Ever since before the 2014 NASCAR Cup Series playoff format even debuted, fans had called for the end of "win and in". After 12 years, they finally got their wish, as NASCAR opted to revert to an iteration of the "Chase" playoff format that had been utilized from 2004 to 2013. All things considered, it was a welcome change, after years and years of criticism of the knockout format seemingly fell on deaf ears. But no format was going to be perfect, and Shane van Gisbergen might have just exposed it.