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NASCAR POINTS SYSTEM

After each NASCAR race, each driver is awarded points based on

their final finishing position. These points are awarded as follows:

Here's a breakdown of points based on finishing position.
Position	Points	Position	Points	Position	Points
1	180	16	115	31	70
2	170	17	112	32	67
3	165	18	109	33	64
4	160	19	106	34	61
5	155	20	103	35	58
6	150	21	100	36	55
7	146	22	97	37	52
8	142	23	94	38	49
9	138	24	91	39	46
10	134	25	88	40	43
11	130	26	85	41	40
12	127	27	82	42	37
13	124	28	79	43	34
14	121	29	76
15	118	30	73

In addition to these points, a driver who leads a lap during a race is awarded 5 points

and the driver that leads the most laps during a race is awarded 5 additional points.

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