2017 NOVAR Verizon Cup Series season
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2017 NOVAR Verizon Cup Series Season | |
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# of Rounds | 25 |
Ovals | 22 |
Road Courses | 3 |
Triple Crown Champions | |
Driver's Champion | #59-Shane Hardon |
Points Champion | #59-Shane Hardon |
SC Challenge Champion | #59-Shane Hardon |
Other Champions | |
Owner's Champion | #59 MONSTER Energy Racing |
Team's Champion | MONSTER Energy Racing |
Manufacturer's Champion | Ford |
Rookie of the Year | #12-Kalvin Harrea |
Other | |
Season Opener | 2017 Dentsville 250 |
Season Finale | 2017 Verizon Championship 400 |
Previous Season | Next Season |
2016 | 2018 |
Championship Overview |
The 2017 NOVAR Verizon Cup Series Season, is the 54th season in Cup series competition, and the 9th under the Verizon Cup banner. Shane Nargon is the defending champion. This season is the first with the triple crown championship system.
Shane Hardon took his first title by 44 points over Chris Clark, by winning the most races by a champion since Shane Clarke II's win in 2005 with seven.
Preseason changes[edit | edit source]
This season will see many significant changes that will be implemented in all series.
Championship Triple Crown[edit | edit source]
- NOVAR has announced it will create a triple crown
- NOVAR announced that a new playoff system will replace the standard season long system that has been implemented since the first season for determining a champion/
- The changes include:
- The season will now be divided into a 15 race regular season followed by a 10 race playoff.
- A win throughout the first 15 races will automatically place a driver in the playoff.
- Tough a driver with 1 win must maintain in the top 40 in points.
- If driver earns 2 or more wins, they are locked in no matter what where they stand in the points as long as they attempt all 15 races.
- 20 drivers will make the playoff at the conclusion of Race 15.
- There will be four rounds in the playoffs, 4 races in the first round, 3 in the second round, 2 in the third round, and a championship race.
- Of the 20 drivers that make the playoffs, 10 drivers will advance into round 2, 5 will advance into round 3, and two will race for the championship.
- A win in any round will automatically move a driver into the next round.
- Each win a driver earns throughout the season, 5 points will be added to his driver's point total during reseeding.
- In the final round, the driver with the higher finish is the series champion.
- The changes include:
- NOVAR's regular points system will still be active throughout the season.
- The SC Challenge has been changed so all drivers will be eligible.
- A win at Dentsville, Cayce, Darlington, and Camden will get locked in spots to Columbia, with the highest finisher in the race winning that title.
- If a driver can win all three, then they will be awarded the Triple Crown.
- NOVAR announced that a new playoff system will replace the standard season long system that has been implemented since the first season for determining a champion/
New Point System[edit | edit source]
- NOVAR has also restructured its point system for 2017 that will apply for all series.
- 100 points will be awarded for the winner.
- 80 points will be awarded for second, the followed by 10 point increments from 2nd-5th.
- 5 point increments will follow and go from 5th-13th. Two point increments between 13th-15th followed by 1 point differences between 15th-20th.
- Drivers scoring below 20th will not receive any points.
- There will be a 10 point bonus for winning the pole, and a 20 point bonus for leading the most laps.
- NOVAR also announced the creation of the Quarter Points which are rewarded for consistently running up in front of races.
- Drivers are scored at every quarter of the race with the point system below, a driver can now score a maximum of 166 points in a race.
Points Table[edit | edit source]
Pos. | Points |
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1 | 100 |
2 | 80 |
3 | 70 |
4 | 60 |
5 | 50 |
6 | 45 |
7 | 40 |
8 | 35 |
9 | 30 |
10 | 25 |
11 | 20 |
12 | 15 |
13 | 10 |
14 | 8 |
15 | 6 |
16 | 5 |
17 | 4 |
18 | 3 |
19 | 2 |
20 | 1 |
21> | 0 |
Quarter Points Table[edit | edit source]
Pos. | Points |
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1 | 12 |
2 | 10 |
3 | 8 |
4 | 7 |
5 | 6 |
6 | 5 |
7 | 4 |
8 | 3 |
9 | 2 |
10 | 1 |
Other Changes[edit | edit source]
- The entry cap will now depend on the track promoters.
- Part-time entries are now no longer locked to the SC challenge races. They can now run as many races as they want to.
- If the team decides to go full time, they must declare by race 6 in order to eligible for waiver just in case they stumble into playoffs.
- Replacement drivers can now score points for regular drivers.
- This also includes scenarios in which a replacement driver can get a regular driver into the playoff.
- The roof banners, spoilers, and stripes on the back will now colored based on driver status
- A red banner will represent a playoff contender. (Green in Gatorade, and White in the Trucks)
- A yellow banner will represent a rookie driver.
- A red/black gradient banner will represent a past champion. (Green/Orange in GS, Red/White in GSTS)
- A gray banner will represent a part time entry.
- A black banner will represent a normal entry.
Roster[edit | edit source]
Schedule[edit | edit source]
The season will be a total of 25 races. 15 regular season races, and 10 playoff races.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- The SUBWAY 250 at Talladega will be the series' 1,000th race.
- This was the final season the Ike Kendall Jr. was as series president, He was fired due to the negative reception of the triple crown, and ratings had dropped.
- Former VCS driver and Gatorade Series head offical Andrew Carson was announced as the new president of NOVAR in 2018.