POOL RULES 2007

THE SEASON WILL BE DIVIDED INTO TWO SEASONS, "A" & "B".

SEASON " A" WILL END AFTER RACE # 18. WHOEVER IS LEADING AT THAT POINT WILL BE DECLARED THE WINNER AND WILL RECEIVE XX% OF THE POT. (TO BE ANNOUNCED) 

AFTER SEASON "A" IS DONE, ALL PLAYERS WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO RE-SUBMIT A NEW TEAM, IF THEY WISH, AT NO EXTRA COST. ALL PLAYER POINTS WILL START AGAIN AT ZERO.

WHOEVER IS LEADING AFTER THE FINAL RACE WILL BE DECLARED THE WINNER OF SEASON "B" AND WILL RECEIVE XX% OF THE POT. (TO BE ANNOUNCED)

THE POOL CHAMPION WILL BE THE PLAYER WITH THE HIGHEST TOTAL OF THE TWO COMBINED SEASONS POINTS AND WILL RECEIVE XX% OF THE POT. (TO BE ANNOUNCED)

THE SCORING SYSTEM WILL BE THE SAME THAT I HAVE USED FOR THE LAST FEW SEASONS.

EXAMPLE: IS THERE ARE TEN PLAYERS IN THE POOL THE PLAYER WHO FINISHES FIRST THAT WEEK WILL RECEIVE NINE (9) POINTS. THE PLAYER FINISHING SECOND WILL RECEIVE EIGHT (8), 3RD GETS SEVEN (7).... THIS WILL CONTINUE DOWN TO ZERO (0) POINTS FOR THE PLAYER WHO FINISHED LAST THAT PARTICULAR WEEK.

1. AS THE OWNER OF THE TEAM YOU WILL HAVE $10,000,000 TO BUILD YOUR TEAM WITH.

2. EACH TEAM OWNER MUST HAVE AT ALL TIMES EIGHT DRIVERS ON THEIR TEAM WITHOUT EXCEEDING THE $10,000,000 SALARY CAP.

3. THIS WILL BE YOUR TEAM FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE SEASON. YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO RE-SUBMIT A NEW TEAM FOR THE SECOND HALF ON THE SEASON. (AT NO COST)

4. EACH OWNER WILL BE PERMITTED TO MAKE THREE CHANGES BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF EACH RACE.

5. IF YOU MAKE ANY CHANGES PRIOR TO THE START OF THE RACE, REMEMBER THAT YOU MUST NEVER EXCEED THE SALARY CAP OF $10,000,000 AND YOU MUST ALWAYS HAVE EIGHT DRIVERS ON YOUR TEAM.

6. THE CHANGES THAT YOU MAKE ARE ONLY FOR THAT WEEKENDS RACE. THESE CHANGES DO NOT CARRY OVER TO THE FOLLOWING WEEK.

7. ALL TEAM OWNERS WILL BE ALLOWED, AT ANY TIME DURING THE SEASON, TO MAKE EIGHT PERMANENT CHANGES TO THEIR TEAM, AGAIN THE SALARY CAP MUST BE RESPECTED AT ALL TIMES. YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO MAKE EIGHT CHANGES IN EACH OF THE TWO SEASONS. PICKS NOT USED IN SEASON "A" WILL NOT CARRY OVER TO SEASON "B".

8. DRIVER VALUES GIVEN ARE THE VALUES FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE SEASON.  THE VALUES WILL CHANGE FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE SEASON

9. ONLY RACES THAT ARE CONSIDERED POINT RACES WILL BE COUNTED IN THIS POOL.

10.FINAL RACE RESULTS WILL BE TAKEN FROM THE NASCAR WEB SITE.

11. TEAM OWNERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR FINDING OUT WHICH DRIVERS HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THE RACE.

12. THE STANDINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE THE TUESDAY FOLLOWING THE RACE.

13. ALL PICKS MUST BE CALLED IN OR E-MAILED IN BEFORE THE DROP OF THE GREEN FLAG.  YOU CANNOT MAKE ANY CHANGES TO YOUR TEAM ONCE THE GREEN FLAG HAS WAIVED.

14.  IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PLAYER TO ENSURE THAT HIS OR HER PICKS REACH ME BEFORE THE DROPPING OF THE GREEN FLAG.   I SUGGEST THAT YOU SUBMIT YOUR PICKS TO MY TWO EMAIL ACCOUNTS:

1)  [email protected]

2) [email protected]

WHEN SUBMITTING THIS WAY PLEASE LIST THE DRIVERS THAT YOU ARE DROPPING AS WELL AS THE DRIVERS THAT YOU ARE PICKING UP AND ALSO LET ME KNOW IF ANY OF THESE CHANGES ARE PERMANENT TRADES.

15. THE ENTRY FEE WILL BE $25.00 AND MUST BE PAID IN FULL BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF RACE NUMBER SIX.

16. YOU MAY ENTER MORE THAN ONE TEAM. EACH ENTRY WILL COST YOU $25.00.

17. IN THE EVENT OF ANY TIES, FOR ANY OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP POSITIONS, THE WIN WILL GO TO THE PLAYER THAT SCORED THE MOST POINTS IN ONE WEEK AMONGST THE PLAYERS TIED.

 THIS WILL BE USED TO BREAK ANY TIES.  PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE TIE BREAKING RULES ONLY APPLY TO ANY TIES THAT MAY OCCUR FOR ANY OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP POSITIONS.  THESE RULES DO NOT APPLY TO THE REGULAR WEEKLY PLAY.

18. ANY DRIVER WHO QUALIFIES FOR A WINSTON CUP RACE AND IS NOT LISTED MAY BE PURCHASED AT A MINIMUM PRICE OF $300,000.

19. POINTS ARE BASED ON THE SAME SYSTEM USED BY NASCAR.

20. YOU WILL RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL TEN BONUS POINTS IF ONE OF YOUR DRIVERS WINS THE RACE.

21. YOU WILL RECEIVE FIVE BONUS POINTS FOR EACH DRIVER WHO LEADS AT LEAST ONE LAP.

22. YOU WILL RECEIVE FIVE BONUS POINTS IF YOUR DRIVER LEADS THE MOST LAPS.

23.  (A)  IF NASCAR STRIPS A DRIVER OF ANY POINTS THIS MAY AFFECT ALL PLAYERS WHO HAVE PICKED UP THAT DRIVER. IF THE POINTS ARE TAKEN FROM ONE PARTICULAR RACE AND NASCAR HAS POSTED, THE CHANGES OR THE NEW RESULTS, TO THEIR WEB SITE THEN ALL PLAYERS WITH THE AFFECTED DRIVER WILL ALSO LOSE SOME POINTS.

23. (B)  THE LOWEST POSSIBLE SCORE FOR A DRIVER IN THIS POOL WILL BE 31 POINTS REGARDLESS OF WHAT NASCAR HAS SCORED. IN OTHER WORDS, IF A DRIVER WAS TO LOSE ALL HIS POINTS FOR A PARTICULAR RACE, ANY PLAYERS WITH THAT DRIVER WILL SCORE 31 POINTS AND NOT ZERO POINTS. IF AT ANY TIME NASCAR SCORES A DRIVER WITH LESS THAN 31 POINTS FOR A PARTICULAR RACE ALL PLAYERS WITH THAT DRIVER WILL BE CREDITED WITH 31 POINTS.

23. (C)  IF THE POINTS ARE TAKEN AWAY FROM THE DRIVER'S OVERALL POINTS AND NOT FROM A PARTICULAR RACE THEN THIS WILL NOT AFFECT THOSE WHO HAVE PICKED-UP THAT DRIVER.

24. ALL POINTS WILL BE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL TWO DAYS AFTER NASCAR HAS POSTED THE OFFICIAL RESULTS AND NO CHANGES WILL BE MADE IN THE POOL  REGARDLESS OF ANY CHANGES THAT NASCAR MAY MAKE AFTER THAT.

THE ONLY EXCEPTION TO THE ABOVE  RULE WILL BE IF NASCAR HAS ANNOUNCED , WITHIN THAT PERIOD, THAT THEY ARE REVIEWING AND THAT CHANGES MIGHT BE FORTHCOMING. IF THAT HAPPENS THEN THE RACE RESULTS WILL NOT BE OFFICIAL UNTIL NASCAR MAKES AN ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE REVIEW.

25. IF FOR SOME REASON YOU START THE RACE WITH A DRIVER THAT HAS NOT QUALIFIED, THAT DRIVER WILL BE REPLACED WITH A DRIVER OF EQUAL DOLLAR VALUE OR WITH THE DRIVER WITH THE CLOSEST DOLLAR VALUE WITHOUT GOING OVER. IF THERE IS MORE THAN ONE DRIVER OF THE SAME DOLLAR VALUE AVAILABLE THEN HE WILL BE REPLACED WITH THE DRIVER WITH THE WORST QUALIFYING POSITION. ALL PLAYERS WILL HAVE AT ALL TIMES EIGHT DRIVERS ON THEIR TEAM.

26.  ANY PLAYER, WILL BE ALLOWED TO SUBMIT A SECOND OR THIRD TEAM FOLLOWING THE FIRST HALF OF THE SEASON.  THE COST WILL BE $15.00 AND ANY MONEY COLLECTED WILL GO TOWARDS THE SEASON "B" POT. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO ANY NEW PLAYERS WHO DECIDE TO JOIN THE POOL FOR THE SECOND HALF ONLY.