NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Chase For The Championship

The 2009 series is in the books and Jimmie Johnson is the only driver to win 4 consecutive championships, it's now one for the history books. I figured since the season is over this is the perfect opportunity for a blog about the Chase considering a lot of people don't care for the rules and believe they should mix up the tracks the drivers compete at, among other things.

In my eyes, I like all the tracks the drivers compete at in the Chase, other people will disagree with me and believe it should be changed some since Jimmie Johnson has dominated the Chase for the past four years. It's fair to say many people believe if NASCAR adds and removes some tracks to the Chase schedule that Jimmie and Team 48 won't be as competitive and have a harder time to 5-Peat? This could be true to some extent, however I don't see Jimmie finishing below 5th in the points if they do make some changes. Hendrick Motorsports has proven they are one of the top teams in the garage, three of their four teams made the 2009 Chase and they finished 1,2,3 in the Championship Standings.

What I want to ask everyone is, what changes would you make to the Chase if any? Are there any tracks you would like to see taken off the schedule and if so, which track would you add in it's place and why? Did you like the old points system better or do you prefer the new one?

I'll go ahead and answer my own questions so all of you can see my opinion. I wouldn't personally change all that much, except remove and add a race track. I would love to see Richmond in the Chase, I'm not sure which track I'd remove yet but Richmond would be an awesome race in the Chase. I like the new points system, it was a close race this year as far as the top three positions went. If you all think about it, the final race of the season at Homestead could have gone either way with Jimmie Johnson or Mark Martin hoisting that Championship Trophy. Even if it was a long shot for Mark to win it all, it was still possible.

I hope to hear from you all.