Lightning strikes and severe weather cells moving toward Darlington Raceway forced NASCAR to cancel Saturday’s practice and qualifying sessions. This left the starting grid for the Chase opener to be determined by the standard performance metric outlined in the NASCAR rule book. However, what was meant to provide a straightforward solution quickly became another source of frustration.
Former Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick joined several veterans in questioning the system, arguing that the metric unfairly carried over from the regular season and could put championship contenders at a disadvantage.
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“Let’s be clear, I hate the metric. There is no reason for the damn metric. We should be random...
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