Story byMotorsport photoMotorsportTue, February 3, 2026 at 2:26 AM UTC·2 min readNASCAR is returning to a version of a championship format it used from 2004 to 2013 but two-time Cup Series champion Kyle Busch ponders if this is really for the best.“I thought we got away from it for a reason in the past,” said Kyle Busch during a Monday morning appearance on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. “So, I’m not real sure why we went back to it. The reasons why we sort of went away from it was obviously Jimmie Johnson’s dominance, number one.”AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“I feel like number two is there were times where guys like myself, who would have one bad race or two that would then knock them out of the championship.
