METRO EAST RACE CLUB

UPCOMING RACES:

CHARLOTTE - WEDNESDAY, MAY 27
BRISTOL - SUNDAY, MAY 31
ATLANTA - SUNDAY, JUNE 7
MARTINSVILLE - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10
HOMESTEAD - SUNDAY, JUNE 14
TALLADEGA - SUNDAY, JUNE 21

​With great sadness, I want to let all of our club know that we have lost one of our members. Brenda Turck of Jedi-Nater Racing passed away yesterday after a brief illness. Brenda and her husband Mike of Big Mike's Racing have been club members for over 10 years. Jedi-Nater Racing has finished in the top 10 year-end teams for each of the last 3 years and that spirit of competition will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Mike and his family.

SURVIVOR results have been updated as of May 24th Charlotte race. 

Five additional races have been announced by NASCAR and the Races page has been updated on Nascar Pools Online.

If you want a good source for explaining qualifying, pit stall selection and the modified competition caution for the Darlington and Charlotte races, check out this page at Jayski.

They will run qualifying on Friday, the 22nd for the Charlotte race on Sunday, May 24th. So you will need to have those picks in by noon on that Friday. 

 

SURVIVOR UPDATE

PICKS HAVE BEEN UPDATED FOR DARLINGTON AND CHARLOTTE RACES

The two Darlington races will require finishes of 30th or better to stay in. The two Charlotte races will move to 25th or better.
Bristol will be 25th or better.
Atlanta, Martinsville and Homestead will be 20th or better.
Talladega will be 15th or better.

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SCORING UPDATE - When I first talked to nascar pools online I asked if they could customize our scoring like we have always had it (100 for 1st, 80 for 2nd-5th, 70 for 6th-10th, etc.) Well apparently they were able to. Check the Rules and Scoring page for the complete list of how points are earned. 

You can click on the link below to ​
go directly to Metro East Race Club standings
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nascarpoolsonline

2020 Beverage Bet teams
KBS Racing
Blue Oval Racing
Duck's Racing
Performance Pipe
Damage Inc.
Oscar Mayer Racing
Reising Racing
RTI Racing
Bad Ass Racing
M&M Racing
Bettin' Bulldog
BDJW Racing
Turkey Trot
​Jeff's Racing
K & B Racing
​Bookface Racing

To download a 2020 Driver List, click on the file type below
Excel
​PDF

click here for some screenshots for using nascarpoolsonline


​Our 2020 season will be managed through www.nascarpoolsonline.com.

Here is a summary of some changes:

5 BONUS points for winning the pole

5 BONUS point for a stage win

10 BONUS points for winning the race

MOVE-UP points will be 1 point per position

Cutoff for submitting picks will be NOON (EASTERN) on qualifying day. On the nascarpoolsonline site, there is a tab called RACES and it lists every race date and qualifying date.

You will be able to enter picks for future races

If you have multiple teams, you will only need to create one user name and password to login. Then you can create multiple entry's (teams). All of the teams picks can be submitted/managed from the one login.

SURVIVOR picks will still be submitted through merclub.com

2019 Top 12

1st - Damage Inc.
2nd - Performance Pipe Race Team
3rd - Turkey Trot
4th - Jedi-Nater Racing
5th - Great Dane Racing
6th - Bad Ass Racing
7th - Ellsworth Racing
8th - RTI Racing
9th - JTW Racing
10th - Big Mike's Racing
11th - Blue Oval Racing
​12th - Big Head

CONGRATULATIONS to DAMAGE INC.
Our 2019 Beverage Bet winner!!
All Beverage Bet teams need to bring a 30-pack of Bud Select to the Moose this weekend. If you can't be there, you are responsible for getting your 30-pack there. 

CONGRATULATIONS TO BIG MIKE'S RACING

WINNER OF SURVIVOR 33

GREAT JOB!!

More importantly however, we are making a few changes to the 30-pack bet. It is now the 'Beverage Bet'. The full guidelines can be found at the bottom of the Rules page, but here are the highlights:
- You must declare by 2/14 if you want to participate
- Winner is determined after Race #35 in Phoenix
- It's not just for beer. The winner can choose ANY beverage, up to a $25 value.
- If you did not pay-up from last year you are not eligible to participate this year
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​When there is a tie, the weekly money for those spots is added together and divided by the number of teams that tied. This week for example, 3rd, 4th and 5th place monies are added together ($20, $15 and $10) and then divided by the number of teams that tied, $45 divided by 3 = $15.00 per team

If you need to print additional driver's sheets, go to the Home link above and you'll find a page added where you can download either an excel file or a pdf file.

I have created a Facebook page for MERC, search for it under the full name Metro East Race Club. I've sent out some friend requests and invites for it but please feel free to share it with anyone. The more members that we can get to join it the better! Right now it is set up as a public group but that can be changed if the need arises. 

If you need to mail your dues in, make checks payable to MERC and mail to 6815 Hoxey Dr., Worden, IL 62097