Having raced through the evolution from the old full-season, 36-point championship to the modern 10-race elimination format, Brad Keselowski certainly knows a thing or two about playoffs. In fact, earlier in the week, he remarked, \u201cThe whole playoff thing has to go away. The nuance of having 10 races that are more important than 20-some others is very unhealthy for the sport. It\u2019s demeaning to the other tracks and races.\u201d Now, as the dust settles on the Charlotte Roval race, his anger reached fever pitch.<\/p>\n
True to its nature, Bank of America Roval 400 delivered intense playoff drama with Joey Logano and Ross Chastain<\/a> fighting for every point to advance into the Round of 8. On the final lap, Chastain collided with Denny Hamlin<\/a> and spun across the finish line in a desperate bid to earn a single point and avoid elimination. Meanwhile, Shane van Gisbergen dominated the race, winning by over 15 seconds and securing his fifth consecutive road course victory of the 2025 season. But that isn\u2019t enough for racing purists like Keselowski.<\/p>\n The 2012 Cup Series champion, who missed the playoffs as RFK Racing fell short of the cutoff, has long voiced concerns about the Series playoff format. Following the chaotic Charlotte Roval race, Keselowski took to X to reiterate his criticism, saying, \u201cClear as day, not enough talk about winning and winners (star power) but covering 15th for known elimination is easier for media storylines. Fans are voting with their eyeballs and it\u2019s definitively a net loss for the sport vs full season format. Now is the time to fix this.\u201d<\/p>\n