TallyChallenge Playoffs - points for Season 60

[JoshM]

The TallyChase points have been updated. Below is an explanation:

Drivers can make the playoffs by doing either of the following:
1) Finish in the top 12 in points at the conclusion of the regular season, OR
2) Finish in the top 20 in points at the conclusion of the regular season AND win a race.

The playoffs will be 6 races. After two races, the field is cut down to 8 drivers. After four races, the field is cut down to 4 drivers. The last two races will be the championship round; the driver with the most points is the champion. If there is a tie, it will go to tiebreakers.

Any playoff driver that wins a playoff race will advance to the next round. When the cut-off races take place, we will advance the drivers who won a race in that round of the playoffs first, and then go by points after that. So for example, if a playoff driver wins playoff race #1 and then has a bad race #2 and finishes 9th or worse points, he will STILL move to the next round of the playoffs, replacing the last driver that would have made it on points.

Regarding bonus points, the regular season points champion will receive 3 bonus points in the first round and 2 bonus points in the second round. Also, each win will give a driver 3 bonus points in the first round and 2 bonus points in the second round. Bonus points for wins in the playoffs are available as well in round 1. Any driver winning in the second round of the playoffs advances to the championship round.

Bonus points are also given for top 10 in the points standings. In the first round of the playoffs, there will be 3 bonus points per regular season points position.
Excluding the bonus points, the regular season champion would have 30 points, the next driver would have 27 points, and so on.


FOR SEASON 60, we had 15 drivers make the Chase. The regular season points are below:
Points Position | Driver | Points Behind
1 Joe DiSpirito -- (1 win)
2 Rodney Sullins -37 (2 wins)
2 Brian Schilling -37 (2 wins)
4 Richard Martin -58
5 Jeremy Jeffries -59
6 John Godfrey -74
7 Bernie Mobbs -77
8 Gregg Palmer -78
9 Jessica Shelton -81
10 Tim Noftsker -88
11 Bob Seminara -92
12 Josh Metallic -97
15 Kraig Hagley -120 (1 win)
16 Marc Paglia -128 (1 win)
17 Chuck McClure -128 (1 win)


And after bonus points, here is how they will start the playoffs:
Joe DiSpirito 36 (30 for first in points; 3 points for regular season points championship; 3 points for one win)
Rodney Sullins 33 (27 for second in points; 6 points for two wins)
Brian Schilling 33 (27 for second in points; 6 points for two wins)
Richard Martin 21 (21 for fourth in points)
Jeremy Jeffries 18 (18 for fifth in points)
John Godfrey 15 (15 for sixth in points)
Bernie Mobbs 12 (12 for seventh in points)
Gregg Palmer 9 (9 for eighth in points)
Jessica Shelton 6 (6 for ninth in points)
Tim Noftsker 3 (3 tied for tenth in points)
Bob Seminara 0 (0 for eleventh in points)
Josh Metallic 0 (0 for twelfth in points)
Kraig Hagley 3 (0 for fifteenth in points; 3 points for one win)
Marc Paglia 3 (0 for sixteenth in points; 3 points for one win)
Chuck McClure 3 (0 for sixteenth in points; 3 points for one win)

When we get to the second round of the playoffs, we will again reset the points, giving 2 points per points positions and 2 points per win. The regular season champion will also have 2 bonus points for this round.

[JoshM]

We are now into the second round of the playoffs and down to 8 drivers. The points have been reset again. Instead of 3 points per position, the second round will be 2 points per position and wins. The regular season champ also gets an additional 2 points for this round.

The points below are how the first round of the playoffs ended:
1 Joe DiSpirito -- Won Playoff Race #1
2 Rodney Sullins -2
3 Jeremy Jeffries -4
4 Brian Schilling -15
5 Richard Martin -27
6 Gregg Palmer -28
7 John Godfrey -35
8 Josh Metallic -37 ELIMINATED because a lower seed won their way in
9 Bob Seminara -39 Moves on due to winning Playoff Race #2
10 Chuck McClure -42 ELIMINATED
11 Bernie Mobbs -43 ELIMINATED
12 Marc Paglia -47 ELIMINATED
13 Jessica Shelton -48 ELIMINATED
14 Kraig Hagley -67 ELIMINATED
15 Tim Noftsker -92 ELIMINATED


And after bonus points, here is how they will start the second round of the playoffs:
Joe DiSpirito 26 (20 for first in points after Round 1; 2 points for regular season points championship; 4 points for two wins)
Rodney Sullins 22 (18 for second in points after Round 1; 4 points for two wins)
Jeremy Jeffries 16 (16 for third in points after Round 1)
Brian Schilling 18 (14 for fourth in points after Round 1; 4 points for two wins)
Richard Martin 12 (12 for fifth in points after Round 1)
Gregg Palmer 10 (10 for sixth in points after Round 1)
John Godfrey 8 (8 for seventh in points after Round 1)
Bob Seminara 6 (4 for ninth in points after Round 1; 2 points for one win)

[JoshM]

The points have been reset for the Championship round of the TallyChase. The following drivers advanced:

Rodney Sullins
Joe DiSpirito
Richard Martin
Brian Schilling

There are no bonus points to start this round; all drivers will begin with the same amount of points. The champion will be the driver who earns the most points after these final two races. Also, there will only be ONE champion, so in the event of a tie, the champion will be decided per the RTG tie breaker rules:

First tie breaker - total wins
Second tie breaker - total Top 5 finishes
Third tie breaker - total Top 10 finishes
Fourth tie breaker - total 2nd place finishes, 3rd place finishes, etc until tie is broken.