ocdart
Well-Known Member
...and here we go!
The first event is just a couple of weeks away! It's time to start this thread so I don't forget the 2026 pre-season bonus event.
"The Cookout Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium" in Winston-Salem, NC, and will kick off the 2026 NASCAR season on Sunday, February 1, 2026. This race will run under stadium lights.
I'll post a list of eligible drivers for the 2026 Cookout Clash as soon as possible. I will also post Cookout Clash qualifying and additional information.
Like last year, game scoring for the Cookout Clash will work like this:
• Just participate in the Cookout Clash and pick up -2 bonus points
• Pick three drivers for the main event and list them in the order you think they will finish in the race (first driver named will either win the main event or finish closest to the winner, second driver named will finish behind the first named driver but ahead of the last named driver, last named driver will finish the main event behind your other named drivers). Pick the correct finishing order for your three choices and pick up -5 bonus points
As far as the 2026 NASCAR "Pick 'Em" game.......
We're going with the same rules as the past few 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 before the drop of the green flag for each race.
ex. the sticks with green material waving in air, if no pick avg is as if you picked the last place finisher
5- No picks for 3 straight races and you 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 last-place-pick 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. 2026 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 a last place finish as your score for that car.
..............If you have any questions just ask............
Here's the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series schedule:
02/01 Cookout Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium
02/12 Duel 1 and Duel 2 at Daytona
02/15 Daytona 500
02/22 EchoPark Speedway
03/01 Circuit of the Americas
03/08 Phoenix Raceway
03/15 Las Vegas Motor Speedway
03/22 Darlington Raceway
03/29 Martinsville Speedway
04/12 Bristol Motor Speedway
04/19 Kansas Speedway
04/26 Talladega SuperSpeedway
05/03 Texas Motor Speedway
05/10 Watkins Glen International
05/17 NASCAR All-Star Open (Dover Motor Speedway)
05/17 NASCAR All-Star Race (Dover Motor Speedway
05/24 Charlotte Motor Speedway
05/31 Nashville SuperSpeedway
06/07 Michigan International Speedway
06/14 Pocono Raceway
06/21 Naval Base Coronado
06/28 Sonoma Raceway
07/05 Chicagoland Speedway
07/12 EchoPark Speedway
07/19 North Wilkesboro Speedway
07/26 Indianapolis Motor Speedway
08/09 Iowa Speedway
08/15 Richmond Raceway
08/23 New Hampshire Motor Speedway
08/29 Daytona International Speedway
09/06 Darlington Raceway
09/13 World Wide Technology Raceway
09/19 Bristol Motor Speedway
09/27 Kansas Speedway
10/04 Las Vegas Motor Speedway
10/11 Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval
10/18 Phoenix Raceway
10/25 Talladega SuperSpeedway
11/01 Martinsville Speedway
11/08 Homestead-Miami Speedway
The first event is just a couple of weeks away! It's time to start this thread so I don't forget the 2026 pre-season bonus event.
"The Cookout Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium" in Winston-Salem, NC, and will kick off the 2026 NASCAR season on Sunday, February 1, 2026. This race will run under stadium lights.
I'll post a list of eligible drivers for the 2026 Cookout Clash as soon as possible. I will also post Cookout Clash qualifying and additional information.
Like last year, game scoring for the Cookout Clash will work like this:
• Just participate in the Cookout Clash and pick up -2 bonus points
• Pick three drivers for the main event and list them in the order you think they will finish in the race (first driver named will either win the main event or finish closest to the winner, second driver named will finish behind the first named driver but ahead of the last named driver, last named driver will finish the main event behind your other named drivers). Pick the correct finishing order for your three choices and pick up -5 bonus points
As far as the 2026 NASCAR "Pick 'Em" game.......
We're going with the same rules as the past few 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 before the drop of the green flag for each race.
ex. the sticks with green material waving in air, if no pick avg is as if you picked the last place finisher
5- No picks for 3 straight races and you 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 last-place-pick 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. 2026 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 a last place finish as your score for that car.
..............If you have any questions just ask............
Here's the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series schedule:
02/01 Cookout Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium
02/12 Duel 1 and Duel 2 at Daytona
02/15 Daytona 500
02/22 EchoPark Speedway
03/01 Circuit of the Americas
03/08 Phoenix Raceway
03/15 Las Vegas Motor Speedway
03/22 Darlington Raceway
03/29 Martinsville Speedway
04/12 Bristol Motor Speedway
04/19 Kansas Speedway
04/26 Talladega SuperSpeedway
05/03 Texas Motor Speedway
05/10 Watkins Glen International
05/17 NASCAR All-Star Open (Dover Motor Speedway)
05/17 NASCAR All-Star Race (Dover Motor Speedway
05/24 Charlotte Motor Speedway
05/31 Nashville SuperSpeedway
06/07 Michigan International Speedway
06/14 Pocono Raceway
06/21 Naval Base Coronado
06/28 Sonoma Raceway
07/05 Chicagoland Speedway
07/12 EchoPark Speedway
07/19 North Wilkesboro Speedway
07/26 Indianapolis Motor Speedway
08/09 Iowa Speedway
08/15 Richmond Raceway
08/23 New Hampshire Motor Speedway
08/29 Daytona International Speedway
09/06 Darlington Raceway
09/13 World Wide Technology Raceway
09/19 Bristol Motor Speedway
09/27 Kansas Speedway
10/04 Las Vegas Motor Speedway
10/11 Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval
10/18 Phoenix Raceway
10/25 Talladega SuperSpeedway
11/01 Martinsville Speedway
11/08 Homestead-Miami Speedway
