AndersonWhitt
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Post by AndersonWhitt on Nov 14, 2018 2:42:44 GMT -5
I really don't understand the rookie rules anymore. Why was Jones allowed to run for ROTY in Truck in 2015? Same with Reddick in Xfinity this year. I didn't know about Reddick. That's even worse, since Reddick was allowed to run every race last year. (Maybe he was allowed to run for ROTY this year because he didn't run last year. Could that be a new rule?) Hopefully Bell finishes better than Reddick at Homestead.Edit: Never mind, the rookie points don't involve the Chase, so all Bell has to do is finish better in season-long points, which he's already doing. (I just checked, and he's 189 points ahead of Reddick, so he's clinched ROTY already, unless I'm mistaken about the points structure.) I still hope Bell finishes better than Reddick, though, for his points finish. |
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Post by JSPorts on Nov 14, 2018 8:23:43 GMT -5
I don't think rookie of the year has to do anything with season-long points. It's just whoever finishes higher in the playoff format. Byron's already clinched it in Cup. It's going to come down to Bell vs. Reddick in Xfinity. It's between Snider & Gilliland in the Trucks.
Reddick ran 18/33 races last year, but was allowed to run for Xfinity ROTY. Brett Moffitt, on the other hand, was NOT allowed to run for ROTY in the trucks, despite having never started more than 6 races in a season (the limit for rookies in that series is 10). I know he had previously been a Cup ROTY, but it's not without precedent to let them run for ROTY in a lower series. For example, John Andretti was allowed to run for Xfinity ROTY in 2006, despite already having 340 Cup starts under his belt. Johnny Sauter was allowed to run for Truck ROTY in 2009, despite having 76 Cup starts and 196 Xfinity starts.
Technically, the rules for eligibility are as follows:
Cup:
-A driver must not have more than 7 starts as a points-earning driver in a single season
-A driver must have no more than 36 total starts
Xfinity:
-A driver must not have more than 7 starts as a points-earning driver in a single season
-A driver must have no more than 33 total starts
-A driver must have 5 or fewer total Cup starts
Truck:
-A driver must not have more than 10 starts as a points-earning driver in a single season
-A driver must have no more than 23 total starts
-A driver must have 5 or fewer Cup starts and 5 or fewer Xfinity starts
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Post by Mile501 on Nov 14, 2018 8:44:46 GMT -5
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Post by JSPorts on Nov 14, 2018 8:58:08 GMT -5
Why would they mention playoff points if it wasn't based on the playoff standings? "Most points throughout the season" means something different to NASCAR than it does to fans. This announcement was just a really confusing way of saying the award would go to whoever finishes higher in the standings.
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Post by Mile501 on Nov 14, 2018 9:39:46 GMT -5
Why would they mention playoff points if it wasn't based on the playoff standings? "Most points throughout the season" means something different to NASCAR than it does to fans. This announcement was just a really confusing way of saying the award would go to whoever finishes higher in the standings. I couldn't figure out why it mentioned playoff points, either. It was confusing. |
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