NickHolt Posted February 17, 2017 Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 STAGE LENGTHS FOR ALL SIX NASCAR NATIONAL SERIES RACES AT TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY ANNOUNCED FORT WORTH, Texas (February 16, 2017) - Texas Motor Speedway announced Thursday the stage lengths for the six NASCAR national series races that will be held at the world-renowned motorsports facility this season. The enhanced competition format that will be implemented this season in all three NASCAR national series - Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, XFINITY Series and Camping World Truck Series - will divide every race into three stages with each carrying championship implications. The new race format is expected to increase the sense of urgency, emphasize aggressive racing and strategy, and add drama with playoff points incentivizing drivers throughout. The first two stages will be identical in length and consist of 25 to 30 percent of the race laps based off fuel mileage reviews conducted by NASCAR. That second stage will conclude near the midpoint of each of those races. For the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 (Sunday, April 9) and AAA Texas 500 (Sunday, Nov. 5):Stage 1 - 85 laps (Laps 1-85)Stage 2 - 85 laps (Laps 86-170)Stage 3 - 164 laps (Laps 171-334) For the XFINITY Series Cowboy 300 (Saturday, April 8) and O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 (Saturday, Nov. 4):Stage 1 - 45 laps (Laps 1-45)Stage 2 - 45 laps (Laps 46-90)Stage 3 - 110 laps (Laps 91-200) For the Camping World Truck Series Rattlesnake 400 (Friday, June 9):Stage 1 - 40 laps (Laps 1-40)Stage 2 - 40 laps (Laps 41-80)Stage 3 - 87 laps (Laps 81-167) For the Camping World Truck Series Longhorn 350 (Friday, Nov. 3):Stage 1 - 35 laps (Laps 1-35)Stage 2 - 35 laps (Laps 36-70)Stage 3 - 77 laps (Laps 71-147) The top-10 finishers of the first two stages will be awarded additional championship points. The winners of the first two stages will receive one playoff point, and the race winner will receive five playoff points. Each playoff point will be added to the driver's reset total following race No. 26, if that competitor makes the playoffs.All playoff points will carry through to the end of the third round of the playoffs (Round of 8) that includes the AAA Texas 500, with the Championship 4 racing straight-up at Homestead-Miami Speedway for the title.Championship points following the first two stages will be awarded on a descending scale, with the stage winner receiving 10 points, second receiving 9, etc. The race winner following the final stage will now receive 40 points, second place will receive 35, third place 34, fourth place 33, and so on down the finishing order.Tickets for the 2017 Texas Motor Speedway season, including a BOGO (Buy One, Get One) offer starting at $69 for the O'Reilly Auto Parts 500, are available by visiting www.texasmotorspeedway.com or by calling the speedway ticket office at 817.215.8500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted February 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 OK. I got it. This new NASCAR deal is simple and straightforward, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAPosse Posted February 17, 2017 Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 My 2nd grader can probably understand it better than we can. The new system looks like it was designed by the same folks who developed common core math. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelracewriter Posted March 5, 2017 Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 Placing meaningless importance on irrelevant laps......Ya, that'll save #bashcar. I find it curious that they do this, and award points, then put in a 5 minute crash clock citing that the one or two points guys can pick up are not important.....I'm at a loss for their logic on that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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