Rules

PICKS

Weekly Picks

• Each team will pick one (1) driver for each weekly NASCAR Cup race.

Exhibition races are not included with exception of the all-star race (See below All-Star Bonus)

• Teams will be allowed to pick each driver a maximum of 2 times over the course of the season. 

• It is the responsibility of the team to make sure they don't submit a driver more than twice for the season. I'll gladly answer inquiries about who teams have used, but if a team submits a driver for a 3rd time during the season and I don't catch it until after the race, the team will have the option of using only their most recent driver picked that hasn't been used twice. If every previous driver selected has been selected twice the team will be awarded 0 points for that week.

• The Driver Selection Page will be updated weekly to aid teams in which drivers they have left

• Weekly picks will be submitted and kept private until after the entry deadline. They will then be posted to the league website once all picks are in. If I'm busy and unable to post everybody’s pick, I will at least make my pick known.

Substitute Drivers

• Teams pick the DRIVERS each week, not the car number. If a NASCAR team is using a substitute driver that week, that driver can be picked twice as well as the driver they are subbing for if they return.

• If a NASCAR team uses an in-race substitute driver, the original driver will receive the points just as they do in the official NASCAR points system.

Picks Deadlines

• Picks will be due by 12 Noon eastern for day races and by 5 p.m. eastern for night races. The only exception to this will be races where Cup cars are qualifying and racing on the same day. The due time will be clearly noted on the league website for these exceptions.

• Once all picks are in for each week, they will be posted to the league website so teams can see who others have picked and can root against them. I will make every effort to post all picks but if I'm very busy during the day of the race I will make it known that picks won’t be posted, and make sure my pick is made public pre-race. Even if this is the case all picks will still need to be submitted to me by the due deadline.

Submitting Picks

• Teams can submit picks to me through any of the following ways:

  • • Text Message (207-778-1434) * prefered *

    • E-Mail (npelmaine@gmail.com)

• If a team forgets to submit a pick for a race, they will be automatically given their most recently picked driver that hasn't been used twice. If every previous driver selected has been selected twice the team will be awarded 0 points for that week.

STANDARD SCORING - Updated Jan 2026!

The scoring system will be based on NASCAR’s updated 2026 points system, this is to make it easier to extract the points from the internet and create our standings. The only difference is drivers who are ineligible to receive points in the NASCAR championship can receive points for this league so all drivers who race will receive points based on the charts below. 

Points awarded to each team consist of points awarded at the end of the race combined with points awarded at the end of each stage.

Points are based on where the drivers unofficially finish the race. Penalties and encumbered wins will not be taken into account.

Points are awarded as follows at the end of the race:

Points are awarded as follows at the end of each stage:

ALL-STAR AND CHAMPION BONUS PICKS

ALL-STAR PICKS

Picks for the winner of the ALL-STAR will be done like every other race on the week of the all-star race, however, only the winner of the race will be rewarded points. These are free picks and do not count against your 2 per season per driver picks. A winning pick for the all-star race will earn a team (20) points added to your total at the time of the all-star race. A non-winning pick will count for (0) points regardless of the finish.

CHAMPION PICKS

The Pick for the Champion is due along with the race pick for week 27 (the start of the NASCAR Cup Chase). These are free picks and do not count against your 2 per season per driver picks. A winning pick champion will earn a team (20) points and will be added to your total along with the week 36 results. A non-winning pick will count for (0) points regardless of the finish.

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THE CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE CHASE - Updated Jan 2026!

This year we will be shifting to better align with the NASCAR Cup series championship and chase format.

The regular season will take place week 1 through week 26 and include the all-star pick bonus. At the conclusion of week 26 the top 16 in the points will qualify for the chase and points will be reset, matching the NASCAR chase reseeding guidelines. 

The team leading the points at the end of the regular season will get a $100 bonus.

To start the chase the points will be reset as follows.

The remaining teams that are not qualified for the chase will be split into 3 consolation tournaments with the higher seeded teams in the group B tournament, the middle seeded teams in the group C tournament, and the lower seeded teams in the group D tournament. 

To start the chase consolation tournaments, the points will be reset as follows.

Tiebreaker - tiebreakers will be the number of total wins. If this cannot break the tie then prizes will be split.

If there is a tie at the cut line at the end of week 26, the tied teams will all be in the higher group. Example 1, if there are two teams tied for 16th, they both will make the chase and will start at 0 points. Example 2, if there are two teams tied at the split line between the 2 consolation groups, all tied teams will move up to the middle seeded group.

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ENTRY FEES AND PAYOUTS

Entry Fees

$50

Entries fees can be paid in Cash or through Venmo

Venmo - @Rayme15

Cash – I am often in Rangeley on weekends in the winter and at most PASS and Oxford races.

Payouts

• The Championship pays out to the top 8, payout will be announced after week 1 when final team count is established.

• Regular Season point leader after week 26 - $100

• Group B Winner - $100

• Group C Winner - $100

• Group D Winner - $100

*Payout totals are based on ALL LEAGUE ENTRIES BEING PAID. If an unpaid league entry needs to be deducted it will be deducted from the prize pool.

Tie Breakers

If there is a tie in points between two teams, the tiebreaker will go to the team with the most wins. If there is a tie in points between two or more teams in the money at the end of the season and the tie cannot be broken by wins, the multiple teams will split the payout for the two places in the standings.