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The '''NASCAR World Series''' is a worldwide stock car racing championship designed by NASCAR to be an outward-looking alternative to the Cup Series. It offered upward progression for drivers in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR_PEAK_Mexico_Series PEAK Mexico Series], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR_Pinty%27s_Series Pinty's Series] in Canada, and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR_Whelen_Euro_Series Whelen Euro Series], as well as seeking to establish stock car racing as a worldwide alternative to [[Alternate Formula One|Formula One]]. Top drivers from the Cup Series and World Series are then invited to an postseason race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the winner of which is crowned NASCAR Champion of the World.
The '''NASCAR World Series''' is a worldwide stock car racing championship designed by NASCAR to be an outward-looking alternative to the Cup Series. It offered upward progression for drivers in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR_PEAK_Mexico_Series PEAK Mexico Series], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR_Pinty%27s_Series Pinty's Series] in Canada, and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASCAR_Whelen_Euro_Series Whelen Euro Series], as well as seeking to establish stock car racing as a worldwide alternative to [[Alternate Formula One|Formula One]]. Top drivers from the Cup Series and World Series are then invited to an postseason race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the winner of which is crowned NASCAR Champion of the World.


==Championship Format==
==Rules and Regulations==
===Event Format===
:<small>''See also: [[List of NASCAR World Series events]]''</small>
 
Most races in the NASCAR World Series are run as "300"s, which can refer to either miles, kilometres or laps depending on the track involved. The exceptions to this are the Triple Crown events (which are run as "500"s) and the Dirt Classic, which is run in four heats of eight cars, which then feed into an 'A', 'B', 'C' and 'D' main to decide the overall finishing positions.
 
All events are restricted to 32 starters. Owing to the travel costs involved with the series, NASCAR also made the unusual choice to restrict entries - after all full-time teams had been confirmed, they decided between applications from part-time teams as opposed to holding additional qualifying sessions to decide who would make the show.
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|bgcolor="#ffbbbb" align="center"| '''Superspeedway'''
|bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| ''Oval track of two miles or longer''
|rowspan=2| 300 miles
| {{GER}} European 500 (500 miles)
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|bgcolor="#ffffbf" align="center"| '''Intermediate'''
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| ''Oval track between one and two miles''
| {{BRN}} {{JPN}} Asian 500 (500 miles)
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff" align="center"| '''Short Track'''
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| ''Oval track of under one mile''
| 300 laps
| {{USA}} Tennessee 500 (500 laps)
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|bgcolor="#dfffdf" align="center"| '''Road Course'''
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| ''Non-oval paved circuit''
| 300 kilometres
| ''None''
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|bgcolor="#dfb4a1" align="center"| '''Dirt Track'''
|bgcolor="#dfb4a1"| ''Unpaved circuit''
| Race divided into heats
| ''None''
|-
|}
 
===Championship Format===
The World Series followed in the footsteps of the Cup Series by introducing a multi-stage playoff system to crown its Champion Driver. After a 19-round Regular Season, the top fifteen drivers (including all eligible race winners) advance to the playoffs. The remaining drivers then have one final chance at the winner-take-all Wildcard Race, the winner of which advances to the playoffs.
The World Series followed in the footsteps of the Cup Series by introducing a multi-stage playoff system to crown its Champion Driver. After a 19-round Regular Season, the top fifteen drivers (including all eligible race winners) advance to the playoffs. The remaining drivers then have one final chance at the winner-take-all Wildcard Race, the winner of which advances to the playoffs.


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===Champion of the World===
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! [[2015 NASCAR World Series#NASCAR Championship of the World|2015]]
|rowspan=2|{{USA}} Charlotte Motor Speedway
! {{USA}} Regan Smith
| {{USA}} '''#78''' Stewart-Haas Racing
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Latest revision as of 08:51, 27 July 2020

NASCAR World Series
NASCAR World Series.png
Category Stock Car
Country/Region Worldwide
Founder(s) NASCAR
Inaugural Season 2015
Records
Driver's Champion Template:AUS Marcos Ambrose
Team's Champion Template:USA #81 Chip Ganassi Racing
Motorsport current event.svg.png Current season


The NASCAR World Series is a worldwide stock car racing championship designed by NASCAR to be an outward-looking alternative to the Cup Series. It offered upward progression for drivers in the PEAK Mexico Series, Pinty's Series in Canada, and the Whelen Euro Series, as well as seeking to establish stock car racing as a worldwide alternative to Formula One. Top drivers from the Cup Series and World Series are then invited to an postseason race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the winner of which is crowned NASCAR Champion of the World.

Rules and Regulations

Event Format

See also: List of NASCAR World Series events

Most races in the NASCAR World Series are run as "300"s, which can refer to either miles, kilometres or laps depending on the track involved. The exceptions to this are the Triple Crown events (which are run as "500"s) and the Dirt Classic, which is run in four heats of eight cars, which then feed into an 'A', 'B', 'C' and 'D' main to decide the overall finishing positions.

All events are restricted to 32 starters. Owing to the travel costs involved with the series, NASCAR also made the unusual choice to restrict entries - after all full-time teams had been confirmed, they decided between applications from part-time teams as opposed to holding additional qualifying sessions to decide who would make the show.

Track Type Race Length Triple Crown Event
Superspeedway Oval track of two miles or longer 300 miles Flag of Germany svg.png European 500 (500 miles)
Intermediate Oval track between one and two miles Flag of Bahrain svg.png Flag of Japan svg.png Asian 500 (500 miles)
Short Track Oval track of under one mile 300 laps Template:USA Tennessee 500 (500 laps)
Road Course Non-oval paved circuit 300 kilometres None
Dirt Track Unpaved circuit Race divided into heats None

Championship Format

The World Series followed in the footsteps of the Cup Series by introducing a multi-stage playoff system to crown its Champion Driver. After a 19-round Regular Season, the top fifteen drivers (including all eligible race winners) advance to the playoffs. The remaining drivers then have one final chance at the winner-take-all Wildcard Race, the winner of which advances to the playoffs.

The lowest-scoring four drivers after every three races will be eliminated from Championship contention until at the 30th and final race of the season, the final four drivers will juke it out for the Championship. Any driver who has completed fewer than 10 Regular Season races is deemed ineligible for the playoffs.

One other point of difference between the World Series and the Cup Series is in the points system: unlike NASCAR's other series, points are only awarded to the top 20 cars at any given event.

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Rest
Points 25 22 20 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

List of NASCAR World Series Champions

Champions Drivers

Season Drivers Champion Team Wins Regular Season Leader
2015 Template:AUS Marcos Ambrose Template:USA #9 Richard Petty Motorsports 1 win Flag of Israel svg.png Alon Day
2016

Champion Teams

Season Teams Champion Driver(s) Manufacturer Wins
2015 Template:USA #81 Chip Ganassi Racing Flag of Canada svg.png Alex Tagliani Template:USA Chevrolet 6 wins
2016

Champion of the World

Season Venue Race Winner Team Series (Result)
2015 Template:USA Charlotte Motor Speedway Template:USA Regan Smith Template:USA #78 Stewart-Haas Racing World Series (4th)
2016


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