Ahh I don't even care about the first 26 races. I know for certain that as long as I go through the motions and make my picks, I'm guaranteed in the chase.
I'm usually @ or near the bottom early on. Now I'm worried of going into clunker mode an start the slide downward. Can't be happy in a good spot or a bad spot. I guess it really goes to show the level of competition is so strong !