I know there is people that want the Winston point system back.

The playoffs going away entirely.

Every race will be at Dover

​@zenosphere6490 I hate say it but there staying

@Ronald_Jones I genuinely don't understand why it still exists. It was created as a way to boost viewership at the end of the season to compete with other sports, mainly football. Plain and simple, it didn't work and has received only backlash. Why is it still here?

No I love Bristol Night Race do not be rude of Bristol Night Race

It will be in August again calling it now

or at least day to night, that'd be coole ither way tho

@@Atlantisfromtheinternetit was day to night for years

totally agree, would love to see it early in the season too while it’s still cold elsewhere

@@chloe-stephlis6281the last 2 years it ended before the sun even started setting, I miss seeing the cool sunsets over the turn 1 suite building

If NASCAR would restore the 4th of July weekend tradition of Daytona, I think that Homestead should be moved to the week before or the week after, as a Saturday night race. You could hype it up as Two Hot Florida Nights!!!

I loved that doubleheader weekend. One of my favorite race weekends from the past decade. I’d make the 9 hour drive to Pocono every year if they did that again.

Shorten the 'playoffs' by a week and bring back the Pocono double; race one ends one leg of the 'playoffs' and race 2 kicks off the next leg of the 'playoffs'.

Idk, variety is good, but I wish they paid more attention to weather patterns. Prior to the pandemic, the percentage of race events impacted by weather was single digit percentages for decades. Last couple of years it's been over 30%

@@TheeGlocktopus Agreed. Green Sonoma as part of the west coast swing would make more sense. Have midwest/northeast swing in the summer. Carolina swing for teams in May and etc.

I still think just splitting the playoffs in half would be great. Drop the number of drivers that can get in to 12, no more win and you’re in, after the first 5 playoff races the playoff field gets cut in half and the final 6 race for the championship over 5 races. Oh also… no more “playoffs”, it’s nascar, it will always be The Chase. The proper name should return.

Make the final 10 races the "playoffs". No eliminations or rounds. Only 10 drivers make the "playoffs" and they get 10 races to win the championship. This elimination bullshit is just that BS! No other Motorsport has a "playoff".

@@rebelsoul5980So, the original Chase format. I agree!

NASCAR won't ever go back to any prior iterations of the chase/playoffs, so they need to do one of two things. One, make the final "round" 3 races. One race, winner take all is bs, and not representative of who the true champion should be. But if that doesn't happen, allow the champ 4 drivers to collect stage points. For example, if Denny dominates the race, wins both stages, and chokes the final restart to Larson and finishes second, Denny (possibly) still scored more than Larson, and should be scored as such, and be crowned champion.

Or just make the championship race between more drivers. I forsee 10. But the actual thing I'm ditching in my "fantasy NASCAR", that I use for my stories and roleplays, is the stage cautions and the "Win and you're in" for the play-offs. The cutoff line just falls at the 16th driver in the standings. Well, technically winners have little chances of not qualifying since the winner earns 100 points and the 15th earns 2 with all the others that finish earning 1. But it could happen if someone has a season like Dani Suarez has this year. Technically, it eliminates complete one-off flukes.

If they race in September, it could work because the weather is decent.

No it wouldn't. Stop the cap.

​@@jamiestauffer3700Late September would be perfect weather.

Perfect weather in September, packed house and a great race? What’s to lose!

It’s still possible on the same date since indycar didn’t take that date

I've thought this for a while. It's a smart logistical move.

​@@D2RCRYep it would be. I would like a second Iowa race to replace Atlanta in the playoffs too.

I agree with that for a homestead plus the weather would be good give the teams an off weekend when do the West Coast Swing

Pocono, if moved to the playoffs, should be in September. Early September, anything after the 2nd week of September and the weather gets very unpredictable. I also think Pocono should have two races again. Take a Richmond race away and plug in Pocono. Keep the Pocono July date and give Pocono a playoff race!!🏁🏁

They better not repeat the same mistake they did with Auto Club

2013 the repave

The stands are embarrassing.

the original Bristol concrete configuration (between 1992 and 2007) was a one groove racetrack where the fast lane was right at the bottom of the track. passing another car on the high side was nearly impossible so being aggressive with the bump and run was usually the winning strategy. there were some wild races (the '99 night race with Earnhardt and Terry Labonte comes to mind) and they couldn't put enough seats in Bristol for all of the fans that wanted to see it. in the early 00's NASCAR made some big changes to the cars with more downforce, larger spoilers, and harder tires, and because of that aero package drivers could no longer run that close to each other without washing up the track and the bump-and-run was gone. SMI decided to reconfigure the track in '07 to progressive banking hoping to open a second and possibly a third racing groove on the track. they got their wish - drivers could run any lane they wanted to, but the racing wasn't very good and fans stopped buying tickets. and every change both SMI and NASCAR have made since then to bring back the magic of the old Bristol have just made things worse. the next gen car on the short tracks really hasn't been good overall. Iowa turned into a decent race because of the new pavement in the corners gave the cars some grip, but once they lay down an entirely new surface it will become a parade until the asphalt ages. Richmond has fallen off so far since they stopped using the sealant that they can't tear enough seats out of there and are on track to lose a race next season. the all star races at North Wilkesboro since the return on both the old and new surfaces have been complete snoozers, while Martinsville still puts on a decent show.

@@BwInNewJerseyif you don’t understand, then sure. Bristol has the largest capacity to fill its stands. It’s a Colosseum. 40% of its stands is 100% at most tracks.

@@joeraethe Bristol race in March was one of the best races all season?

Too bad they got booted from the big network. They just can't stop screwing over antenna viewers and cord cutters can't they?

Kansas I feel like will be apart of the playoffs no matter what round there's just so much stuff in and around the area near the track that's just my opinion though

Snow might be problem that time of year.

I live 45 minutes away from Pocono.

That's what I was going to say. I do think what hurt that race was the following factors 1. That was the first time that the Brickyard had moved from Sunday to Monday due to weather. 2. Had the race went ahead on Sunday without mother nature interfering, it would have conflicted with the Indianapolis Colts home opener just down the road

I'd like a full season format too. However, if they keep this system, it needs adjusted so that there's a entire Championship Rd rather than just a single race. I don't know whose idea that was, but it might have been the stupidest one anybody in NASCAR has ever had. It makes no sense for auto racing.

Well, unless if someone has a DeLorean and sabotages Matt Kenseth's 2003 season, we're stuck with this for a while

@JayStephens8 Agree..... Now here is my twist....36 Races right...Points will only count in 33 of them, So 3 mulligans per driver, twist is by the next Tuesday Driver and team must decide if the race the weekend before is gonna count for points or be a mulligan..... Lets use Kyle Busch for example, finishes 27th the weekend before, if it was week 4 in the season they may not use this as a mulligan, and take the points, They may have engine failure or crash or both that would be a worse finish..Now catch is, it may cost them a championship if say 30 points decided it, because they picked NOT to use this as a mulligan and it ended up being his worse finish of the year....Remember every driver MUST use 3 mulligans... Just my 2 cents...

Atleast get rid of win and you’re in. That’s so stupid.

*Saturday night races

Went to Dover this year. It was absolutely beautiful out there. It's hit or miss with it being in April. Stands were packed and vibes were wayyy up

Yawn. Boring hot take.

Nashville in October would be good.

No for Dover. The racing was boring in the fall at Dover.

Gateway is after the 600 next year

@@AJSELL9948 you have some kind of source on this?

No they don't. Dover is boring in the fall.

Snow would be a problem at Pocono in the playoffs.

@@runrafarunthebestintheworld Not necessarily, you could run it in October.

@@D2RCR thats still snow season.

Pocono shouldn't ever be a playoff race. It's not worth it.

@@runrafarunthebestintheworld exciting races plus the fans and the distance to NYC.

@@canadiansyrup527 You guys also have Watkins Glen which is much closer. Pfft

@@runrafarunthebestintheworld watkins glen is more buffalo/canada. it's nearly 5 hours away from NYC

Especially if its Montreal, though it would have to be done in September as the weather turns quite quickly there in October.

I’m pretty sure I read it will be a night race

Like the Firecracker 400 at Daytona or the Die Hard 500 at Talladega back in the day. Might as well sit on the surface of the sun……with mosquitoes.

Good, cause that'll get SMI to bring back the 500 milers and the old layout (it can be pre-1997 or 1997-2022) because the current races at Atlanta are a joke (besides the finish this season)

Yep but I don't think it's a good thing.

Cup might be a Saturday night race and the IndyCar on Sunday.

It can stay at the same date but I hope later in the year for weather to cool down

Tropical

I think it was in September before it went away.

If they get rid of the Roval, then the Glen likely stays because it would be the only road course (unless they are bringing in another for that part of the year.)

Yep plus years ago people asked for Watkins Glen to be a playoff race. NASCAR can't turn back on that now.

A road course will be in the playoffs.

Rumor has it Rockingham is back on the 2025 schedule if those "leaks" were true.

That'd be 3 tracks (Charlotte, North Wilksboro, and Rockingham) in NC. Plus 2 more (Bristol and Martinsville) within a couple of hours, AND 3 more (Richmond, Atlanta, and Darlington) not too much further than that. It'd heavily oversaturate that market. I wouldn't expect to see Rockingham back in Cup as long as all the others are still in it.