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.
2. Driver changes must be submitted by NOON (EASTERN) on qualifying day. 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 $105 for the entire 36 points race season. Fees paid for the website and to racescore.com will be taken out as well as expenses such as envelopes, postage and checks. 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 15, 2020.
SCORING
100 points for 1st place
80 points for 2nd-5th place
70 points for 6th-10th place
60 points for 11th-15th place
50 points for 16th-20th place
40 points for 21st-25th place
30 points for 26th-30th place
20 points for 31st-35th place
10 points for 36th-40th place
5 BONUS points for winning the pole EXCEPTION: If qualifying is rained out and the field is set by owner's points, no bonus will apply
5 BONUS points for a stage win
10 BONUS points for winning the race
MOVE-UP points will be 1 point per position
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.
2. Driver changes must be submitted by NOON (EASTERN) on qualifying day. 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 $105 for the entire 36 points race season. Fees paid for the website and to racescore.com will be taken out as well as expenses such as envelopes, postage and checks. 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 15, 2020.
SCORING
100 points for 1st place
80 points for 2nd-5th place
70 points for 6th-10th place
60 points for 11th-15th place
50 points for 16th-20th place
40 points for 21st-25th place
30 points for 26th-30th place
20 points for 31st-35th place
10 points for 36th-40th place
5 BONUS points for winning the pole EXCEPTION: If qualifying is rained out and the field is set by owner's points, no bonus will apply
5 BONUS points for a stage win
10 BONUS points for winning the race
MOVE-UP points will be 1 point per position
BEVERAGE BET
1. This is an OPTIONAL bet.
2. You must declare by 2/8/2020 if you want to be included. You can send a message through the website or post on the MERC Facebook page that you want to be included. The list of participants will be posted on merclub.com.
3. The winner is determined by who has the highest year-to-date point total after Race #35 in Martinsville.
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 Phoenix. 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 PRIOR to race #2, you are not eligible to participate in the current year's bet.
1. This is an OPTIONAL bet.
2. You must declare by 2/8/2020 if you want to be included. You can send a message through the website or post on the MERC Facebook page that you want to be included. The list of participants will be posted on merclub.com.
3. The winner is determined by who has the highest year-to-date point total after Race #35 in Martinsville.
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 Phoenix. 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 PRIOR to race #2, you are not eligible to participate in the current year's bet.