I think he meant he hopes Gordon wins the race and Newman wins the Cup.
Yes, that’s what I meant — plus having Jeff, Jr. & Jimmie Johnson (all very popular drivers) win a race after being eliminated in this format would just point out even more how messed up it is.
I do understand the reasoning behind what they tried to do with these elimination races & “resetting” points, but every possibly problem within the format has been magnified by how it all played out. It definitely needs tweaked.