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NASCAR Chairman Brian France said Thursday in Daytona that NASCAR would monitor the ways teams have been taking advantage of the rule that grants automatic qualifying status to the top 35 teams in owners points.

“We’re not going to change anything tomorrow or for the Daytona 500, but as we go along, we will be looking at the top 35. …We will be looking at it and mindful of the complexities it has taken on,” France said.

That’s sort of like Nero saying he’s keeping an eye on that fire.

Complexity doesn’t begin to describe it. Trying to explain the latest twists and turns in the top 35 is harder than explaining an NFL playoff tiebreaker scenario…  More info

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