With the enhanced format being debuted this weekend for the Daytona 500 in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, we thought it would be a fun exercise to see how the 2016 Toyota/Save Mart 350 would have played out under the new 2017 system.

The total points shown below are a reflection of combined Stage 1, Stage 2 and Final Stage points.

The results are below in order of checkered flag finish:

  1. Tony Stewart - Winner of race: 5 playoff points, 50 points
  2. Denny Hamlin - 54 points & 1 playoff point (winner Stage 2)
  3. Joey Logano - 44 points
  4. Carl Edwards - 51 points
  5. Martin Truex Jr. - 52 points
  6. Kevin Harvick - 50 points
  7. Kyle Busch - 42 points
  8. Ryan Newman - 37 points
  9. Kasey Kahne - 30 points
  10. Kurt Busch - 28 points
  11. Dale Earnhardt Jr. - 35 points
  12. Kyle Larson - 34 points
  13. Jimmie Johnson - 27 points
  14. A.J. Allmendinger - 37 points & 1 playoff point (winner Stage 1)
  15. Brad Keselowski - 23 points
  16. Paul Menard - 27 points
  17. Jamie McMurray - 20 points
  18. Greg Biffle - 26 points
  19. Danica Patrick - 18 points
  20. Matt Kenseth - 23 points
  21. Chase Elliot - 16 points
  22. Austin Dillon - 15 points
  23. Ryan Blaney - 17 points
  24. Casey Mears - 13 points
  25. Trevor Bayne - 12 points
  26. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. - 11 points
  27. Aric Almirola - 10 points
  28. Regan Smith - 9 points
  29. Landon Cassill - 8 points
  30. Chris Buescher - 7 points
  31. Matt DiBenedetto - 6 points
  32. David Regan - 5 points
  33. Brian Scott - 4 points
  34. Cole Whitt - 3 points
  35. Dylan Lupton - 2 points
  36. Michael Annett - 1 point
  37. Patrick Carpenter - 1 point
  38. Josh Wise - 1 point
  39. Michael McDowell - 1 point
  40. Clint Bowyer - 1 point