I’ve never really understood the outrage over having a race as show-up points only. It takes nothing away from the race you get to see, and the vast majority of competitors affected agree that it is better.

Plenty of races are that way, including the Knoxville Nationals & Kings Royal. Some tracks prefer their events to be this way. They want competitors to race the event to win, not to worry about points.

In this instance, it gives the freedom to make adjustments to the program to ensure the most entertainment, and takes away the potential pitfalls that could strike a competitor due to the format or challenges of track layout.

Ultimately, the competitors actually affected liked being able to race for appearance points at Kutztown, and I expect the same this weekend. And missing one of these shows is really a bigger hit than a regular race, so any competitor with intention to race for points knows they can’t skip.