NASCAR Winston Cup Series Point System
Finishing last in a NASCAR race isn’t always as awful as it seems. Everyone gets a piece of the action in some way, shape or form. Points are awarded to every driver who competes in a race. The actual winner at the end of the season is not who won the most money, but who earned the most points. The Winston Cup Series has used several point systems since its start in 1949. NASCAR designed the current system, which has been in place since the 1975 season. It has built-in incentives that reward teams for leading races and finishing near the front. The system also rewards the consistency throughout the season by awarding points to every competitor in each race and awarding the same number of points at each event-whether it’s 500 miles on a super speedway like Daytona or 400 laps on a short track like Richmond. The winner of a NASCAR race receives 175 points. From there the points given decline in five-point increments for places two through six. Po
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