No Points Change: After careful consideration, NASCAR officials have decided against changing the Winston Cup point system for 2001. Bobby Labonte won the 2000 championship by 275 points over Dale Earnhardt, clinching the title with one race remaining. For the fifth time in seven years, a point system designed to produce a close battle resulted in one that lacked drama. NASCAR director of operations Kevin Triplett said in November that there could be tweaks to the system for 2001, including bonus points for leading at certain points of races and more points for winning. But changes to a format that has been in place since 1975 have been ruled out for now(Dallas Morning News)(2-8-2001)
