The NASCAR Playoff Committee definitely has a lot on its plate right now. Sure, the elimination-style playoff bid can be entertaining, but one bad race can derail everything the driver has worked towards. With NASCAR officials looking at the playoff systems under a microscope, if the potential change to the full-season points system came earlier rather than later, then the William Byron and Kyle Larson championship fight would’ve looked far more different, and here’s how!

How did Larson and Byron get tied in the points battle?

Kyle Larson and William Byron have been practically inseparable in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series standings, locked in a season-long duel for supremacy. The Hendrick Motorsports drivers have the same points this season, 2032 each, but Larson is ahead with one more win

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