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Yeah you're right, and I know the chase isn't going anywhere, but I think the current way they are running it is flawed.
Apparently France wants a "game 7 type atmosphere." I'm willing to bet that next year, midway through the chase, they start increasing the amount of points to win as you get closer to the CUP. In my opinion, it would make sense to have a huge payout if you win the final two chase races like Edwards did this year. Also, Homestead, the championship race needs to have a big reward in itself for winning that individual race since it determines the championship.
For example, in 2008, Edwards won that race while Johnson rolled on to a mediocre win to protect his title. However, since this is the big grand finale, to me it would only make sense that this race pays an incredible amount of points to win since this the "CUP" race.