NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN

From Daytona's ARCA RE/MAX 200 in February through Homestead in November there is at least one race every weekend from the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide, Craftsman Truck and ARCA RE/MAX Series in 2008.  The Thunderbolt Raceway Fantasy Motorsports Fanchise League follows the documented results of these races to let you compete for prizes as a result of skill in choosing the top drivers each weekend.

The Thunderbolt Raceway FMFL lets you pick 7 (seven) drivers before each weekend of racing and earn points according to actual race results.  There are no drafts, salary caps, groups or free agent rules.  You just pick the drivers you think will do best and hope you pick better than everyone else!

Players can enter or change their picks at anytime up until 9:00 AM MST (Arizona) on the day of each round or weekend's first race.  On most weekends the first race is on a Friday, so most deadlines for picking starters are Friday MST at 9:00 AM.  On weekends or rounds with the first race on Saturday, the deadline for picking starters is 9:00 AM MST (Arizona) on Saturday.  In August there is a Truck race on Wednesday evening at Bristol, so the deadline for picking all 7 (seven) drivers will be 9:00 AM MST on that Wednesday, August 20th, 2008. Players must start at least one driver (or car, for ALMS events) per race scheduled, and points are only awarded to drivers who finish 16th or better. After registering a driver for each scheduled event, players can register their extra drivers in any of the other scheduled series. For example:

• When there is only one race scheduled for a weekend, players will start seven drivers in that one race.
• When there are two races scheduled, players must register a driver for each race before registering their additional five drivers in either of the two races.
• When there are three races scheduled, players must register one driver per race before selecting the extra four drivers. 
• When there are races scheduled from all four series, player must register at least one driver per race before selecting their exra three drivers to fill out their roster of 7 (seven) starers.

Players will receive points according to the results of the drivers listed in their team’s pick starter’s screen as of each week’s registration deadline.

Scoring:

Player's 'starting' drivers will earn points only if they finish in the top 16 places for that race. Points are awarded for finishing position, qualifying, type of car, and leading a lap.

Finishing Points:

1st Place = 160 points
2nd Place = 150 points
3rd Place = 140 points
4th Place = 130 points
5th Place = 120 points
6th Place = 110 points
7th Place = 100 points
8th Place = 90 points
9th Place = 80 points
10th Place = 70 points
11th Place = 60 points
12th Place = 50 points
13th Place = 40 points
14th Place = 30 points
15th Place = 20 points
16th Place = 10 points

Qualifying Points:

Pole Winner = 55 bonus points
2nd fastest =   44 bonus points
3rd fastest =   33 bonus points
4th fastest =   22 bonus points
5th fastest =   11 bonus point

NOTE: Drivers can only receive qualifying points if they finish in the top 16!

Lap Leader Points:

Each driver that leads an official race lap will receive 22 bonus points, but drivers must finish in the top 16.  The driver that leads the most laps earns double points, or 44, if he finishes in the top 16.

Manufacturer Points:

Bonus points are also awarded  for manufacturer and distributed to those drivers who finish highest per race car brand:

Winner (First of that type of car to cross the finish line) =  55 points
Highest placing driver of next different type of car =         44 points
Highest placing driver of 3rd different type of car =          33 points
Highest placing driver of 4th different type of car =          22 points
Highest placing driver of 5th different type of car =          11 points

SAMPLE SCORING CHART: Showing the scores for a Cup race, with each player earning the total points scored by his or her ‘starting’ driver or drivers; drivers must finish in the top 16 to earn points: