While the teams of NASCAR They are preparing to start the new season, the Changes in the Cup series playoff format They can be at the end. Executive Vice President and head of the development of Carreras de la Nascar, John Probst, said Monday that no changes in 2025But the playoff format will be considered before the 2026 season.
Probst spoke at an information session on the competition on Monday with the set time to begin with Daytona 500 on February 16. «I don’t think we want to get the habit of making small tweaks every season in the playoffs»Says Probst. «Where we went it was by 2025 that did not make any change in the playoff.
Throughout this year, we will gather a working group with some media, manufacturers of original teams, goodyear, pilots … maybe We talk to most people, where are we? What do we think about? “Usually, We see this as a line of work for a group of our interest groups this yearto see it holistically ».
In the current format that is qualified, 16 pilots are classified for a 10 -run race distributed in four twists. She is Number of pilots in the playoff This is reduced between twists From 16 to 12 and eight to four finalists. It has been the playoffs structure since 2014 and has not seen significant changes since 2017, when stages and playoff points were introduced.
Probst said that Nascar listened to interested parties that the playoff loved themto people who hate the current format and the people who fall in the middle. There is no guarantee that something has been changed to the end.
“We just can’t go to a point where we think we need to do it,” Probst said. “But We listen to fans who are tall and clear and actively studying it». Joey Logano is the current cup champion.
Source: La Verdad
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