Opinion: NASCAR point standings more important than you think at halfway mark USA TODAY
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Paul Menard seek to change a relatively new NASCAR trend. Daniel Suarez hopes it continues. The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series has reached the halfway point of its regular season, and the first two years of its current points system would indicate not much will change when it comes to which drivers will earn playoff berths. Since NASCAR went to awarding stage points in 2017, only one driver outside the 16-driver playoff cutoff at the midway mark has made it in. Kasey Kahne was on the outside looking in after 13 races in 2017 but qualified with a victory in the 20th…
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