RULES
1. Owners will select 3 drivers for a race. A driver will only be able to be used by an owner 5 times in one year. That means that an owner will use a minimum of 24 different drivers for the entire 36 race season. This is to prevent an owner from taking J. Johnson, D. Earnhardt Jr. and J. Gordon for every race. This rule forces owners to follow other drivers in NASCAR. Officials will not inform you if you have picked a driver for more than 5 times. You must track this yourself. NO EXCEPTIONS. Officials will be keeping records of the drivers that have been chosen and it if is found that an owner has used a driver beyond the limit of 5 times then you will score 0 for that driver in the race he was selected for. We want everyone to pick their favorite drivers but also to become familiar with other drivers in NASCAR.
2. Driver changes must be received no later than Midnight on the Tuesday night prior to that event. You may call or text your changes (Dennis 618-781-6145 or Cathy 618-781-6147), submit them via the website (www.merclub.com) or email them (weeklypicks@merclub.com). If you do not submit any changes, you will receive the same 3 drivers that you had in the previous race. A violation will occur if one or more of those drivers that carried over causes that driver(s) to be taken beyond the limit of 5 times.
3. The cost for each returning team owner will be $100 for the entire 36 points race season. Rookie owners will be charged $110. The extra $10 that is collected from all rookie owners will be added together and divided evenly as follows: One half of the money will be added to the total that determines weekly and year-end payouts. The other half will be paid out at the end of the year to the Rookie of the Year. That is the new owner that finishes highest in the championship points. A rookie team cannot be wholly owned by anyone who has previously earned MERC points. Administrative fees will be taken out for such things as paper, envelopes, postage, checks and any copies that need to be made. All other money will be returned to the prize fund. Officials will not be getting paid. There will be no refund of any money paid after February 11, 2015.
SCORING
1. Results of the race will be tabulated using NASCAR.COM official results after they have been posted. If any penalties result in loss of position for your driver in days following the race, scores will be re-calculated using the official results.
2. Drivers will be scored for positions advanced using NASCAR.COM lineup. Missed drivers meeting or starting a backup car in rear of field will not change your drivers starting position. If your driver qualifies and then is penalized and is delegated by NASCAR to a provisional starting spot then the driver will be scored from the provisional spot. NASCAR scores this way for all contingency awards.
3. If your driver is penalized and all of his points are taken away for a race, you will score ½ your original points for his ending position and points for positions advanced will be 0. If it is a monetary fine, then all points stand as in rule #2 above.
4. If a driver you selected fails to start a race, you will receive 0 points for that driver. If a driver you have selected fails to qualify for the race or does not make the race if qualifying is rained out, you will receive 0 points for that driver. If one of your 3 selected drivers is relieved once the race has started you will still receive points for that driver. If you pick a driver that subs for another driver and he/she is credited with NASCAR points, then you will receive points for that driver.
5. You will receive 3, 2 or 1 point(s) for every position your driver advances from his starting position. Drivers starting in the 1st through 15th positions will receive 3 points per spot, 16th to 30th starting positions will receive 2 points per spot and any driver starting 31st or worse will receive 1 point per spot advanced. For example, if a driver starts 30th and finishes 20th, then you will receive an extra 20 points (10 positions advanced x 2 points per spot = 20). If he starts 31st and finishes 20th, you will receive 11 extra points (11 positions advanced x 1 point per spot = 11). This scoring will be used for all 3 of your drivers.
6. If a driver wins from the pole, the driver will earn a total of 150 points.
7. If a driver starts 2nd, 3rd or 4th and wins the race, he will earn a total of 125 points.
8. A driver that earns the pole position will receive 5 extra points in addition to finish position points and any move-up points (except if they win the race, then they will earn a total of 150 points, see #6 above).
9. If the 3 drivers that you select finish 1-2-3 in the race, you will receive a 50-point bonus in addition to all other points earned.
10. If there is a tie for points in the top money winners at the end of the year, then the money will be split between those that are tied. If there is a tie for 1st place, the tiebreakers will be as follows:
a. Number of weekly wins
b. Top point total for any week
c. Second highest point total for a week
Finish Position - Points Earned
1 100
2-5 80
6-10 70
11-15 60
16-20 50
21-25 40
26-30 30
31-35 20
36-40 10
41-43 0
1. Owners will select 3 drivers for a race. A driver will only be able to be used by an owner 5 times in one year. That means that an owner will use a minimum of 24 different drivers for the entire 36 race season. This is to prevent an owner from taking J. Johnson, D. Earnhardt Jr. and J. Gordon for every race. This rule forces owners to follow other drivers in NASCAR. Officials will not inform you if you have picked a driver for more than 5 times. You must track this yourself. NO EXCEPTIONS. Officials will be keeping records of the drivers that have been chosen and it if is found that an owner has used a driver beyond the limit of 5 times then you will score 0 for that driver in the race he was selected for. We want everyone to pick their favorite drivers but also to become familiar with other drivers in NASCAR.
2. Driver changes must be received no later than Midnight on the Tuesday night prior to that event. You may call or text your changes (Dennis 618-781-6145 or Cathy 618-781-6147), submit them via the website (www.merclub.com) or email them (weeklypicks@merclub.com). If you do not submit any changes, you will receive the same 3 drivers that you had in the previous race. A violation will occur if one or more of those drivers that carried over causes that driver(s) to be taken beyond the limit of 5 times.
3. The cost for each returning team owner will be $100 for the entire 36 points race season. Rookie owners will be charged $110. The extra $10 that is collected from all rookie owners will be added together and divided evenly as follows: One half of the money will be added to the total that determines weekly and year-end payouts. The other half will be paid out at the end of the year to the Rookie of the Year. That is the new owner that finishes highest in the championship points. A rookie team cannot be wholly owned by anyone who has previously earned MERC points. Administrative fees will be taken out for such things as paper, envelopes, postage, checks and any copies that need to be made. All other money will be returned to the prize fund. Officials will not be getting paid. There will be no refund of any money paid after February 11, 2015.
SCORING
1. Results of the race will be tabulated using NASCAR.COM official results after they have been posted. If any penalties result in loss of position for your driver in days following the race, scores will be re-calculated using the official results.
2. Drivers will be scored for positions advanced using NASCAR.COM lineup. Missed drivers meeting or starting a backup car in rear of field will not change your drivers starting position. If your driver qualifies and then is penalized and is delegated by NASCAR to a provisional starting spot then the driver will be scored from the provisional spot. NASCAR scores this way for all contingency awards.
3. If your driver is penalized and all of his points are taken away for a race, you will score ½ your original points for his ending position and points for positions advanced will be 0. If it is a monetary fine, then all points stand as in rule #2 above.
4. If a driver you selected fails to start a race, you will receive 0 points for that driver. If a driver you have selected fails to qualify for the race or does not make the race if qualifying is rained out, you will receive 0 points for that driver. If one of your 3 selected drivers is relieved once the race has started you will still receive points for that driver. If you pick a driver that subs for another driver and he/she is credited with NASCAR points, then you will receive points for that driver.
5. You will receive 3, 2 or 1 point(s) for every position your driver advances from his starting position. Drivers starting in the 1st through 15th positions will receive 3 points per spot, 16th to 30th starting positions will receive 2 points per spot and any driver starting 31st or worse will receive 1 point per spot advanced. For example, if a driver starts 30th and finishes 20th, then you will receive an extra 20 points (10 positions advanced x 2 points per spot = 20). If he starts 31st and finishes 20th, you will receive 11 extra points (11 positions advanced x 1 point per spot = 11). This scoring will be used for all 3 of your drivers.
6. If a driver wins from the pole, the driver will earn a total of 150 points.
7. If a driver starts 2nd, 3rd or 4th and wins the race, he will earn a total of 125 points.
8. A driver that earns the pole position will receive 5 extra points in addition to finish position points and any move-up points (except if they win the race, then they will earn a total of 150 points, see #6 above).
9. If the 3 drivers that you select finish 1-2-3 in the race, you will receive a 50-point bonus in addition to all other points earned.
10. If there is a tie for points in the top money winners at the end of the year, then the money will be split between those that are tied. If there is a tie for 1st place, the tiebreakers will be as follows:
a. Number of weekly wins
b. Top point total for any week
c. Second highest point total for a week
Finish Position - Points Earned
1 100
2-5 80
6-10 70
11-15 60
16-20 50
21-25 40
26-30 30
31-35 20
36-40 10
41-43 0
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2016 Year-End Payout |
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1st |
$480.00 |
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2nd |
$400.00 |
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3rd |
$320.00 |
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4th |
$265.00 |
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5th |
$210.00 |
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6th |
$180.00 |
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7th |
$150.00 |
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8th |
$120.00 |
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9th |
$90.00 |
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10th |
$70.00 |
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11th |
$50.00 |
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12th |
$40.00 |
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$5,100.00 |
51 teams @
$100 |
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$650.00 |
27 sponsors @
$25 |
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$5,750.00 |
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$2,375.00 |
Year-end
payout |
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$3,375.00 |
Weekly payout |
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$5,750.00 |
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BEVERAGE BET
1. This is an OPTIONAL bet.
2. You must declare by 2/14/2017 if you want to be included. There will be a YES/NO option on the Weekly Picks page until 2/14. After that date the option will be taken off of the page. You can also send a message through the website or post on the MERC Facebook page that you want to be included. Participants will be noted with an asterisk behind their team name.
3. The winner is determined by who has the highest year-to-date point total after Race #35 in Phoenix.
4. The winner will declare their beverage of choice. It can be anything up to a $25 value (for example, it could be a 30-pack of beer or it could be a fifth of whiskey, vodka, etc.)
5. Each participant is responsible for paying up to the winner at the final get-together for Homestead. If you cannot be there, you are responsible for making arrangements to get it to the winner.
6. If you do not pay-up on the bet from the previous year you are not eligible to participate in the current year's bet.
1. This is an OPTIONAL bet.
2. You must declare by 2/14/2017 if you want to be included. There will be a YES/NO option on the Weekly Picks page until 2/14. After that date the option will be taken off of the page. You can also send a message through the website or post on the MERC Facebook page that you want to be included. Participants will be noted with an asterisk behind their team name.
3. The winner is determined by who has the highest year-to-date point total after Race #35 in Phoenix.
4. The winner will declare their beverage of choice. It can be anything up to a $25 value (for example, it could be a 30-pack of beer or it could be a fifth of whiskey, vodka, etc.)
5. Each participant is responsible for paying up to the winner at the final get-together for Homestead. If you cannot be there, you are responsible for making arrangements to get it to the winner.
6. If you do not pay-up on the bet from the previous year you are not eligible to participate in the current year's bet.
