Let The Engines Roar: by Anthony Baker

It’s been a while but we are back with another article. Today we talk about the playoff format, a subject that has been talked about ever since the introduction of “The Chase”. We talk about the current format, how we got here, and where do we go from here. Let’s dive in. The very first induction of a NASCAR postseason began in 2004 when the chase was introduced. During this time the top 10 drivers (added to 12 in 2007) in points were locked into the format and given a points reset. All bonus points accumulated during the regular season were added to each drivers point reset respectively. The top drivers then had 10 races to race for a championship. This format lasted until the end of 2010. After this 11th and 12th on the chase grid were transformed into wildcard spots. The wild card spots were for the two highest scoring drivers in 11th-20th in points with the most wins. This was an attempt to give more drivers an opportunity to fight for a championship but also to show a greate...

     The first round of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs brought in a lot of action. From a run to the finish at Atlanta that saw Joey Logano win in a walk off to a wild one at the Glen that shook up the championship standings we’ve had a lot. Even though Bristol wasn’t the best we still saw that it mattered with a tight battle at the cut line.       Sunday marked the start of round 2 of the NASCAR playoffs and this time the circuit went to Kansas speedway and it was action packed. It was a beautiful race at a beautiful facility and I had the honor of being able to attend. Christopher Bell and Ty Gibbs led the field to green. Me standing at the Nascar experience section At Kansas speedway The race started out with one championship contender already behind the 8 ball as Chase Elliot had to start at the rear due to engine issues, and it didn’t take long for him to find trouble as off of turn 2 on lap one, there was a 4 wide battle for position which led to...