@@President_Grover_Cleveland Yes. Back then, it was based on your 15 best races. Today, it’s simply who finishes highest in points. Although it is simpler today, I think the Playoffs Ultimately take the meritocracy out of it. Cole Custer proved that in 2020.
]]>@@whoasked9500 It’s actually a little bit different as to how they crowned the Rookie of the Year back then. You see, how they ruled it was based on your 15 best races. And considering Ryan Newman got 14 Top-5s to Jimmie Johnson’s 6, that played a major factor. Granted, you are right that Newman also scored one more top-10 than JJ, but the point is that back then, ROTY wasn’t determined by points position.
Still, I still think it seems messed up.
]]>@@zt5547 yes
]]>He had 15 top 5s that year – are you telling us that he wasn’t on a lead lap in any of those 15 races?
]]>@@DogWarrior1010 still not as much as Harvick in 2020
]]>@@FNTM2k3 wrong. Never was more exposed than in 2020
]]>Newman already did that in 2014.
]]>Ryan Newman 2014
]]>@@babyeliascookieaccording to racing reference, he finished every Truck race in 2012, every Xfinity race in 2015, and every Cup race in 2019
]]>@@babyeliascookiehas to be 2015 or somewhere around there. Not sure though
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