Conventional wisdom usually dictates waiting until after the Coca-Cola 600 to make any wide-sweeping declarations about the NASCAR Cup Series season but the sample size is becoming prescient.<br>After 11 races, the dice have been largely cast, and a hierarchy has been established with 15 races remaining until the new-look Chase for the Championship.<br>Remember, when NASCAR simulated thousands of ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/its-early-may-and-nascars-standings-have-real-consequence-again/10818266/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-ALL&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>