Building SPEED The Championship Points Race The Championship Points Race In order to win the ultimate prize, the annual Sprint Cup, the winner must accumulate more points throughout the season than any other driver. Even though Jimmie Johnson won his 5th consecutive championship last year, Dale Earnhardt, Sr. and Richard Petty still hold the record with 7 each. In 2011, NASCAR underwent a major revision in how they calculate driver points throughout the season. The formula used prior to 2010 was confusing to fans and teams and commonly raised questions with all stakeholders. To avoid confusion, a much simpler formula was created. Drivers are awarded a specific number of points each race based on the following statistics: Ending position in race Bonus points awarded for: o Winning the race o Leading the most laps o Leading at least one lap Other things to consider when calculating points: Deductions COULD be taken for violating race rules, however, this is usually taken from team points or punishments in other forms such as loss of lap(s), monetary fines, or restarting at the end of the lineup. There are always 43 cars in each race Qualifying position does not earn any points Task #1: Review the data on the following pages and record any facts or trends that you notice about the point standings. The information included includes two items for the first three races of the season: (1) The final race results and (2) The point standings after those races. Record all of your informal observations below: Page |1 Building SPEED Page |2 The Championship Points Race Building SPEED Page |3 The Championship Points Race Building SPEED Page |4 The Championship Points Race Building SPEED The Championship Points Race Task #2: Using the data given and your observations recorded in Task #1, hypothesize what you think the rules are for calculating the championship points for each race. NOTE: If you already know the rules for championship points, please do not tell the others the answers. Task #3: Write a formula that represents the rules you noted above. Be sure to include a key labeling what each variable represents. Page |5 Building SPEED The Championship Points Race Task #4: Tell us a way that you can use this formula and data to teach a math lesson in a class you are teaching this year. Page |6
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