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Tony is the driver I choose to cheer for. I hate he is out of the chase ths year but the facts are there. He had a bad run of luck and that cost him. The team brought a car special built for Richmond and he wrecks it in practice. The team couldn't dial the back up car to run worth crap last night. Sure, I would love hor Tony to have a chance to defend his title and to miss it by 16 points is a bitter pill to swollow but the Race will go on.
After Jr and J. Gordon missed last year and Stewart this year I expect nest year they expand the field to 15 drivers or maybe expand the points to 500 instead of 400 within the leader.

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i heard them mention last night something about how the points system is being re-done next year and making some changes, but i didn't hear what they were doing