As NASCAR‘s Championship Weekend at Phoenix Raceway approaches, the debate around the integrity of the current format is once again at the forefront.
Corey Heim and Connor Zilisch have 21 wins between the two of them and have completely dominated in the Truck and Xfinity Series, respectively, but that consistency is not guaranteed to be rewarded with the winner-take-all finales.
2014 Cup Series champion and current Fox analyst Kevin Harvick expressed his frustration with the playoff system if Heim and Zilisch are not crowned champions.
Kevin Harvick calls out playoff structure if Corey Heim, Connor Zilisch come up short
“When you look at Corey Heim’s stats compared to everybody else, if he doesn’t win this championship, it’s going to be a nuclear meltdown if they don’t change the points the correct way at the end of the year because it shouldn’t even be a question who the champion is in Trucks,” Harvick said on the most recent episode of his Happy Hour podcast. “It shouldn’t be a question of who the champion is in Xfinity, so if Connor Zilisch and Corey Heim don’t win these championships, it’s exactly why we don’t need the system we have.”