The Supercars have just pulled off a NASCAR-style playoff setup this season, and boy has it backfired the same way, if not bigger. What started as an attempt to keep the title fight alive until the final weekend has turned into a full-blown identity crisis for Australia’s premier touring-car series.

For 2025, Supercars split the season into three parts: a regular Sprint Cup over the first eight rounds, an Enduro Cup, and then a knockout Finals Series where points get reset and drivers get eliminated round by round. Ring any bells?

Just like what happened in NASCAR, this late-season points reset has wiped out months of hard work. The complaints started from day one. A driver can dominate the first twenty races, build a huge lead the old-fashioned way, and then suddenly start the Finals ti

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