[Michael Beard]

>> I think any car that cant run under the index should be dq'd and not placed on the ladder.

So, you wouldn't have gotten any points at the national events at Milan and Norwalk that year, either, and would have actually finished lower in the standings.

Last year at Rockingham, I finished 3rd in Footbrake. I beat both the guys that finished ahead of me. I found out after the season was over that the track awards points after buybacks! I didn't buy back all year. I was like, "So, do I just give you $50 now and you say I won the championship?" Was I mad? Yep. They're not going to change the rules, so this year, as much as I hate it, when I had to, I bought back. I won the championship.

It is what it is. If you want them to make a change, you need to talk to the powers that be. Racers' voices were heard this year, and they did do away with the bonus points for 6 nationals.