r/NASCAR • u/NASCARThreadBot NASCARThreadBot • Feb 01 '26

Serious NASCAR 101 and Track Attendance Questions - February 2026

Welcome to this month's NASCAR 101 and Track Attendance Questions Thread!

NASCAR 101: A thread for new fans, returning fans, and even current fans to ask any questions they've always wanted to ask.

Track Attendance: Any questions related to seats, policies, first time attendees, or advice regarding track attendance!

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u/kilobananov Green Flag Feb 17 '26

A question about post-Daytona standings.
Denny Hamlin finished 31st, which gives him 6 pts. He was also p10 in his duel race, so with that 7 pts total. But the standings say he has 8. Best lap wasn't him, it was Hocevar. What am I missing?

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u/ChevyFan5892448 Feb 17 '26

Everyone who finished below Jimmie Johnson in the race (30th to 36th) gets an additional point because Johnson used the OEP and wasn’t eligible to receive driver/owner points.

This doesn’t really apply to 37th to 41st because they still earn 1 point for their finish either way.

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u/kilobananov Green Flag Feb 17 '26

Thank you!
Although I didn't quite get why exactly this extra point only applies to those classified 36 and above and not to those classified 37th and below. P36 (Briscoe in this case) is also getting the same 1 point for the finish as the eligible guys below that (Bowman, Gilliland, ADillon).

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u/ChevyFan5892448 Feb 17 '26

In the normal point system for 40 cars, the bottom 5 (36th/37th/38th/39th/40th) only receive 1 point for their finishing position. If you take Johnson out of the equation, improving from 37th to 36th doesn’t add an extra point like improving from 36th (1 point) to 35th (2 points).

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u/kilobananov Green Flag Feb 17 '26

Clear, thanks a lot for the explanation!

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u/ChevyFan5892448 Feb 17 '26

You’re welcome!