NASCAR Cup Series season marked the first under a playoff format, a points system that was focused on putting more emphasis on race wins.

The story of how Richard Childress made a fortune by pleasing NASCAR's founder during the Talladega Superspeedway's inaugural ...

In 2004 NASCAR instituted the “Chase for the Nextel Cup” 10-race season ending Playoff format that placed a premium on winning. Kenseth would go on to qualify for those Playoffs in 13 of his ...