Two-time Cup Series champion Kyle Busch believes a return to The Chase will change 'nothing' when it comes to a key issue facing NASCAR.
Earlier this week, NASCAR confirmed the return of The Chase format to decide its champions in all three national NASCAR series, with the playoffs having been scrapped altogether.
Instead, this year, a 26-race regular season will take place, after which the top 16 drivers in the points standings will qualify for The Chase. After a points reset that hands a small advantage to each driver based on their finishing position, it's then a straight 10-race battle for the championship, with no rounds or eliminations.
Crucially, the drivers qualifying on points also means that 'win and you're in' has been ditched, with a win simply earning a small points bonus instead.
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Some, such as Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano, believe that removing the 'win and you're in' aspect could see some of the over-aggressive driving and subsequent wrecks that we have seen in the Cup Series in recent years reduced.
However, Busch does not believe this is the case, with over-aggressive driving bred in young drivers long before they get to NASCAR, in his experience.
"No, no," Busch told a media scrum including Peter Stratta when asked if he thought racing etiquette would improve now that 'win and you're in' has been ditched.
“When you watch all the children that race all year long in the ARCAs and the Late Models and the other things, you see that stuff already.
"They're taught from a very young age to dive bomb and run into him and door that guy.
"Being a dad, I've heard those words, and maybe I've said those words once or twice. But yeah, it won't change a whole lot."
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