NASCAR Chairman Brian France said Wednesday that there will be no major changes to the way the NASCAR Sprint Cup series determines its champion in 2015. NASCAR adopted a radically different format for its season ending playoff system in 2014. The new format replaced the original Chase playoff which went into effect in 2004 and was tweaked slightly through the years; including adding wild card spots.
The new format expanded the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup field to 16 drivers, and implemented a new round-by-round advancement format that crowned a single Cup champion. Kevin Harvick won this year’s Chase by one point over second place finisher Ryan Newman in the final race at Homestead. Speaking on SiriusXM NASCAR radio Wednesday, France said he excepts no major changes to the format in 2014.
“No, I don’t. We’re obviously pleased with everything,” France said. MORE>>>
Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.
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