to clarify my last post, Hamlin said Harvick should be in the last race to be in the Championship race with them next week . He even mentioned how many races Harv had won and he "should " be in on that merit if the old rules still applied " I totally agreed with his comment. ( and like you said )
I told Tom after the race I wish they would go back to who wins the most races like the days of old. But that won't happen.