RULES FOR THE 2014 NASCAR FANTASSY CUP
1) The preferred way to submit your pick is an email
to larry.laviolette@gmail.com
- If you don’t have access to email, call or text
my mobile number at (210) 862 2976 and leave a message if I don’t answer
2)
Entry fee for the 2014 NASCAR Fantassy Cup (NFC)
season is 200 chips per team
- Send chips to: Larry Laviolette, 1187 Skyline
Drive, Canyon Lake, TX 78133 or PayPal Larry.Laviolette@gmail.com (please
be sure to go to the ‘Personal’ tab and select ‘Gift’ so I don't get charged)
- Teams who do not send their chips by the
scheduled drop of the green flag for the second race of the season, March 2nd
in Phoenix, will not be allowed into the league
3)
Prize distribution (final number of teams is
TBD)
- The Commissioner's fee is waived
- Let's do some winners’ math with both 16 and 17
teams as examples:
(16 x 200) - 200 = 3000 chips
Winners’ breakdown would be:
1st place: 1800 chips
2nd place: 800 chips
3rd place: 400 chips
(Awards will be based on this
percentage pending final number of teams)
(17 x 200) - 200 = 3200 chips
Winners’ breakdown would be:
1st place: 1900 chips
2nd place: 850 chips
3rd place: 450 chips
(Awards will be based on this
percentage pending final number of teams)
4)
Each week, pick a driver
- You cannot pick the same driver more than twice
in a season
- If you're a jackass (no offense) and start the
same driver more than twice, you get a big fat zero points and get penalized
your top remaining driver (see rule #5 below for explanation of how this works)
5)
Your pick must be submitted before the scheduled
green flag
- “Scheduled” is defined as the time when the
green flag is supposed to drop (e.g., the 2014 Daytona 500 has a 1:19 pm EST
green flag drop time) and not when the green flag actually drops
i)
If the race is delayed and NASCAR moves the
green flag drop back, you do not get more time to submit your pick
ii)
In the unlikely event that NASCAR moves the scheduled
green flag drop time up, that will be the new deadline for pick submissions
iii)
If you do not submit your pick in time or pick
the same driver more than twice, you get a big fat zero points and you will
lose your top available driver remaining according to the NASCAR Sprint Cup
(NSC) points system standings prior to the race
(1) E.g.,
if you forget to submit a pick for a race, and Jimmie Johnson is leading the
NSC points prior to the race, and you have at least one J.J. pick remaining,
you will lose that pick. If you have
already used both of your J.J. picks, we will go to the second place driver in
the NSC standings and if you have at least one of those picks left, you will
lose that pick…and so on until we get to your top remaining driver
(2) If
there is a tie in the NSC standings between your remaining drivers, we will go
back in the NSC standings to see which driver was ahead last and you will lose
that driver
iv)
Let's say your traveling and you don't have
access to email or my cell number, please call one of your racing cronies and
have them email, call, or text me your pick
v)
Picks submitted to other players will not be
accepted unless they are forwarded to me in time so get confirmation from your
crony that he/she submitted your pick
- Proof of submission (if needed) will be in the
form of:
i)
Email - Screen shot or picture of email in “Sent”
folder
ii)
Text - Screen shot or picture of time-stamped
text in conversation string
iii)
Phone - Screen shot or picture of call log with
my mobile number
- After the end of each week’s race, you have
nearly seven days to submit your pick for the next race…just get it in
6)
Total points awarded for each race will be the
same as total points awarded by the NSC point system
7)
If NASCAR penalizes a team or driver and takes
away points due to an infraction that affected the car's performance, than any
team that started that driver will have the same points deducted from his total
for that race
- If NASCAR takes away points from a driver due to
an infraction that did not affect the car's performance (e.g., cursing, bumping
another driver in the pit, etc.), any team that started that driver will not
have points deducted
8)
The top three teams with the most points at the
end of the season as per the new NFC Chase rules (below) wins the chip amounts
posted above
9)
Eligibility for the NFC Chase and new Chase
format will be as follows based on 14-16 teams:
Ø The top six teams in points after the first 26
races will qualify for the NFC Chase
Ø Any team with three or more wins during the
first 26 races will automatically qualify for the NFC Chase
o
If a team is outside of the top six in points
after 26 races but has three or more wins, they will be added to the Chase as a
Wild Card
Ø Points for the eligible teams entering the NFC Chase
will be reset as follows to start the ten race playoff and then bonus points
for wins accumulated during the 26 race regular season will be added:
o
1st place team after 26 races - 1012
points
o
2nd place team - 1010 points
o
3rd place team - 1008 points
o
4th place team -1006 points
o
5th place team - 1004 points
o
6th place team - 1002 points
o
Each Chase team will receive three bonus points
for each win accumulated during the 26 race regular season to start the Chase
o
Wild Card teams are not eligible for bonus
points to start the Chase and will start with 1000 points
Ø The NFC Chase is a four round format starting at
Chicagoland (race 27)
o
A win in any round automatically advances that
team to the next round (in theory)
o
One team will be eliminated after the first
round
o
One team will be eliminated after the second
round
o
One team will be eliminated after the third
round
o
Only three teams will enter the fourth and final
round for the NASCAR Fantassy Cup
Ø First round (races 27-29) - “The Flirter”
o
The top five teams based on points accumulated
during races 27-29 will advance to the next round
o
Wins automatically advance a team; the balance
of the five teams will be filled in according to points accumulated in the three
race Teaser Round
§
The first tiebreaker is number of wins in the current
round
§
Second tiebreaker is number of wins during the
regular season
§
Third tiebreaker is number of points during the
regular season
§
Fourth tiebreaker is whoever got their first win
first
§
Fifth tiebreaker is biggest penis or vagina
Ø Second round (races 30-32) - “The Teaser”
o
The top four teams based on points accumulated
during races 27-32 will advance to the next round
o
Wins automatically advance teams; same format
for filling in the balance of teams and tiebreakers applies
Ø Third round (races 33 & 34) - “The Fluffer”
o
The top three teams based on points accumulated
during races 27-34 will advance to the final round
o
Wins automatically advance teams; same format
for balance of filling in the teams and tiebreakers applies
Ø Fourth round - (races 35 & 36) - “The
Finisher” or “The Load Dropper” or “The Rope Spitter” or “The Nut Buster” or
“The Wad Blower” or “The Pie Creamer” or "The Spooge Shooter”
o
The three teams entering the Finisher Round will
have their points reset to 2000; no bonus points, each team is tied to start
the final round
o
The team with the most points after races 35 and
36 is the NASCAR Fantassy Cup winner; same format for tiebreakers applies
10) Eligibility
for the NFC Chase and new Chase format will be as follows based on 17-19 teams:
Ø The top seven teams in points after the first 26
races will qualify for the NFC Chase
Ø Same Wild Card rules apply (see rule #9)
Ø Points for the eligible teams entering the NFC Chase
will be reset as follows to start the ten race playoff:
o
1st place team after 26 races - 1014
points
o
2nd place team - 1012 points
o
3rd place team - 1010 points
o
4th place team -1008 points
o
5th place team - 1006 points
o
6th place team - 1004 points
o
7th place team - 1002 points
o
Same bonus points and Wild Card points structure
(see rule #9)
o
The only difference in this 17-team Chase format
is that two teams will be eliminated in the first round (Flirter)
o
Same Chase format from the second round (Teaser)
through the fourth round (Finisher) (see rule #9)
11) The
Rules Committee (RC) has final say on any league issues
- In the event of a discrepancy, the RC will hear
arguments from all parties involved including the Commissioner
- The RC might have to make up rules as we go but
will always act with fairness and the best interests of the league in mind
12) All
future communications will be handled through this site:
- I will try to get each week’s picks posted as
soon as possible to the above web site
- I will track each team’s picks, finishing
places, points earned, current NFC standings, and try to be witty in a charming
yet unassuming way on the web site, but you are ultimately responsible for
keeping track of your picks and points; please check my information regularly
to ensure accuracy (I’m just a redneck…this isn't my day job…the only reason
I’m doing this is because you wouldn't…there are a lot of chips at stake so
keep an eye on me)
13) The
Commissioner will submit his pick to Scott Goodman each week
14) K-10
off-suit is a sucker bet…it only leads to trouble
2014 NASCAR Fantassy League Leadership
Commissioner:
Larry Laviolette
Rules Committee:
George Bunca: hoganshero206@hotmail.com
Chris Nealon: docbeef@hotmail.com
Scott Goodman: rustytruckrules@yahoo.com
Boogidee, boogidee,
boogidee…let's go raycin' boys (and girl)!!!
