Wow, some people actually like this format? This season has produced 1 deserving champion. One. Single. Deserved. Champion. Of those that were crowned champions, the only deserved one was #11, Corey Heim in the truck series. With a staggering 12 wins this season, he had to win it. Then there are the missing rings of the season. In the Xfinity series, a 19-year-old phenom by the name of Connor Zilisch that won 10 races this season came in 1st for the championship, right? Wrong. In a cruel twist of fate Jesse Love (who only had one win up to the championship race) stole the championship from right out underneath him. And for salt in the wound, he didn’t even win the owners championship. It instead went to Aric Almirola and Joe Gibbs Racing. In cup, nobody wanted anyone to win the championship except Denny Hamlin, and he didn’t. In yet another cruel twist of fate, William Byron would blow a tire with just 3 laps to go, and Denny’s crew chief decided that 4 tires would be the call. It wasn’t. He was shuffled back to about 10th, while Kyle Larson would be in 5th (he was a championship 4 contender). Denny couldn’t catch him, and for the 20th year in a row, he would be left without the grand prize.