 In 2004, NASCAR gave past Cup champions a maximum of 10 past champion's provisionals per season; this number was reduced to six in 2007.This proved disastrous for Dale Jarrett in 2007, as he moved to a fledgling Michael Waltrip Racing with no owner points and failed to qualify in 12 races after being forced to use all of his past champion's provisionals at the start of the season.In 2013, NASCAR once again revised the past champion's provisional rule, allowing past champions only one every six races; this meant that the drivers needed to qualify in the succeeding six races to earn their next provisional.