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NASCAR announces return to 'Chase' style championship format: Joey Logano describes changes in driver strategy

NASCAR on Monday announced the departure of its win-and-in, elimination style championship format and the reintroduction of a ...
Sports Business Journal

NASCAR confirms return to ‘Chase’-style championship format, keeping playoff element

NASCAR changed its championship format ahead of the 2026 season. The new format will involve 26 regular-season races before a ...
Sportskeeda

“When it showed up, none of us really liked that”: HMS legend Chad Knaus gives a blunt verdict as NASCAR returns to Chase championship format

On Monday, January 12, 2026, NASCAR again switched to the Chase format for the 2026 season. Reflecting on that, HMS VP of ...