There was a lot discuss concerning the NASCAR Playoffs and the way they may or ought to be modified. Kevin Harvick has concepts. The retired driver turned FOX Sports activities broadcaster has a few concepts about find out how to enhance the postseason.
Kevin Harvick was lately on the Title 24 podcast with Ricky Carmichael. The legendary motocross rider additionally had his time in NASCAR. In truth, he raced for Harvick within the Truck Sequence at one level.
These are two motorsports icons. So, having them on the identical podcast collectively is superior. Throughout the dialog, Harvick supplied up his options to the playoffs.
“I want we’d rotate the final race,” mentioned Harvick. “You recognize, I believe Homestead, Las Vegas, Phoenix. I want there was some kind of three-year rotation that you simply obtained to combine that up so it wasn’t, ‘Hey we ran this monitor final 12 months, we’ve obtained actually good notes. We’re going to be good if we are able to get there once more.’ And it form of mixes that up so as to’t simply put together for one monitor.”
His second thought might be extra artistic. Introducing byes for sure drivers. What might that do to the playoff image?
Kevin Harvick needs byes in NASCAR Playoffs
Kevin Harvick continued. It’s easy, however in all probability not a well-liked thought in observe. Common season champ goes to the Spherical of 8, runner-up to the Spherical of 12, and third-place will get a spot within the playoffs, Spherical of 16.
Certainly this wouldn’t be controversial for followers…
“I want the common season, first, second, and third place guys, I want the champ of the common season was, he was mechanically had a bye till the ultimate eight,” he defined. “However he might nonetheless, he nonetheless needed to gather factors and do this. Initially, I assumed possibly he ought to be put into the Championship 4 however I don’t assume that’s proper. I believe he wants to have the ability to race his method in and nonetheless have to realize factors and issues. And I believe the second-place man ought to be within the Spherical of 12 and [third place] mechanically within the [Round of] 16. As a result of in some unspecified time in the future we’re going to have extra winners than we do spots. We got here near {that a} couple occasions over the previous few years.”
Kevin Harvick is correct. The Subsequent Gen automotive means there’ll seemingly be extra winners shifting ahead. Because the automotive was launched we’ve got had seasons with 18 and 19 totally different winners.
Rotating the ultimate monitor annually, I’m positive followers would get on board. However letting drivers have byes to later rounds looks like a non-racing transfer.
