ODD MEN OUT; In the new NASCAR points system, not everyone is a winner.(Motorsports)
AutoWeek, September, 2004 by McGUIRE, BILL
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Byline: BILL McGUIRE What a boon for NASCAR. You can say the new Nextel Cup points system is too gimmicky, that it flouts tradition, or that you just plain don't like it. But you can't say the new format, with its 10-race, 10-driver championship round to cap the season and determine the champion, hasn't accomplished exactly what NASCAR intended, and beyond all expectations.
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The new scheme has generated incredible fan excitement and media hype as the series heads into autumn, and head-to-head competition against football for the hearts, minds and television remotes of the ...
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