Winston Cup Points System
Winston Cup points are awarded according
to the drivers finishing position after each event.A
five point differential is given to to the top five
point finishers.
Positions six through ten are given a four
point differential.And a three point differential is
given to the eleventh place finisher on back through
the rest of the field.
Bonus Points:The only way a driver can
receive bonus points is to lead a race.Five bonus
points are awardered to any driver who leads at least
one lap.An additional five bonus points are awarded
to the driver who leads to most laps in any one
event.
Relief Drivers:NASCAR Winston Cup points
are awarded to the starting driver of each
car,Regardless of who is driving at the finish.The
starting driver must take the green flag and complete
at least one lap before turning the car over to a
relief driver.
Any qualified NASCAR Winston Cup driver
may drive in relief.In some cases a driver without a
scheduled ride for a particular race may take
practice laps in anticipation of driving in relief
for someone during the race.Other times,a starter who
has fallen out of an event will make himself
available to take over a car if needed.
Tiebreakers:In the case of two drivers
finishing with the exact same number of points,the
number of wins is the first tiebreaker.Sucessive
tiebreakers are number of second place,third
place,and so on till the tie is broken
Owner Points:Owner points are distributed
in the same manner as driver points expect the owner
receives points based on the cars
performance,regardless of who drives it.The owner
would receive five bonus if his car lead a lap during
any event also the car owner receives bonus points
for his car leading the most laps.Owner points are
used to determine the starting line up in the event
qualifing is cancelled.