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NASCAR's Return to Chase Format: Safety and Competition Perspectives · Prestons Super Show

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  NASCAR is heading back to the Chase format for the 2026
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  season. I may have discovered why I
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  never remember NASCAR being this slow.
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  Too many cautions, too many spin outs in the wrecks have steadily
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  gone up over the last five years.
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  Next Gen. was introduced in the NASCAR in 2022.
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  Accidents went up due to a teething issue.
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  The numbers came down a bit, but then sharply rose over the last
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  two years. NASCAR hasn't used the Chase
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  format 4 points since 2016. Will it make races safer?
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  Hopefully. Will it make races more
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  competitive? Definitely.
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  I still have the feeling NASCAR has to do something to bring in
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  new fans in the future. My pitch to them is allow more
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  Mechanical Engineers into the sport, help build prototype
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  cars, run condensed races a few times a year with them and make
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  it a big event. Do the big song and dance.
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