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2012
The following represent the rules for The NASCAR
Experience Fantasy Racing League for the 2012 Sprint Cup season.
The rules may be modified from time to time to clarify situations that may
arise during the season
(any changes that take place
during the year will be highlighted). Any
questions should be submitted to the League Commissioner, Bill Jostock, through
email at
bill@thenascarexperience.com.
Please remember that the League is NOT affiliated with nor endorsed by NASCAR.
It is only for entertainment and friendly competition between NASCAR fans.
1. Eligibility: To be eligible for this League, you must complete
the Entry Form that can be accessed through the link at the bottom of this page.
The League is open to all interested parties. The League Commissioner
reserves the right to approve or deny all entries. All players must join
the Yahoo Group 'thenascarexperience', which serves as the Address Book for
League Communications.
An individual will only be allowed to play with one team. The League Commissioner
has the right to expel any player from the League that fails to participate in the contest
for three consecutive weeks. If you are expelled, you will forfeit all monies paid.
2. Divisions:
The NASCAR Experience Fantasy Racing League consists of a Fee Division and an
optional Weekly Pool.
The Fee Division
requires a $10 entry fee (US Dollars Only) for the chance to win based on the final standings.
To remain eligible to play, your entry fee must be received by March 1, 2012. The mailing address for payment will be provided
when needed. Any player approved to play, will be invited to play the
Weekly Pool. To play the Weekly Pool,
it will cost $1 per race. If playing in the Weekly Pool, all fees are due in the hands of the
League Commissioner by the day
of the first race. Other arrangements for payment of the Fee Division and
Weekly Pool may be made at the discretion of the
League Commissioner.
3. Entry: Entries into the League may only be done through
the Entry Form that can be accessed by clicking on the link at the end of this page. All fields must be completed with valid
information or the League Commissioner will consider the entry invalid.
The member’s email address will be verified prior to acceptance. Entries
into the League will be accepted up until the third race of the season.
Even if you enter late, you will be required to pay all relevant fees, including
any races already run for the Weekly Pool.
Please note that each player will choose a Team Name, which will be used for
identification for scoring. The Team Name can consist of letters and
numbers only, with no spaces. The League Commissioner has the right to
approve or deny all Team Names.
4. League
Communications: The Address Book of all League players
will be maintained in the Yahoo Group 'thenascarexperience'. The Group may
be accessed by clicking on 'Message Archive' in the left margin of this website. It is
the player's responsibility to maintain their email addresses in working order
to be able to receive all League messages. If you change your email
address, please email the League Commissioner at
bill@thenascarexperience.com
with your new address and update your email in the Yahoo Group. An invitation to join this Group will be made at the time of acceptance into the
League.
5. Standings: Points will be awarded to the players based on
their selections for each race. Year-to-Date
standings will consist of an accumulation of the points received for each race. The lowest three scores received by each member
will be dropped from the final standings in determining the overall champion. In the event of a tie for a payout position in the
Fee Division or the Weekly Pool, the members involved will split the prize monies for the positions
affected. There will be no tiebreakers for
this League.
6. Driver
Groups: The selections for each race will
be made through Driver Groups. The
Sprint Cup
drivers will be placed in seven groups (labeled Group A, Group B, Group C, Group D, Group
E, Group F, and Group G). Groups A-F will
consist of five drivers each based on the Official Driver Points Standings entering each
race. Group A will be those drivers in
positions 1-5 in the points standings, Group B positions 6-10, Group C positions 11-15,
Group D positions 16-20, Group E positions 21-25, and Group F positions 26-30. Group G will consist of any driver not in the Top
30 in points. For the first race only, the
Driver Groups will be set by the final points standings for the 2011 Cup season.
7. Weekly
Selections: For each race, the
players will make their selections through the Team Selection Form. A link
to this Form will be provided to the players through a posting in the Yahoo
Group 'thenascarexperience. Each player will
select one driver from each of the Driver Groups. In
addition to the seven Driver Groups, there will be an eighth selection labeled
‘Wildcard Driver’. The Wildcard
Driver can be any driver in the field not already selected through any of the seven Driver
Groups. If a player selects a driver for the
Wildcard Driver that was already selected in any of the seven Driver Groups, that player
will receive zero points for the Wildcard Driver.
8. Scoring: The scoring for each week’s race will be
based on the points awarded to each driver for that race.
The Official Results as announced on NASCAR On-Line (nascar.com) will be
used to determine the points. If any
points are deducted for infractions after the Official Results are posted by
NASCAR, the scoring for this League will not be affected. Each
player’s points will be the accumulation of points received of the eight drivers selected. The player receiving the highest points for each
race will be declared the winner for that race. In
the event a driver makes the field as listed on the Race Lineup as presented on NASCAR
On-line but does not compete in the race, those players selecting that driver will be
awarded 1 point (same as a last place finish). Also, if a driver
shows 'PE' as points received in the Official Results, those players selecting
that driver will be awarded 1 point (same as a last place
finish). Finally, if a driver competes in a
Cup race, but is not running for points in the Sprint Cup Series, those
selecting that driver will receive the same points awarded for the Owners
Standings for that entry.
9. Race
Deadline: The deadline for each
week’s entry will be the time the green flag falls. The time posted in the
Lap-by-Lap statistics on NASCAR On-Line (nascar.com) will be used to determine
the official start of the race. If a
race ends up being rescheduled to a different weekend after another race is run, all
entries for that race will be discarded and all players must resubmit their entries for
that race. If for any reason the Team
Selection Form is not working, you may email your team to the League Commissioner at
bill@thenascarexperience.com.
Your email must include any error messages received when attempting to use the Team
Selection Form. The emailed entry will be used only if the Team Selection Form is
not available online.
Please use the following format should you need to send in
your entry through email:
YahooID: The ID you use in the League
Email Address: The Email Address you have on file with
'thenascarexperience'
Group A: Driver Name
Group B: Driver Name
Group C: Driver Name
Group D: Driver Name
Group E: Driver Name
Group F: Driver Name
Group G: Driver Name
Wildcard: Driver Name
10. Payouts:
All payouts for the League (both Weekly Pool and Fee Division) will be made at
the end of the season. The assumption will be that a player's earnings
will be applied toward the fees due for the next season. The
Weekly Pool will be 'winner take all' for each race unless we have sufficient
participation, in which case we will pay out more positions. The number of
spots paid will be determined after the number of participants are known. The payouts for the Fee
Division will be approximately 1:6 (one payout position for every six paid players).
11. Special
Note: Please note that The NASCAR
Experience Fantasy Racing League is based completely on the drivers in the
Sprint Cup
Series. If a driver gets hurt or misses a
race for any reason (the driver is not listed on the Official Race Lineup), any player
selecting that driver will receive zero points for that selection. Careful consideration must be made when making
your race entries that the drivers you are selecting are actually scheduled to race.
Again, if you have any questions or need clarification
on any of the above, please email the League Commissioner at
bill@thenascarexperience.com.
We hope you join us in some friendly competition.
By clicking on the
link below, you are declaring that you have read and understand the above League
Rules. Please make sure of your eligibility PRIOR to submitting an Entry
Form.
The NASCAR Experience Fantasy Racing League ENTRY FORM
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