pjmolo
Director of driver attitude adjustments . . .
Ladies and gentlemen, it's time to dust off your trusty dartboard and prepare to play the Pick 'Em game, a regular feature on the Racing-Forums.com board since 2014.
For each and every points paying NASCAR Cup Series race, each player selects a driver that the player expects to perform well in that race.
However, a player may pick a particular driver for one, and only one, race during the course of the season.
Game points are awarded to each player based upon where his pick finishes in that race.
1st place finish = 1 point . . . . 40th place finish = 40 points, with all finishes in between awarded appropriately.
At season's end the game's championship is awarded to the player that has the fewest points after the 36th and final points race.
What follows are the detailed rules, a few of which have been changed since last year and have been underlined.
Most notable is that the pick deadline for all races is now on the day of the race and not prior to practice and qualifying for that race.
OFFICIAL GAME RULES
1 - For each race, beginning with the first race but at least by the fourth race of the season, each player submits a driver pick for that race.
2 - Only the 36 points paying races are included in the game, meaning races such the Busch Clash, the Daytona Duels, and the All-Star Race are not included.
3 - Players' picks are to be submitted on the Racing-Forums.com board via a private "conversation" with pjmolo.
a. Start by clicking on the pjmolo avatar and then by clicking on "Start a Conversation."
b. The "Conversation Title" should read NASCAR Pick 'Em 2021. The conversation message should include the location of the race and the driver picked for that race. For example: Daytona - Martin Truex Jr.
c. Upon receipt of the pick, a response to the message will be made that confirms the pick for that race. Confirmation messages can be found in the each player's message "Inbox."
d. When a player makes a pick for a subsequent race, it should be submitted by replying to the message that confirmed the pick for the previous race, thereby keeping the conversations in management's inbox to a minimum.
4 - Players may submit picks for future scheduled races in advance of those races.
5 - The deadline for the submittal of a pick for a given race is two hours prior to the scheduled start of that race unless otherwise specified by game management. An initial pick may be changed provided the change is made prior to the pick deadline for that race.
6 - A driver may be used as a player's pick for one, and only one, race during the course of the season.
7 - If a player picks a driver that was previously used by that player, or picks a driver that does not appear on the entry list for that race as posted on NASCAR.com, then his pick for that race will be recorded as an "INELIGIBLE PICK" and the player will be awarded points equal to the number of drivers that started the race, plus one.
8 - If a player picks a driver that appears on the entry list for that race as posted on NASCAR.com and that driver is then replaced in that car by another driver prior to the start of the race, then the replacement driver will be considered the driver pick for that player for that race.
9 - If a player fails to pick a driver for a race by the pick deadline, then his pick for that race will be recorded as a "NO PICK" and the player will be awarded points equal to the number of drivers that started the race, plus one.
10 - A player will be dropped from the game after having recorded four consecutive "NO PICKS" during the course of the season. Note that an "INELIGIBLE PICK" does not count as a "NO PICK."
11 - After the pick submittal deadline for a race, players' picks are official and will be made public by way of a post to the board prior to the beginning of that race.
12 - For each race, players will be awarded the number of points equal to the finishing position of their driver pick for that race, based upon NASCAR's official race results. Race results and game standings will be posted after each race.
13 - The game's champion will be determined by the player with the fewest amount of points after the 36th and final points race.
14 - If there exists a points tie among two or more players atop the leader board at season's end, then the game's championship will be awarded to the player (among those players) that had the most first place picks.
15 - If in the event of a points tie, and a tie for most first place picks, among two or more players atop the leader board at season's end, then the game's championship will be awarded to the player (among those players) that had the most top five picks.
16 - If in the event of a points tie, and a tie for most first place picks and top five picks, among two or more players atop the leader board at season's end, then the game's championship will be awarded to the player (among those players) that had the most top ten picks.
For each and every points paying NASCAR Cup Series race, each player selects a driver that the player expects to perform well in that race.
However, a player may pick a particular driver for one, and only one, race during the course of the season.
Game points are awarded to each player based upon where his pick finishes in that race.
1st place finish = 1 point . . . . 40th place finish = 40 points, with all finishes in between awarded appropriately.
At season's end the game's championship is awarded to the player that has the fewest points after the 36th and final points race.
What follows are the detailed rules, a few of which have been changed since last year and have been underlined.
Most notable is that the pick deadline for all races is now on the day of the race and not prior to practice and qualifying for that race.
OFFICIAL GAME RULES
1 - For each race, beginning with the first race but at least by the fourth race of the season, each player submits a driver pick for that race.
2 - Only the 36 points paying races are included in the game, meaning races such the Busch Clash, the Daytona Duels, and the All-Star Race are not included.
3 - Players' picks are to be submitted on the Racing-Forums.com board via a private "conversation" with pjmolo.
a. Start by clicking on the pjmolo avatar and then by clicking on "Start a Conversation."
b. The "Conversation Title" should read NASCAR Pick 'Em 2021. The conversation message should include the location of the race and the driver picked for that race. For example: Daytona - Martin Truex Jr.
c. Upon receipt of the pick, a response to the message will be made that confirms the pick for that race. Confirmation messages can be found in the each player's message "Inbox."
d. When a player makes a pick for a subsequent race, it should be submitted by replying to the message that confirmed the pick for the previous race, thereby keeping the conversations in management's inbox to a minimum.
4 - Players may submit picks for future scheduled races in advance of those races.
5 - The deadline for the submittal of a pick for a given race is two hours prior to the scheduled start of that race unless otherwise specified by game management. An initial pick may be changed provided the change is made prior to the pick deadline for that race.
6 - A driver may be used as a player's pick for one, and only one, race during the course of the season.
7 - If a player picks a driver that was previously used by that player, or picks a driver that does not appear on the entry list for that race as posted on NASCAR.com, then his pick for that race will be recorded as an "INELIGIBLE PICK" and the player will be awarded points equal to the number of drivers that started the race, plus one.
8 - If a player picks a driver that appears on the entry list for that race as posted on NASCAR.com and that driver is then replaced in that car by another driver prior to the start of the race, then the replacement driver will be considered the driver pick for that player for that race.
9 - If a player fails to pick a driver for a race by the pick deadline, then his pick for that race will be recorded as a "NO PICK" and the player will be awarded points equal to the number of drivers that started the race, plus one.
10 - A player will be dropped from the game after having recorded four consecutive "NO PICKS" during the course of the season. Note that an "INELIGIBLE PICK" does not count as a "NO PICK."
11 - After the pick submittal deadline for a race, players' picks are official and will be made public by way of a post to the board prior to the beginning of that race.
12 - For each race, players will be awarded the number of points equal to the finishing position of their driver pick for that race, based upon NASCAR's official race results. Race results and game standings will be posted after each race.
13 - The game's champion will be determined by the player with the fewest amount of points after the 36th and final points race.
14 - If there exists a points tie among two or more players atop the leader board at season's end, then the game's championship will be awarded to the player (among those players) that had the most first place picks.
15 - If in the event of a points tie, and a tie for most first place picks, among two or more players atop the leader board at season's end, then the game's championship will be awarded to the player (among those players) that had the most top five picks.
16 - If in the event of a points tie, and a tie for most first place picks and top five picks, among two or more players atop the leader board at season's end, then the game's championship will be awarded to the player (among those players) that had the most top ten picks.
