8 drivers who can capitalize on addition of race segments

One of the biggest parts of NASCAR's 'competition enhancements' is the addition of the race being broken into three stages with points going to the top-10 drivers at the end of the two in-race stages.

While simply being on the track doesn't translate to running in the top 10, these drivers completed the most laps in the Cup Series in 2016.

Only five of the drivers competed in the playoffs in 2016, while four didn't even finish in the top-20 in points. A bit of strategy might give a big boost to those drivers who kept their car on the track but didn't finish the races strong.

With 10,523 laps run in 2016, here’s who completed the most laps: