NASCAR Current Points System and Points System HistoryHOW Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series points are awarded(2017 to current)FinishFinishPointsFinishFinishPointsWIN4021st162nd3522nd153rd3423rd144th3324th135th3225th126th3126th117th3027th108th2928th99th2829th810th2730th711th2631st612th2532nd513th2433rd414th2334th315th2235th216th2136th117th2037th118th1938th119th1839th120th1740th1The new system, which will be in effect for all three NASCAR national series:• Races consist of three stages, with championship implications in each stage.• The race winner following the final stage receives 40 points, second-place 35, third-place 34, fourth-place 33; and os on (a 35-to-2 scale). Those finishing 36th to 40th will be awarded one point. There are no bonus points for leading a lap or leading the most laps.• The top-10 finishers of the first two stages awarded additional championship points, awarding points 10-to-1 to the top-10 drivers at the end of each of the first two segments. Championship point...