With the enhanced format being debuted this weekend for the Daytona 500 in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, we thought it would be a fun exercise to see how the 2016 Toyota/Save Mart 350 would have played out under the new 2017 system.
The total points shown below are a reflection of combined Stage 1, Stage 2 and Final Stage points.
The results are below in order of checkered flag finish:
- Tony Stewart - Winner of race: 5 playoff points, 50 points
- Denny Hamlin - 54 points & 1 playoff point (winner Stage 2)
- Joey Logano - 44 points
- Carl Edwards - 51 points
- Martin Truex Jr. - 52 points
- Kevin Harvick - 50 points
- Kyle Busch - 42 points
- Ryan Newman - 37 points
- Kasey Kahne - 30 points
- Kurt Busch - 28 points
- Dale Earnhardt Jr. - 35 points
- Kyle Larson - 34 points
- Jimmie Johnson - 27 points
- A.J. Allmendinger - 37 points & 1 playoff point (winner Stage 1)
- Brad Keselowski - 23 points
- Paul Menard - 27 points
- Jamie McMurray - 20 points
- Greg Biffle - 26 points
- Danica Patrick - 18 points
- Matt Kenseth - 23 points
- Chase Elliot - 16 points
- Austin Dillon - 15 points
- Ryan Blaney - 17 points
- Casey Mears - 13 points
- Trevor Bayne - 12 points
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr. - 11 points
- Aric Almirola - 10 points
- Regan Smith - 9 points
- Landon Cassill - 8 points
- Chris Buescher - 7 points
- Matt DiBenedetto - 6 points
- David Regan - 5 points
- Brian Scott - 4 points
- Cole Whitt - 3 points
- Dylan Lupton - 2 points
- Michael Annett - 1 point
- Patrick Carpenter - 1 point
- Josh Wise - 1 point
- Michael McDowell - 1 point
- Clint Bowyer - 1 point
