NASCAR Radically Changed Its Playoff Format. Will It Be Enough?

NASCAR radically changed its playoff format. Will it be enough?

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — If you were a fan of NASCAR in the 2000s but fell off the bandwagon at some point, this sport has got a deal for you.

NASCAR's New Daytona 500 Commercial Is A Middle Finger Straight To Your Liberal Aunt

Wake up, NASCAR fans – there are 31 days until the Daytona 500. That's right. Thirty-one!!! Can you believe it? Feels like just yesterday we were packing our bags in Phoenix and heading into the offseason. And now, we're just about back. One month, and the green flag will finally drop on a new automobile season. This is a big one for NASCAR, too. There's been a TON of change in the garage since the fellas last ran laps. Steve Phelps is GONE. Den…

Scott Fowler: NASCAR just radically changed its playoff format. Will it be enough?

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — If you were a fan of NASCAR in the 2000s but fell off the bandwagon at some point, this sport has got a deal for you.

Dale Jr. says 2025 playoff format was making him 'fall out of love' with NASCAR

Earnhardt called the format 'gimmicky,' and the NASCAR legend praised the Sanctioning Body for moving away from that for 2026

How Matt Kenseth's 2003 Title Changed NASCAR Forever

Matt Kenseth’s 2003 NASCAR championship changed how champions are crowned, sparking the points system overhaul and lasting debate.

Josh Berry Echoes Ryan Blaney’s Views on How NASCAR’s New Format Will “Change the Dynamic” Between Drivers

Despite winning his NASCAR Cup Championship in the Elimination Playoff Format, Ryan Blaney recently stated that respect between drivers had eroded under that system. He felt so because it had turned out into a melee where everyone was trying to do everything in their power to secure a postseason berth. Blaney hoped that the reintroduction of the Chase format would demand consistency through the season, which would reinstate respect among drivers…