I think Brad Keselowski let it be known he is ready to race for the 2014 Championship with the win in Richmond last Saturday night.
We have the 16 drivers ready to go with the new format, should be interesting to say the least over the next 10 weeks. One thing for sure if any of the drivers gets a DNF they better hope they get a win in that elimination round or be prepared to not make the next round of the Chase.
We have a big swing in the pool standings but remember as the Chase moves on points are reset for drivers who are eliminated. I included a paragraph below to help better understand how the process works. The long and short of it is the standings will be shook up after every 3 races as drivers move on and drivers get eliminated.
In the pool we Forget-Me-Not, 5 Star, Glasses, Best of the Best and Smokinjoe00.
Rounding out the top 10 we have Hot Chili Heat, Broken Creams, Bumper to Bumper, mama-mia and Sue.
Most points for the week goes to Forget-Me-Not with 9080.
Biggest gain for the week also goes to Little E up 92 spots.
Biggest slide for the week goes to Slant down 100 spots.
Off to Chicago we go on Sunday, will be chilly there for sure so should be lots of speed
Chase Points System
Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Structure After the third Chase race, the Chase Grid will be left with 12 drivers. After the sixth Chase race, the field will drop to eight drivers, and following the ninth Chase race, only four drivers will remain in championship contention for the NASCAR Sprint Cup title. The first round (races 27-29) will be called the Challenger Round. If a driver in the Chase Grid wins a Challenger Round race, the driver automatically advances to the next round. The remaining available positions 1-12 that have not been filled based upon wins will be based on points. Each will then have their points reset to 3,000.
The second round (races 30-32) will be called the Contender Round. Likewise, if a driver in the top 12 in points wins a race in the Contender Round, the driver automatically advances to the next round. The remaining available positions 1-8 that have not been filled based upon wins will be based on points. Each will then have their points reset to 4,000.
The third round (races 33-35) will be called the Eliminator Round. If a driver in the top eight in points wins a race in the Eliminator Round, the driver automatically advances to the next round. The remaining available positions 1-4 that have not been filled based upon wins will be based on points. Each will then have their points reset to 5,000.
Additionally, drivers who are eliminated in the Contender and Eliminator Rounds will have their points readjusted. Each eliminated driver will return to the Chase-start base of 2,000 (plus any regular season wins bonus points), with their accumulated points starting with race No. 27 added. This will allow all drivers not in contention for the NASCAR Sprint Cup title to continue to race for the best possible season-long standing, with final positions fifth-through-16th still up for grabs.