Comments on: Outside the Chase the Season Goes On! http://motorsportsweeklynews.com/2009/09/14/outside-the-chase-the-season-goes-on/ Your place for Motor Sports News Sun, 20 May 2012 04:25:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Drew Hierwarter http://motorsportsweeklynews.com/2009/09/14/outside-the-chase-the-season-goes-on/#comment-362 Drew Hierwarter Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:04:13 +0000 http://motorsportsweeklynews.com/2009/09/14/outside-the-chase-the-season-goes-on/#comment-362 banzaibonnie, you said; "In no other sport is winning not the only way in". The key there is "In no other sport. . ." The point being that racing is NOT like any other sport. In most stick-and-ball sports, every game has one winner and one loser. Therefore the team that wins the most must be the best, right? Well, in racing every "game" has 43 teams. There's only one "winner" but there are 42 teams that have a varying degree of "losing". It's not just one or the other. So we have a points system that rewards a team based on how high up in the running order they "lose". Several years ago Ryan Newman won more races in the season than anybody else but did not win the championship. That was because he also finished 20th or worse more times than anybody else that year. And that certainly is NOT a championship performance. If you look at the stats, the team that wins the championship most years has completed 97% or more of the laps and has consistently higher overall finishes than any other team. That's what makes a championship. Look at the 48 team. In the entire 6 year history of the chase, the 48 is the ONLY team with an average finish in Chase races higher than tenth. That means they consistently finish higher than all of the other teams. And THAT's why they win championships. banzaibonnie, you said; “In no other sport is winning not the only way in”. The key there is “In no other sport. . .” The point being that racing is NOT like any other sport. In most stick-and-ball sports, every game has one winner and one loser. Therefore the team that wins the most must be the best, right?

Well, in racing every “game” has 43 teams. There’s only one “winner” but there are 42 teams that have a varying degree of “losing”. It’s not just one or the other. So we have a points system that rewards a team based on how high up in the running order they “lose”.

Several years ago Ryan Newman won more races in the season than anybody else but did not win the championship. That was because he also finished 20th or worse more times than anybody else that year. And that certainly is NOT a championship performance.

If you look at the stats, the team that wins the championship most years has completed 97% or more of the laps and has consistently higher overall finishes than any other team. That’s what makes a championship.

Look at the 48 team. In the entire 6 year history of the chase, the 48 is the ONLY team with an average finish in Chase races higher than tenth. That means they consistently finish higher than all of the other teams. And THAT’s why they win championships.

]]> By: banzaibonnie http://motorsportsweeklynews.com/2009/09/14/outside-the-chase-the-season-goes-on/#comment-339 banzaibonnie Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:28:29 +0000 http://motorsportsweeklynews.com/2009/09/14/outside-the-chase-the-season-goes-on/#comment-339 This ridiculous excuse for a playoff gets to be more of a joke every year!!! In no oyher sport is winning not the only way in. Brians folly has four non winners and one four time winner not eligible.Brilliant! This comment is not from a Kyle fan, just a Nascar fan of old,and an old drag racer.My favorite has never been "in",so most of the year I've no idea where he is on the track. But the all powerful media loves it.Pitiful.... This ridiculous excuse for a playoff gets to be more of a joke every year!!! In no oyher sport is winning not the only way in. Brians folly has four non winners and one four time winner not eligible.Brilliant! This comment is not from a Kyle fan, just a Nascar fan of old,and an old drag racer.My favorite has never been “in”,so most of the year I’ve no idea where he is on the track. But the all powerful media loves it.Pitiful….

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