According to the Associated Press , Brian France and his minions have decided to make two changes to the Chase for the Cup in 2007¿award more points for a victory (the Kasey Kahne rule) and allow more drivers into the Chase (the “Oh, screw Junior and Gordon didn’t make it?” rule).
What the Associated Press didn’t tell you was that more changes were being considered but were rejected at the last second. Here are some of the changes that almost went through:
- Pit stops will include mandatory cheeseburger scarfing time (Tony Stewart rule)
- Five bonus points per race for drivers who average more than six sponsor mentions per minute (the Michael Waltrip rule)
- Twenty bonus points for any driver who is named by five random New Yorkers (the “Damnit, New York. You will learn to love NASCAR!” rule)
- Drivers will be penalized a lap for any reason NASCAR chooses at any time, especially if the driver is a pain in the ass (the Kurt Busch rule)
- Thirty bonus points for sticking the landing during a victory flip (the Carl Edwards rule¿assuming he can actually win another race)
- Cars without a Fortune 500 sponsor must compete with three wheels (the “screw you, independent teams” rule)
- All races at tracks south of the Mason Dixon Line other than Daytona, Charlotte and Bristol will be moved to Chicago and California (the “We don’t need you Johnny Reb” rule)
- Two points for a takedown (Nicole Lunders rule)