Busch NASCAR Series - NASCAR Point Standing

Busch NASCAR Series

The Busch NASCAR Series is the second division racing series in the NASCAR races. These races are considered the proving grounds for drivers to step up to NASCAR's top level Nextel Cup. The Bush series emerged from NASCAR's old sportsman division that was formed in the year 1950. It was then included into the NASCAR's short track race division and was named as the 'Sportsman series'. After 1968, the races became the late-model sportsman series and began to feature on tracks such as the Daytona International Speedway. In 1984 the Busch Brand took up the sponsorship of these series and in 1986 it was named as the Busch Grand National Series. During 2003, the Grand National title was dropped and the series was officially known as the Busch Series. Some of the popular drivers of the Bush NASCAR Series are Jeff Green, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick, Greg Biffle, and Brian Vickers to mention a few.

NASCAR New Point System

NASCAR has introduced a New Point System that emphasizes on the NASCAR point standing of every participant. The new point comes into effect from the Nextel Cup 2004 Season. The new point system has been introduced in order to bring about a form of standardization, regularization and organization in the races and to provide each player an opportunity to compete in the championship depending on their NASCAR point standing. The format of the NASCAR New Point System is as follows:

As per this system, the winner of every NASCAR Series of races will receive 180 points each win, this being five points more than the previous year's winning point of 175 per win. The NASCAR new point system takes effect after the first 26 races. A NASCAR season comprises 36 races. The new point system is such that after 26 races, the top ten drivers having maximum points will race for the Championship along with other drivers who are less than 400 behind the leader in NASCAR point standing. This system implies that a minimum of 33 other drivers cannot participate or win at the championships. The drivers still in the running will be separated by 5 points each in order to begin the last 10 races. The first place driver will begin the final 10 races with 5,050 points, the second driver begins with 5,045 and so on with drops of five points for all involved with the championship showdown.

The NASCAR series are played for a minimum of $5 million and each driver who finishes in the top 10 will earn $1 million. The 11th winner is given a $250,000 bonus.

NASCAR Pole Position

NASCAR pole position is the most favorable starting point in any of the NASCAR races. It is also known as 'The Pole' or 'Inside Pole' and is considered the number one starting position in the races. In the NASCAR races, the most favorable pole position is the one starting from front row, left side. All the turns in the races are towards the left side and thus the left side starting position would be the fastest and the most convenient. A NASCAR Pole position is usually earned by being the fastest driver at the time of qualifying.

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