If Jimmie Johnson wins a fourth straight championship, should NASCAR change the points system?
That’s what NASCAR did after Matt Kenseth won the 2003 title (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR) This weekend’s stop at Richmond International Raceway is the final race of the 26-race ‘regular’ season, and the top 12 at the end of the Richmond 400 will have a shot at the championship, over the season’s last 10 races. While there is a good battle at the bottom of the standings to make the playoff cut — with 14th-place Kyle Busch and 13th-place Brian Vickers trying to dislodge 12th-place Matt Kenseth or one of the others — the championship chase itself is almost certainly down to Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon. If Las Vegas’ odds on this 400 mean anything, here’s the line: Kyle Busch and Jimmie Johnson the two favorites to win, slightly over hometown hero Denny Hamlin. The other top three in the hunt for the 400 win should be Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart and Mark Martin. Or so says Vegas. Busch may have the edge at this three-quarter-mile track over Kenseth and Vickers, who typ
