ESPN.com · Jan 13
NASCAR goes Back to the Future by restoring Chase title format
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Kyle Larson won the final championship in NASCAR's Playoff era, lifting his second Cup Series title in November.No one has ever driven a Delorean in a NASCAR event, but NASCAR is going Back to the Future.
On Monday, NASCAR president Steve O'Donnell, sitting alongside hall of famers Mark Martin and Dale Earnhardt Jr., announced a long-anticipated overhaul of the manner in which stock car racing's top series will determine its champion. There will still be a 26-race "regular season," and after that final event, the 16 top drivers in the points standings will still be separated from the rest to begin a ten-race postseason that will crown a champion.