qualify for the Chase essentially have their points erased, and then are spaced out in five point intervals based on where they were in the standings when they began the chase, so that the leader is 45 points ahead of the driver who qualified in 10th.
This playoff system was seen as a way to maintain fan interest in the fall as football season began. Many credit Matt Kenseth’s 2003 championship season with finally giving NASCAR the push to create the system. That year, Kenseth scored just one win, but was consistent and began walking away with the championship by mid-season.
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Those who qualify for the Chase essentially have their points erased, and then are spaced out in five point intervals based on where they were in the standings when they began the chase, so that the leader is 45 points ahead of the driver who qualified in 10th.
This playoff system was seen as a way to maintain fan interest in the fall as football season began. Many credit Matt Kenseth’s 2003 championship season with finally giving NASCAR the push to create the system. That year, Kenseth scored just one win, but was consistent and began walking away with the championship by mid-season.
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| Anonymous | The Atlanta Motor Speedway Race on 3/18/2007 the Finish | 1 | Apr 5 2007, 11:34 AM EDT by Anonymous | |
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There is no way that Jimmy Johnson could have won that race except for the fact that he cheated by pushing Tony Stewert into the wall to get ahead of him and i feel that they need to investigate the teams of Jimmy Johnson #48 and Jeff Gordan #24, because there is something going on there that he was up front everytime that they did a green flag pit stop and they pitted after Dale Jr. . They need to take a really close look at those two teams before someone gets hurt for their bullshit
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| Anonymous | The Atlanta Motor Speedway Race on 3/18/2007 | 0 | Mar 18 2007, 3:53 PM EDT by Anonymous | |
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Why is it that everytime they have done a green flag pit stop and Jimmy Johson and Jeff Gordan pit after Dale Jr. they are still up toward the front of the pack.
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