ocdart
Well-Known Member
No, you don't have to start posting picks for 2017 yet! This is just an early start to make sure I don't forget the 2017 pre-season bonus event like I did in 2016.
And here's a change for the 2017 pre-season bonus event. It's now officially called "The Clash" at Daytona and will kick off the 2017 NASCAR season on February 18, 2017.
Along with the new name comes a new format. The driver field criteria is now limited to 2016 pole winners, former Clash race winners, former Daytona 500 pole winners who competed full-time in 2016 and drivers who qualified for the 2016 Chase.
The drivers eligible for the 2017 Clash are:
2016 Pole Awards winners (14)
Greg Biffle, Alex Bowman, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Austin Dillon, Carl Edwards, Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano, and Martin Truex Jr.
Former Clash Race Winners (2)
Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart
Former Daytona 500 Pole Award winners (1)
Danica Patrick
2016 Chase drivers (3)
Chris Buescher, Kyle Larson, Jamie McMurray
Let's see how the remainder of "Silly Season" brings any changes to where the eligible drivers end up before you make any picks for "The Clash".
I'll add a post to this thread about the beginning of February as a reminder and also to let you know how the points for "The Clash" will work.
As far as the 2017 NASCAR "Pick 'Em" game.......
We're going with the same rules as the past four years and they again will stay the same all year including bonus points.
1- Pick 2 Drivers each race! (place divided by 2)
ex. 3rd and 9th place =12/2=6----your score for race
2- Bonus pick winning driver. (-5)
ex. your score (6) -5 = 1 score with bonus
3- Bonus pick 2nd place driver. (-3)
ex. your score (6) -3 = 3 score with bonus
4- Picks must be in by drop of green flag.
ex. the sticks with green material waving in air, if no pick avg is 40
5- No picks for 3 straight races and will be sent to pits for the remainder of the season.
ex. out of Competition - lost your team sponsor
6- You may make your picks permanent for the entire season so you don't run the risk of getting the dreaded 40-point race result by forgetting to post your weekly picks. Just let me know in your initial pick post that you want your picks to be permanent for the year. Of course, you can always make a change to your permanent picks if one, or both, of your drivers gets sick, injured or loses his ride.
Let me know who is in so I can get your names on my Excel spreadsheet. 2017 is gonna be another great year!!!
Please make your picks by driver name or car number and driver name. Driver name will always take precedence over car number.
If you make your pick by car number only you're going to be locked in to that car number no matter who the driver is; and if you pick a car number not in that weeks race, you'll end up with '40' (last place) as your score for that car.
..............If you have any questions just ask............
Here's the 2017 Sprint Cup schedule:
02/18 "The Clash" at Daytona
02/23 Can-Am Duel 1 and Duel 2 at Daytona
02/26 Daytona 500
03/05 Atlanta Motor Speedway
03/12 Las Vegas Motor Speedway
03/19 Phoenix International Raceway
03/26 Auto Club Speedway (Fontana)
04/02 Martinsville Speedway
04/09 Texas Motor Speedway
04/23 Bristol Motor Speedway
04/30 Richmond International Raceway
05/07 Talladega Superspeedway
05/13 Kansas Speedway
05/19 Showdown (Charlotte Motor Speedway)
05/20 All-Star Race (Charlotte Motor Speedway)
05/28 Charlotte Motor Speedway
06/04 Dover International Speedway
06/11 Pocono Raceway
06/18 Michigan International Speedway
06/25 Sonoma Raceway
07/01 Daytona International Speedway
07/08 Kentucky Speedway
07/16 New Hampshire Motor Speedway
07/23 Indianapolis Motor Speedway
07/30 Pocono Raceway
08/06 Watkins Glen International
08/13 Michigan International Speedway
08/19 Bristol Motor Speedway
09/03 Darlington Raceway
09/09 Richmond International Raceway
09/17 Chicagoland Speedway
09/24 New Hampshire Motor Speedway
10/01 Dover International Speedway
10/07 Charlotte Motor Speedway
10/15 Talladega Superspeedway
10/22 Kansas Speedway
10/29 Martinsville Speedway
11/05 Texas Motor Speedway
11/12 Phoenix International Raceway
11/19 Homestead-Miami Speedway
And here's a change for the 2017 pre-season bonus event. It's now officially called "The Clash" at Daytona and will kick off the 2017 NASCAR season on February 18, 2017.
Along with the new name comes a new format. The driver field criteria is now limited to 2016 pole winners, former Clash race winners, former Daytona 500 pole winners who competed full-time in 2016 and drivers who qualified for the 2016 Chase.
The drivers eligible for the 2017 Clash are:
2016 Pole Awards winners (14)
Greg Biffle, Alex Bowman, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Austin Dillon, Carl Edwards, Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano, and Martin Truex Jr.
Former Clash Race Winners (2)
Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart
Former Daytona 500 Pole Award winners (1)
Danica Patrick
2016 Chase drivers (3)
Chris Buescher, Kyle Larson, Jamie McMurray
Let's see how the remainder of "Silly Season" brings any changes to where the eligible drivers end up before you make any picks for "The Clash".
I'll add a post to this thread about the beginning of February as a reminder and also to let you know how the points for "The Clash" will work.
As far as the 2017 NASCAR "Pick 'Em" game.......
We're going with the same rules as the past four years and they again will stay the same all year including bonus points.
1- Pick 2 Drivers each race! (place divided by 2)
ex. 3rd and 9th place =12/2=6----your score for race
2- Bonus pick winning driver. (-5)
ex. your score (6) -5 = 1 score with bonus
3- Bonus pick 2nd place driver. (-3)
ex. your score (6) -3 = 3 score with bonus
4- Picks must be in by drop of green flag.
ex. the sticks with green material waving in air, if no pick avg is 40
5- No picks for 3 straight races and will be sent to pits for the remainder of the season.
ex. out of Competition - lost your team sponsor
6- You may make your picks permanent for the entire season so you don't run the risk of getting the dreaded 40-point race result by forgetting to post your weekly picks. Just let me know in your initial pick post that you want your picks to be permanent for the year. Of course, you can always make a change to your permanent picks if one, or both, of your drivers gets sick, injured or loses his ride.
Let me know who is in so I can get your names on my Excel spreadsheet. 2017 is gonna be another great year!!!
Please make your picks by driver name or car number and driver name. Driver name will always take precedence over car number.
If you make your pick by car number only you're going to be locked in to that car number no matter who the driver is; and if you pick a car number not in that weeks race, you'll end up with '40' (last place) as your score for that car.
..............If you have any questions just ask............
Here's the 2017 Sprint Cup schedule:
02/18 "The Clash" at Daytona
02/23 Can-Am Duel 1 and Duel 2 at Daytona
02/26 Daytona 500
03/05 Atlanta Motor Speedway
03/12 Las Vegas Motor Speedway
03/19 Phoenix International Raceway
03/26 Auto Club Speedway (Fontana)
04/02 Martinsville Speedway
04/09 Texas Motor Speedway
04/23 Bristol Motor Speedway
04/30 Richmond International Raceway
05/07 Talladega Superspeedway
05/13 Kansas Speedway
05/19 Showdown (Charlotte Motor Speedway)
05/20 All-Star Race (Charlotte Motor Speedway)
05/28 Charlotte Motor Speedway
06/04 Dover International Speedway
06/11 Pocono Raceway
06/18 Michigan International Speedway
06/25 Sonoma Raceway
07/01 Daytona International Speedway
07/08 Kentucky Speedway
07/16 New Hampshire Motor Speedway
07/23 Indianapolis Motor Speedway
07/30 Pocono Raceway
08/06 Watkins Glen International
08/13 Michigan International Speedway
08/19 Bristol Motor Speedway
09/03 Darlington Raceway
09/09 Richmond International Raceway
09/17 Chicagoland Speedway
09/24 New Hampshire Motor Speedway
10/01 Dover International Speedway
10/07 Charlotte Motor Speedway
10/15 Talladega Superspeedway
10/22 Kansas Speedway
10/29 Martinsville Speedway
11/05 Texas Motor Speedway
11/12 Phoenix International Raceway
11/19 Homestead-Miami Speedway
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