Features Editor
The
NASCAR season kicked off recently with the Budweiser Duel and the Daytona 500
taking place last month. Joey Logano currently holds the lead in points in the
Sprint Cup series after winning the Daytona 500 and finishing in the top five
in Sunday’s QuikTrip 500. Logano is followed closely by Jimmie Johnson, Kevin
Harvick, and Dale Earnhardt Jr., each trailing by less than five points.
Points
in NASCAR are awarded by finishing position in each race, with first place
receiving 47 points and second place receiving 42, and each position lower than
second receiving one less point. One extra point is given to the driver who
leads the most laps in a race.
The
next race on NASCAR’s schedule is the Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
starting at 3:30 on FOX.
