The White Zone: The Owners Title Should Mirror the One Used in F1

“The white zone is for immediate loading and unloading…” and I want to make the case for making the owners title more like Formula 1.

The owner’s championship model used in NASCAR has never made sense to me. If you don’t know, the model used by NASCAR is awarding points to individual cars rather than to the organization as a whole.

Mercedes has been the dominant force as of late in Formula 1. user:Kd1980 Wikimedia Commons
Mercedes has been the dominant force as of late in Formula 1- user: Kd1980/Wikimedia Commons

I’ve always believed that the model used by Formula 1 makes far more sense. The points scored in a race go to the team as a whole instead of the individual cars.

This leads to both more buzz about the constructors’ championship, makes it more significant and is a far superior barometer for who was the best team.

Here’s what I mean. For the last two years, the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team has dominated the entire landscape of Formula 1. The constructors’ championship model used by F1 shows that the combination of both Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg is superior to any driving duo in the sport right now. If it followed the NASCAR model, it would just be a battle between Hamilton and Rosberg. That would be redundant because the driver’s championship already shows who’s the superior driver.

With the model used in NASCAR, it paints both a redundant and a false picture of who was best. In the XFINITY Series this season, the No. 22 Team Penske Ford won the owner’s title, but it really didn’t matter given that they were using drivers that weren’t racing for points in the series.

Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images for NASCAR
Photo Credit: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images for NASCAR

In the Sprint Cup Series, the owner’s title almost always goes to the car driven by the driver who won the Sprint Cup title.

It’s entirely and utterly redundant and I’m all about reducing, curtailing and slashing all that is redundant in this world of redundant things that are redundant.

This is why I would love to see NASCAR change the owners championship model and make it more like that used in Formula 1. It would be a far superior barometer of which organization was the best in the sport.

Now I understand that one problem with going to F1’s model is that it would favor the multi-car teams – especially the four car teams – while single-car teams would be left out. The best way to account for this would be that only the highest finishing car of each team scores the owners points like is done with the manufacturers title.

My plane is about to take off, so I must wrap this up. Until next time, I’ll leave you with this fact. Aposiopesis is the official name of the rhetorical style in which you deliberately fail to complete a sentence. (“Why you…”)

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Tucker White
Tucker White
I've followed NASCAR for well over 20 years of my life, both as a fan and now as a member of the media. As of 2024, I'm on my ninth season as a traveling NASCAR beat writer. For all its flaws and dumb moments, NASCAR at its best produces some of the best action you'll ever see in the sport of auto racing. Case in point: Kyle Larson's threading the needle pass at Darlington Raceway on May 9, 2021. On used-up tires, racing on a worn surface and an aero package that put his car on the razor's edge of control, Larson demonstrated why he's a generational talent. Those are the stories I want to capture and break down. In addition to NASCAR, I also follow IndyCar and Formula 1. As a native of Knoxville, Tennessee, and a graduate of the University of Tennessee, I'm a diehard Tennessee Volunteers fan (especially in regards to Tennessee football). If covering NASCAR doesn't kill me, down the road, watching Tennessee football will. I'm also a diehard fan of the Atlanta Braves, and I lived long enough to see them win a World Series for the first time since 1995 (when I was just a year old). I've also sworn my fan allegiance to the Nashville Predators, though that's not paid out as much as the Braves. Furthermore, as a massive sports dork, I follow the NFL on a weekly basis. Though it's more out of an obligation than genuine passion (for sports dorks, following the NFL is basically an unwritten rule). Outside of sports, I'm a major cinema buff and a weeb. My favorite film is "Blazing Saddles" and my favorite anime is "Black Lagoon."

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