2004 nextel cup champion...

[gomick]

how does the championship work again is it the top 10 in points with 10 races to go that can only win :confused:
thought i would bring this up as we are just on halfway through the season

[retro]

I was wondering if Seton Fanatic could keep us up to date with this Top 10 thing.

[chavez]

The top ten in points plus anyone else within 400 points of the leader will be eligible.

The points will be re-set with the championship leader on 5050, the second placed driver on 5045, third place on 5040, etc.

[muggle not]

This is how the last 3 years were and how they would have been under the new system.

2003 actual........................New Method of Calculation

1. Kenseth - 5022.........................1. Johnson - 6604
2. Johnson - 4932.........................2. Gordon - 6544
3. Earnhardt Jr - 4815..................3. Newman - 6481
4. Gordon - 4785.........................4. Earnhardt Jr. - 6414
5. Harvick - 4770.........................5. Harvick - 6387
6. Newman - 4711.......................6. Kenseth - 6208
7. Stewart - 4549.........................7. B.Labonte - 6189
8. B.Labonte - 4377.....................8. T.Labonte - 6090
9. Elliott - 4303............................9. Busch - 5960
10. T.Labonte - 4162...................10. Waltrip - 5860


2002 actual.........................New Method of Calculation

1. Stewart - 4800................1. Busch - 6558
2. Martin - 4762...................2. Stewart - 6509
3. Busch - 4641...................3. Newman - 6430
4. Gordon - 4607.................4. Martin - 6377
5. Johnson - 4600.................5. Jarrett - 6321
6. Newman - 4593................6. Wallace - 6306
7. Wallace - 4574.................7. Gordon - 6285
8. Kenseth - 4432.................8. Johnson - 6273
9. Jarrett - 4415...................9. Kenseth - 6234
10. Rudd - 4323..................10. Rudd - 6147


2001 actual..........................New Method of Calculation

1. Gordon - 5112.................1. Marlin - 6469
2. Stewart - 4763................2. Stewart - 6442
3. Marlin - 4741...................3. Gordon - 6394
4. Rudd - 4706....................4. B.Labonte - 6319
5. Jarrett - 4612..................5. Jarrett - 6277
6. B.Labonte - 4561.............6. Wallace - 6266
7. Wallace - 4481................7. Earnhardt Jr. - 6236
8. Earnhardt Jr. - 4460........8. Rudd - 6205
9. Harvick - 4406.................9. Harvick - 6191
10. J.Burton - 4394 ............10. Benson - 6059

[gomick]

sterling marlin - winston cup champion chip ganassi can do no wrong

[Seton Fanatic]

There was mention of the fact that Kyle Petty of all people would have been the champion in 1992 under this years points system.

Top 10 in points as requested and those in immediate contention (-151 points from top 10)
Chase for the Championship eligible:
1. #48 Jimmie Johnson 2720
2. #8 Dale Earnhardt.Jr 2615
3. #24 Jeff Gordon 2478
4. #20 Tony Stewart 2393
5. #17 Matt Kenseth 2321
6. #18 Bobby Labonte 2278
7. #38 Elliott Sadler 2252
8. #29 Kevin Harvick 2229
9. #97 Kurt Busch 2211
10. #12 Ryan Newman 2173

Mathematical Probabilities outside top 10
11. #19 Jeremy Mayfield -65
12. #88 Dale Jarrett -90
13. #42 Jamie McMurray -105
14. #9 Kasey Kahne -126
15. #6 Mark Martin -135

[Kicking-back]

You can't really re-write history by applying this new system back to previous years.

It will change the approach people take the final ten races.

[strangebloke]

That's true they will race differently but it's still fun. I mean Kyle Petty?!!
Plus look at Kenseth, he would have had a season like that with all those top tens and finished 6th!!

The way things are going it's not looking like the within 400 points is going to matter, it'll just be the top 10. After all, only Jnr and Gordon are inside the 400 mark!

[muggle not]

True, look at last year. Kenseth had a final 860 point lead over the 10th place car of T. Labonte. The 400 point thing was a safety net I believe.