In this age of NASCAR, stage points speak more than wins. William Byron won the regular season championship, beating Chase Elliott with his win in Iowa. The No. 24 Chevrolet driver led the points all through the season, despite his teammate, Kyle Larson, owning more victories. Similarly, Chase Briscoe’s recent victory in Darlington was placed next to his other stats – he had a 34.7 average points per race and a total of 4 stage wins this season. This deflection from the real point bothers Richard Petty.

‘The King’ of the sport is a 200-time Cup Series race winner and 7-time champion. Across his star-studded career, Richard Petty was focused entirely on the end goal – to start a race and win it. That is why NASCAR’s novel methods make the legend scratch his head, as drivers may lose sight

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