What happens if nascar points are tied

Tiebreaker: If any position comes down to a tiebreaker, only the three races in the Contender Round matter. The rest of the field of four will be determined by order of points scored in the three races. After this round, each advancing driver will be reset to 5, points. Tiebreaker: If any position comes down to a tiebreaker, only the three races in the Eliminator Round matter. He and Larson lead the series with 15 top finishes. Three races remain in the regular season. The driver who wins the regular-season championship will be awarded 15 playoff points, which likely sounds better than 10 points for being second in the standings for Hamlin.

While Larson and Hendrick Motorsports might be considered the championship favorite with his bucket of wins and playoff points, Hamlin and Joe Gibbs Racing have put in a solid season. Mobile Newsletter chat dots. Mobile Newsletter chat avatar. Mobile Newsletter chat subscribe.

Auto Racing. How does the Nextel Cup points system work? Nextel Cup Points Finish Points Finish Points 1 23 94 2 24 91 3 25 88 4 26 85 5 27 82 6 28 79 7 29 76 8 30 73 9 31 70 10 32 67 11 33 64 12 34 61 13 35 58 14 36 55 15 37 52 16 38 49 17 39 46 18 40 43 19 41 40 20 42 37 21 43 34 22 97 -- -- There are two basic ways to score points in a NASCAR Nextel Cup race: Finishing position Bonus points The previous point system, the Winston Cup, was in use from until the current system, the Nextel Cup, was announced in January Do race cars use gasoline like normal cars do, or do they use something else?

Cite This! Giving those two or sometimes one drivers a double-bye to the third round would make the regular season really matter.

If drivers are tied in points, then wins would determine the automatic qualifier. If drivers are tied in wins, then points would be the tie-breaker. If the same driver qualifies for both berths, then the second double-bye would go to the driver with second-most points. Drivers who dominate the first two-thirds of the season shouldn't have to be at a disadvantage with a wild-card race like Talladega deciding their seasons' fate. It's not fair. The NFL rewards its regular-season dominators by giving them a week off.

After that, it's go time for the league's Elite Eight.