As the 2025 NASCAR season finished, focus turned to the off-season to address the playoff system. Fans are desperately hoping for a fix after their heartbreak in the finals with Denny Hamlin’s loss in the Cup Series and Connor Zilisch’s loss in the Xfinity Series. The community is now calling for a shift away from placing too much emphasis on a single final race.

That raw frustration boils over on social media and in garages, where talk of ditching the playoffs for a full-season points chase grows stronger every passing day now. Yet whispers from the top suggest NASCAR officials might hold onto this format. With ratings and crowds hooked on the drama, change feels like a far target to aim for.

NASCAR playoffs set to stick around

NASCAR insider Adam Stern recently noted on X, “NASCAR inf

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