landergolfer Posted August 4, 2003 Report Share Posted August 4, 2003 The Winston Cup points race would look much different if NASCAR adopted another series' scoring system (wins in parentheses): Current NASCAR Winston Cup points standings (43 cars score points; 175 for a victory, 34 for 43rd): Driver (wins) Points 1. Matt Kenseth (1) 2,977 2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (1) -232 3. Jeff Gordon (1) -308 4. Jimmie Johnson (2) -430 5. Bobby Labonte (1) -432 6. Michael Waltrip (1) -439 7. Kevin Harvick -534 8. Kurt Busch (3) -559 9. Ryan Newman (4) -614 10. Jeff Burton -622 Hypothetical standings if NASCAR awarded 50 bonus points for winning a race: Driver (wins) Points 1. Matt Kenseth (1) 3,027 2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (1) -232 3. Jeff Gordon (1) -308 4. Jimmie Johnson (2) -380 5. Bobby Labonte (1) -432 6. Michael Waltrip (1) -439 7. Kurt Busch (3) -459 8. Ryan Newman (4) -464 9. Kevin Harvick -584 10. Jeff Burton -672 Hypothetical standings if NASCAR used the Formula One's scoring system (eight cars score points; 10 for a victory, 1 for 8th): Driver (wins) Points 1. Bobby Labonte (1) 69 2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (1) -1 3. Kurt Busch (3) -4 4. Matt Kenseth (1) -9 5. Ryan Newman (4) -10 6. Jeff Gordon (1) -16 7. Michael Waltrip (1) -31 8. Kevin Harvick -31 9. Tony Stewart (1) -33 10. Jimmie Johnson (2) -34 Hypothetical standings if NASCAR used the CART's scoring system (12 cars score points; 20 for a victory, 1 for 12th): Driver (wins) Points 1. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (1) 163 2. Matt Kenseth (1) -2 3. Bobby Labonte (1) -7 4. Kurt Busch (3) -24 5. Ryan Newman (4) -24 6. Jeff Gordon (1) -35 7. Tony Stewart (1) -69 8. Michael Waltrip (1) -69 9. Jimmie Johnson (2) -71 10. Kevin Harvick -86 Hypothetical standings if NASCAR used the Indy Racing League's scoring system (33 cars score points; 50 for a victory, 1 for 33rd): Driver (wins) Points 1. Matt Kenseth (1) 546 2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (1) -49 3. Jeff Gordon (1) -94 4. Bobby Labonte (1) -110 5. Ryan Newman (4) -124 6. Kurt Busch (3) -126 7. Jimmie Johnson (2) -145 8. Michael Waltrip (1) -156 9. Kevin Harvick -190 10. Jeff Burton -207 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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