Kyle Larson gained a pair of NASCAR Cup Sequence championships below the win-and-in, elimination model championship format. After all, he’ll at all times fondly keep in mind that time interval in his profession.
NASCAR on Monday introduced the departure of that playoff system used from 2014-2025. As league president Steve O’Donnell mentioned, “the Chase is again.” Larson believes it was time for a change, saying the previous format had run its course.
“I type of heard rumors of it for at the least a month and yeah, simply completely satisfied. I believe the previous playoff system was thrilling, however I believe it additionally ran its course, and I believe the model of what we’re at now with the racecar that we acquired, I believe it deserved a format change,” Larson instructed Matt Weaver of Motorsport. “So yeah, I might assume — I haven’t heard everyone’s feedback on it — however I might assume anyone who’s a earlier contender for a championship with the playoff format might be extra completely satisfied that we have now this format as a result of I really feel like your probabilities of successful a championship is increased for all of us now.
“It’s actually robust to win, to make it to the spherical of 4 after which beat three different guys. Now, it comes all the way down to 10 races, you’ll be able to have a variety of perception in crew like I do, be constant and hopefully win some races as properly. It feels like there’s extra factors paid for wins, so wins are nonetheless actually essential. And as at all times, simply attempt to do a superb job.”
