I think the younger riders care about points. I can’t say the older ones do. I certainly don’t anymore. I just race for the sake of racing. I’d race a non-sanctioned track. But I wouldn’t drive very far for one.
I just recently woke up and realized driving one hour to my “local” track is ridiculous. Probably like most of us I started racing because there was a track fifteen minutes from my house. Then when tracks closed I went further and further. The day of driving hours for a local are over for me.