A mere 30 points

Here is a race senareo using the same 30 point amount from (30 points for Joey).

It's the start of the 25th race, you are 11th in points and need to make up 30 points to take over 10th by the end of the race to get locked in The Chase.

You have been finishing most of the races in the top 10 or 15 with no DNFs. You came close to a win but lost it in a green,white,checker. The competitors behind you in points can't pass you points wise, but they have more wins then you.

The checker flag falls on the 25th race, man you finished 23 positions ahead of the person 10th in points, you gotta have 10th in points now, right. Wrong, you missed it by 7 positions or 7 points. Remember NASCAR made the point system simpler and easier to understand this year, although much harder to make up. It gets worse, the competitors behind you in points have more wins then you, so they make the wild card spots. So have a nice flight home, and we'll see ya next week.