When NASCAR chairman Brian France revealed the changes to the championship format, he vowed that winning would be the most important element and would ultimately reward "the most worthy, battle-tested" driver with the Sprint Cup title. "Riding around and being pleased because the (previous) format rewards consistency, those days are going to be pretty much over," France said in January. Yet here we are in late October and Sunday's race winner at Martinsville Speedway won't win the championship.