NASCAR’s current playoff system, which was rolled out in 2014, continues to kick off endless debates in the garage. Locking 16 drivers into a 10-race chase, the rule guarantees a playoff spot with a single win, no matter how the driver performed the rest of the season. A couple of months ago, Richard Petty infamously gave it the “you win and you’re in” name in one of his comments, and that name has given a stronger perspective on the problems associated with it.

In June, Richard Petty said, “The way they got this thing fixed, if you win and you’re in, that can’t be right. From the standpoint that you got somebody, like I say, that’s 30th in the points that’s going to make the playoffs. Hey man, what happened to the guy that’s 15th or 16th or 18th? Been running good, finished good eve

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