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NASCAR returns to Chase format

The Chase 101: How NASCAR’s new championship format works

NASCAR has announced a return to The Chase championship format for all three national series beginning in 2026, with a modified structure from the previous iteration designed to reward performance thr...

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NASCAR resurrects ‘The Chase’ as the 10-race championship format returns for 2026 season

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NASCAR announces new championship format for 2026, return of The Chase

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NASCAR Revives The Chase, Ditching Winner-Take-All Playoff Finale

Racing fans are finally free from the frustrating chaos of manufactured "Game 7" moments.

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The Chase: Winners, Losers of the New NASCAR Championship Format

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New/old NASCAR 2026 playoff format leaves almost everyone almost happy

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NASCAR returns to Chase format: How 2026 playoffs will work

"It has every characteristic that you want in a championship format where winning matters, consistency matters, DNFs are going to matter," NASCAR Cup driver Chase Briscoe said.

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NASCAR reverts back to 'The Chase' playoff format. Here's how it works

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“The Chase is Back”: Dale Jr Compromises as NASCAR Goes Public with New Championship Format

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NASCAR Cup Series 2026 schedule: Tracks, dates, how to watch each race

The NASCAR Cup Series returns in early February to begin its 2026 season. See the full broadcast schedule for every race this year.

Joey Logano Echoes Ryan Blaney’s “Desperate” Comments as NASCAR’s Championship Reset Quietly Rewires Driver Mindsets

Joey Logano won all three of his Cup Series championships in NASCAR’s playoff era. Yet, he seems to be extracting the positive from the return of the Chase format from the 2026 season onwards.

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Brad Keselowski hails consistency in NASCAR's new championship era

Stock car racing is a sport that is on the verge of a significant change because NASCAR is on the verge of revamping its traditional style of championship racing. The mechanism of crowned a NASCAR Cup Series champion will change considerably in the first time in a decade.