Elimination style Chase still under consideration?
Wondering what topics were discussed during the most recent NASCAR Town Hall Meeting this week? If Fox Sports' sources are correct, the times they are a changin' – again. Let's start with the 2011 Chase for the Sprint Cup format. For now, the one format being discussed is where the top 15 drivers in the points standings are selected for an elimination-style championship. The first five drivers could be ousted, say, after the first four races and five more drivers knocked out depending on points perhaps four or five races later. The five left standing will battle for a winner-take-all in the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway – or whatever race NASCAR determines to place in that pivotal position on the schedule. Other hot topics included: The schedule, Changes to the Nationwide Series where Sprint Cup drivers in the top 35 would not be able to compete against full-time development drivers, The addition of more testing, and Fuel injection. Fox Sports