laconic1

There has been a lot of talk about changing NASCAR's point system to reward wins more. I don't think this is a good idea, since inconsistent teams like Ryan Newman's don't really deserve to win if they have 8 or 9 bad finishes to go with 8 wins. I would like to see the 5 points for leading one lap go away since too many teams stay out during cautions to pick up a cheap 5 points. I would also like to see no points awarded past 30th place, just to prevent guys that have problems early from fixing their cars just to try and pick up two or three spots for points. An example of this was Robby Gordon's hood blowing off at Daytona and going in the stands. I would give five extra points to give a small reward for winning the race, but not enough to offset numerous bad finishes.

What would you do to the points system, if anything? Here is my idea of how the points should work

Finishing Position Points
1 155
2 145
3 140
4 135
5 130
6 125
7 120
8 115
9 110
10 105
11 100
12 95
13 90
14 85
15 80
16 75
17 70
18 65
19 60
20 55
21 50
22 45
23 40
24 35
25 30
26 25
27 20
28 15
29 10
30 5
31-43 0

The driver leading the most laps will continue to receive 5 bonus points.