Wallace among those unhappy with points system

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Add Rusty Wallace to the growing list of drivers critical of NASCAR's new system for crowning the Nextel Cup champion.

	Rusty Wallace

Under the system adopted this season, only the top 10 in the standings and anyone else within 400 points of the leader will be eligible to race for the championship over the final 10 events.

"I don't like the way it makes the people out of the top 10 feel," Wallace said. "If you're out of the top 10 this time it's going to make you feel like a loser, and I don't think that's good for the sport."

Heading into Saturday night's Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway, Wallace was 16th in the point standings. He was 221 points shy of being eligible to race for the championship.

But with nine races left before the championship chase begins, there's enough time for Wallace and about 10 other drivers to get close enough to qualify.

Wallace said he's focused more on victories than he is on collecting points.

"The No. 1 thing to me is winning races," he said. "I don't care about the points. I'd much rather win that finish 10th in the point standings. If you can't win the championship, I'd rather win races."