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The Generation 6 car has received both praise and criticism from fans and drivers. The Generation 6 body style was introduced in the 2013 Daytona 500 and was originally scheduled to be retired after 2020 in favor of the new Next Gen car. [2] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the implementation of the Next Gen car was pushed to 2022. [1]
Equal points are awarded in all races, regardless of their length or purse. Between rank 1 and 6, starting with 175 to the winner, there were 5 points gaps, between rank 6 and 11 were 4 points gaps and below rank 11 were 3 points gaps respectively. In the point scoring system there were points down to 54th place.
The Next Gen car, originally known as the Gen-7 car, is the common name for the racecar that is currently in use in the NASCAR Cup Series. Its use began with the 2022 season. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A further evolution of the Generation 6 car, the Next Gen features "improved" aero and downforce packages while introducing new technologies on the track.
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NASCAR officials set the rules configuration for a majority of tracks on the 2022 Cup Series schedule Tuesday, announcing that the Next Gen car will use a 4-inch rear spoiler for downforce and ...
This is a list of points scoring systems used to determine the outcome of the seasonal motorsports championships. Points are usually awarded depending on placement in the individual races. In addition, there may be bonus points for fastest training laps, fastest race laps, leading laps or other individual criteria.
NASCAR ditched its full-season points format in 2004 in favor of a 10-race postseason that featured the best drivers from the first 26 races. At the time, NASCAR was the fastest-growing sports ...
The past champion's provisional worked perfectly until 1997, when Darrell Waltrip failed to make the UAW-GM Quality 500 lineup because Terry Labonte was the more recent champion and was higher in points and did not use the regular provisional entitled to the Hendrick No. 5 car in owner points (which was one of the revisions in 1998 that ...