Activity Overview
In this activity, students will make predictions about how to win a Sprint Cup Championship.
About the Lesson
Technically the Kansas track is not very interesting; but at four weeks into the Chase, some drivers may be getting rather desperate to improve their position in the Points Standings. Historically if one isn’t in the top four in points by the end of the fourth race, then the probability of winning the championship in nearly nil. Teams use graphs to track the progress each week. This is also the first year of the new points system which harshly penalizes mistakes. Students will use graphs to analyze the data and make predictions about how to win the Sprint Cup championship.