Nascar info: Poeng!

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Finishing last in a Winston Cup race isn't as awful as it seems. Everyone gets a piece of the action in some way, shape or form. Points are awarded to every driver who competes in a Winston Cup race.

 

The winner of a Winston Cup race pockets 175 points. From there the points given decline in five-point increments for places two through six, points awarded drop four points per driver for positions seven through 11 and three-point increments separate drivers' points for finishers in 12th place or lower.

2nd place: 170 points 3rd place: 165 points 4th: 160 points 5th: 155 points 6th: 150 points 7th: 146 points, and so on.

 

The 43rd-place finisher gets 34 points. Drivers who lead a lap earn five bonus points. The driver who leads the most laps in a single event earns 10 bonus points.

 

The official results of the Daytona 500 help illustrate how the points are doled out: Michael Waltrip, who won the 2001 season-opener, led 27 laps of the 500, earning five points in addition to the first-place 175 points. His total points earned for the race: 180.

 

Second-place finisher Dale Earnhardt Jr., who netted 170 points for his position, also earned five points for leading laps. His total points: 175. Rusty Wallace earned 165 points for finishing third.

 

He didn't lead any laps. Fourth-place finisher Ricky Rudd led no laps either. He took home 160 points for his effort. Bill Elliott, in fifth, led one lap and jumped from 155 points to tie with Rudd at 160.

 

Mike Wallace earned 150 points for his sixth-place finish. Sterling Marlin, who finished seventh, earned 146 for the effort and picked up five more for leading a lap. His total points earned: 151, one point better than the guy who finished in front of him.

 

Ward Burton, who finished 35th, earned 58 points for his effort and another 10 for leading a race-record 53 laps. Total points for the elder Burton brother: 68. That's better than 34th-place finisher Jason Leffler (61 points) and 32nd-place Jerry Nadeau (67).

 

Owners are rewarded in the points race in much the same fashion but, unlike drivers, they earn points for merely attempting to make a race. If Joe Gibbs Racing shows up with Tony Stewart and Bobby Labonte, but Stewart fails to qualify, Joe Gibbs Racing earns points based on Stewart's non-qualifying speed.

 

For instance, if Stewart is the fastest non-qualifier on race day, Joe Gibbs Racing is awarded 31 points, three down from the 43rd-place points. The scale continues downward from there for all non-qualifiers, with the lowest possible point(s) awarded being one.

 

Manufacturers have a points race of their own. The car maker who has a driver take first place in a race earns nine points for that race. Second-best performance by a manufacturer gets six points, third place earns four points and fourth place, three points. At Daytona: Chevrolet, nine points; Ford, six points; Dodge, four points; Pontiac, three points.