NASCAR’S new charters create puzzling payouts for drivers

Kyle is 0-for-10. Other than a fourth in 2008, when he and Kurt helped push Ryan Newman to the win during a final-lap shootout, he has never really finished well in the 500.

From February 16 through March 4, players can compete in the Daytona 500 event on the new Daytona International Speedway track in a bid to unlock four NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock cars.

NASCAR also removed the driver payouts on the box score from last weekend’s exhibition race and it’s unclear if totals will return. “It’s an honor to fill the seat, but the big focus is the Daytona 500”.

Factors such as temperatures and cloud cover can affect the way that the cars handle for the drivers during the race. Don’t believe me? Just ask Ricky Rudd or Ray Evernham or the good folks at Red Bull.

Kevin Harvick, the 2014 Sprint Cup champion, sees NASCAR’s economy from multiple angles.

The most iconic venue in motor sports has been completely transformed from a race track into one of the most impressive stadiums in the world. This could be Denny’s year.

Daytona Rising has turned heads and left visitors in awe since its completion last month. Now all eyes will be on how this rookie runs in the actual race. I think we have a property now that justifies that investment.

“I’m not in a big rush to address it”, said Danica Patrick, another SHR driver. He is listed at 25-1 odds and if he can maintain a solid race he had as good a chance as anybody to wind up in victory lane. This year is no exception with the chance to go win the Daytona 500.

Six-time titleholder Jimmie Johnson won five times in the first half of the season but faltered to 10th. I expect the same again this year. Busch is an outstanding plate racer and keep in mind he is the best plate track driver yet to score a victory as he has had multiple runner-up results.

The 32-year-old Vickers blamed a flat tire for causing him to lose control and get sideways going into a turn.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. enters his second season with Greg Ives as crew chief. But can you pick against him? “Now we have to go out there and do it”. “But at that point, you’re going 200 miles per hour and there’s nothing you can do”.

The Chase formats in the two lower series will feature seven races each and two elimination rounds before the championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway like the Sprint Cup boys and girl.

Stewart is expected to miss several races following surgery.

Along with all this, NASCAR doesn’t plan to release how much a driver makes in the race report each week, even in the Xfinity and Truck series that have more traditional purse allotments. And then you have the live long shots, looking to make a name for themselves and punch a ticket to the “Great American Race”. Ford was the only manufacturer to have a new body change for 2016, and coupled with their already strong horsepower, seeing Logano be the first back-to-back Daytona 500 victor since Sterling Marlin in 1995 wouldn’t be a surprise.

Jumping into a ride with a new team isn’t the easiest thing to do. I’m still working on doing a better job at that. “You see the same at Richmond and Texas in the spring and fall”.

NASCAR’s new charter system was introduced as a monumental moment in auto racing – a triumphant merger between a one-time dictatorship and a group of team owners finally organized enough to demand their fair share of the financials. “I think trying to get all the other drivers to understand that it is important is crucial”, Earnhardt said.