BPI SPORTS CHASE FORMAT

This is in direct response to NASCAR Cup's Chase format, which is in need of some fine tuning since the "Win" format was adopted prior to the 2007 Cup season.

-The leader at the end of the "regular season" will begin the Chase with 5100 points.

-Each Chase driver thereafter will begin 0.2 points behind the leader for every 1 "regular season" point.

-If any Chase driver is behind 500 or more "regular season" points at the beginning of the Chase, they will start at 5000 points; no Chase driver will start with less than that point total.

Here is an example of how the BPI Sports Chase Format works, using the 1992 standings after 26 races...

1992 BPI Chase Example
Driver	Real Points	Real Back	BPI Points	BPI Back
1-Bill Elliott	3653	0	5100	0
2-Davey Allison	3614	39	5092.2	7.8
3-Alan Kulwicki	3606	47	5090.6	9.4
4-Mark Martin	3562	91	5081.8	18.2
5-Harry Gant	3555	98	5080.4	19.6
6-Kyle Petty	3539	114	5077.2	22.8
7-Ricky Rudd	3409	244	5051.2	48.8
8-Darrell Waltrip	3303	350	5030	70
9-Ernie Irvan	3263	390	5022	78
10-Terry Labonte	3261	392	5021.6	78.4
11-Morgan Shepherd	3246	407	5018.6	81.4
12-Rusty Wallace	3217	436	5012.8	87.2

The Chase can't merely be ordered by wins, especially when there are 43 cars in every race. Sure the actual points ensure that the top 12 drivers in the "regular season" make the Chase, however, alienating almost 98% of the "regular season" results is not the best way to order drivers at the beginning of the championship quest, thus I present this alternative that properly orders all Chase drivers based upon their entire 26-race "regular season" performance.

If you have questions or need clarification on any of the aforementioned material, feel free to contact me (Trevor) at admin@bpisports.com or bowlpollindex@aol.com. I love feedback so please don't feel that you're being a nuisance...I want to be bothered.

REVISED 8-25-08