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August 24th, 2020, 5:37 AM
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Kevin Harvick clinches 2020 regular season championship
August 23, 2020 at 5:08 PM
Kevin Harvick is the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series Regular Season Champion, claiming the distinction just past the midway point of Stage 2 of after Sunday?s Drydene 311 at Dover International Speedway.
Clinching the regular-season title hands Harvick a 15-point bonus heading into the 10-race NASCAR Playoffs, which begins Sept. 6 with the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. The top-10 finishers in the regular-season standings receive bonus points on a sliding scale, starting with 15 for first and ending with one extra point for 10th.
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August 24th, 2020, 8:00 AM
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Still has to win the Chase races to get the FULL Cup championship...
Go Kevin!
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August 24th, 2020, 2:32 PM
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Originally Posted by
gnatsum
Still has to win the Chase races to get the FULL Cup championship...Go Kevin!
well, he has to win the champion ship race in Phoenix, that's for sure, after placing and doing well in the playoff races, if that's what you meant.......mac
Last edited by mac; August 24th, 2020 at 2:43 PM.
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August 24th, 2020, 3:35 PM
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Yes, he does have to win some Chase races. The "regular season championship" only determines who is eligible to compete for the Cup championship. For example, let's say that Ryan Newman didn't make it to the Chase, but he manages to sweep ALL TEN of the Chase races. He would NOT BE eligible to be Cup Champion because he didn't make the Chase, no matter if he somehow gained the points to do so. Once the Chase starts, the TOP SIXTEEN drivers are locked in,,,and everyone else is locked out. Newman, in that scenario, would finish the season at best, 17th, no matter what his points are.
IF Harvick blows it and finishes last among the Chase-eligible drivers in every Chase race this season, he'll be "credited" as having finished 16th place for the season. No lower.
Oh, almost forgot--EVERY race winner is automatically in the Chase for winning a race. Harvick was locked 'in' with the first race he won this season.
Some people blame the Chase for NASCAR losing so many fans since the Chase was implemented...
Last edited by gnatsum; August 24th, 2020 at 3:37 PM.
Reason: added "oh..."
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August 24th, 2020, 4:28 PM
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Maybe he will stop dancing around on those oil cans and such now.
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August 24th, 2020, 6:58 PM
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Originally Posted by
gnatsum
Yes, he does have to win some Chase races. The "regular season championship" only determines who is eligible to compete for the Cup championship. For example, let's say that Ryan Newman didn't make it to the Chase, but he manages to sweep ALL TEN of the Chase races. He would NOT BE eligible to be Cup Champion because he didn't make the Chase, no matter if he somehow gained the points to do so. Once the Chase starts, the TOP SIXTEEN drivers are locked in,,,and everyone else is locked out. Newman, in that scenario, would finish the season at best, 17th, no matter what his points are.
IF Harvick blows it and finishes last among the Chase-eligible drivers in every Chase race this season, he'll be "credited" as having finished 16th place for the season. No lower.
Oh, almost forgot--EVERY race winner is automatically in the Chase for winning a race. Harvick was locked 'in' with the first race he won this season.
Some people blame the Chase for NASCAR losing so many fans since the Chase was implemented...
yep, that's my understanding too. it does get a bit weedier if there aren't 16 winners at the close of the regular season and how to fill out the list of 16 contenders on basis of points earned and possibilities of ties when and if it comes to that.....but, yeow, the way you understand it is my understanding too....mac
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