It’s understandable why some NASCAR fans are so happy over this season’s three winningest drivers in their respective series: Denny Hamlin (Cup) has six wins, Connor Zilisch (Xfinity) has 10 wins, and Corey Heim (Trucks) has 11 wins.

Add those wins up, and we’re talking about 27 total wins among the trio of drivers.

But what if one, two, or – God forbid – all three fail to win their respective championships? How will fans react? Will that be the final push necessary for NASCAR to significantly alter the playoff format in all three series starting next season?

With the exception of the Cup Series, I can’t think of another season since the expanded playoff format was introduced in 2014 where there was such a disparity between the winningest driver heading to Phoenix and the three other ch

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