GREETINGS FROM SW OKLAHOMA:

     PLEASE FIRST UNDERSTAND THAT I HAVE ONLY BEEN WATCHING NASCAR FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS SO I REALLY AM KIND OF NEW AT THIS, BUT A FEW THINGS SEEM VERY CLEAR TO ME.

     1. THE POINTS SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE CHANGED

    2.  WINS NEED TO COUNT FOR SOMETHING IN THE CHASE

    IF NASCAR WANTS TO CONTINUE TO USE A POINTS SYSTEM TO DETERMINE THEIR CHAMPION THEN THEY HAVE TO CHANGE THE SYSTEM SO THAT THE WINNER OF A RACE GETS MORE POINTS.  SET UP THE SCALE SO THAT THE WINNER GETS 200 POINTS PLUS ANY BONUSES AND THE SECOND PLACE CAR GETS 170 PLUS BONUSES THEN USE A 3 TO 5 POINT SEPERATION FROM SECOND TO FORTY THIRD. AND EVERYONE FROM 30TH BACK GET THE SAME NUMBER OF POINTS.

     IF THE OBJECT IS TO WIN THE RACE THEN SOMEWHERE IN ALL OF THIS A DRIVER WHO WINS A RACE HAS TO GET CREDIT FOR IT.  HOW ABOUT AT THE END OF THE 26TH RACE ALL DRIVERS WHO HAVE WON A RACE GET 10 POINTS FOR THAT WIN, TOTAL FROM THERE AND DETERMINE THE TEN RACERS FOR THE CHASE.  WOULD HAVE LOOKED REALLY STRANGE TO HAVE THE DRIVER WITH THE MOST WINS IN THE SEASON ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN.

     ONE MORE THING, I THINK THAT WHEN THE CAUTION FLAG COMES OUT FOR JUNK ON THE TRACK AND THERE HAS BEEN NO WRECK ETC. THEN THE PITS NEED TO STAY CLOSED.  BET WE WOULD BE SURPRISED TO SEE HOW MANY OF THOSE TYPES OF CAUTIONS DON'T HAPPEN ANYMORE.