NASCAR Chase Contenders Learning What The Math Already Indicated: Wins Matter

Math, even in an engineering-based sport such as NASCAR, is apparently hard. When most of the competitors in any NASCAR series talk about The Chase and the new format, it often includes some version of winning is important. Yeah, of course. A win earns a driver 55 points. Second is worth 35 points. If a driver sweeps both stages and wins and earns the point for the fastest lap, that means the driver will earn at least 23 points more than any other driver and potentially 60-70 points on a driver who doesn’t have a good day. So when Joey…