IS THE CHASE WORKING? And if not, how does NASCAR fix it?(Motorsports)

Byline: Al Pearce The folks in Daytona Beach often say that at the end of the day, it is what it is. Ah... well, sure it is; everybody knows that. But what, exactly, does that mean? In the matter of the annual Chase for the Nextel Cup, it means "This is the way it is until we think of another way of doing it.'' Few will argue NASCAR's 2004 switch to a 10-driver, 10-race playoff to determine its champion hasn't been successful.

No matter how they spin it, suits created the Chase to compete with football and baseball for TV ratings in the fall. As the last pre-Chase venue, ...

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