Re: Poole's Points System

On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 09:16:55 CST, in article
<tfq8h158fo29fq1p6eum1itnjl3hbfm771@xxxxxxx>, "Martin X. Moleski, SJ"
<moleski@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in rec.autos.sport.nascar.moderated:

>"Observer motorsports writer David Poole believes that giving Nextel Cup drivers
>a 500-point bonus for their first win (not for each win, just the first) in the
>season's first 26 races, then resetting and giving the same bonus for a driver's
>first win during the Chase would make winning races the sport's top priority.
>
>"Here's how things would look right now if "the Poole Rule" were in place:
>
>9. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3,044 1

Aha, a way to put Jr in the top 10!

(back now, after a big episode of real life.)

Cheers,
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Alex Holden
I don't speak for anybody but myself.

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