Points System to Stay: NASCAR officials are content with the points distribution system currently in place in the Winston Cup Series and say they have no plans to overhaul the formula. That, despite the fact that there have been occasions when the points race has been decided well before the end of the season, and other occasions when a driver with the most wins in a season has come out on the short end of the overall battle. But Jim Hunter, NASCAR’s vice president of corporate communications, says it’s highly unlikely any changes will be made anytime soon to the current points structure.(Winston Cup Scene – need sub to read)(11-15-2001)
