Its official- Chase changes

- A victory in the first 26 races all but guarantees a berth in the 10-race Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup  a change that will put an unprecedented importance on winning a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race all season long
- Expanding the Chase field from 12 to 16 drivers, with those drivers advancing to what now will be known as the NASCAR Chase Grid
- The number of championship drivers in contention for the NASCAR Sprint Cup championship will decrease after every three Chase races, from 16 to start in the Chase Grid; 12 after Chase race No. 3; eight after Chase race No. 6; and four after Chase race No. 9
- The first three races of the Chase (27-29) will be known as the Challenger Round
- Races 30-32 will be known as the Contender Round
- Races 33-35 will be the Eliminator Round and race No. 36 will be the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship
- A win by a championship-eligible driver in any Chase race automatically clinches the winning driver a spot in the next Chase round
- Four drivers will enter the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship with a chance at the title, with the highest finisher among those four capturing the prestigious NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship.

I hate it. Absolutely hate it. Terrible, stupid, awful ect.

WAY Too many drivers start the chase. Worse than nba.

Dont care about the eliminations, but 4 guys having 1 race only to win the title is gay as it gets. Dominate the season and a flat tire and I have no chance? TERRIBLE

VERY disappointed

Yes this is gonna be a mess I fear.

Well Opti your boy should make chase

should make picking the winner at homestead a easy one

the only way i would support this is if the 27 guys not making the chase cant race the last 10. now you have to win

Originally Posted by uncle vinny

the only way i would support this is if the 27 guys not making the chase cant race the last 10. now you have to win

god no terrible idea, you'd lose sponsors left and right

those 27 guys dont have any anyway...cant have reutty changeing the outcome of a race....or better yet team orders are now going to be on the rise

Originally Posted by Vegas39

Yes this is gonna be a mess I fear.

Well Opti your boy should make chase

Don't know if I'd go that far........

You won't see any team orders after Bowyer fiasco last year. Teams learned from that as Napa bailing on MWR cost them Millions

Originally Posted by hawk 5

Don't know if I'd go that far........

Ok he has a better shot that in past years.

Good to see you Hawk hope all is well

Originally Posted by uncle vinny

those 27 guys dont have any anyway...cant have reutty changeing the outcome of a race....or better yet team orders are now going to be on the rise

That doesn't matter at all. Sponsors still get TV time. That's why that couldn't happen

Originally Posted by hawk 5

Don't know if I'd go that far........

Hahahahahaha. I agree

Originally Posted by 5mike5

That doesn't matter at all. Sponsors still get TV time. That's why that couldn't happen

Yes agree 100%. Casey Mears a good example. How fast would Geico pull sponsorship dollars if that was case

Originally Posted by Vegas39

Yes this is gonna be a mess I fear.

Well Opti your boy should make chase

About the only positive about this crappy idea.

Originally Posted by Vegas39

You won't see any team orders after Bowyer fiasco last year. Teams learned from that as Napa bailing on MWR cost them Millions

just wont be as obvious. still will happen, just like it has for years