Think about those stores that are unnecessarily early with their holiday decorations. The ones that put out Christmas trees in October and Halloween candy in August? Well, consider this the NASCAR version of those stores.
The thing about those shops _ and this piece _ is that they do what they do for a reason. In the premature-decoration realm, that's to drum up business from people who get excited about the holidays. Here, it's to drum up attention from people excited for the 2018 NASCAR season _ specifically, the 2018 NASCAR playoff push.
Which drivers will get in again next season? Which ones will miss out, and which ones will take their places? Happy (way, way too early) holidays: