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Fantasy NASCAR is alive at ON PIT ROW

February 8, 2008

Fantasy racing is huge and getting huger.  So are the sales of spell checkers and grammar lessons you say?  Well this is a racing site so let’s talk fantasy NASCAR, shall we?

Untitled PostON PIT ROW - the fastest two hours on radio - sponsored a little NASCAR fantasy game in 2007 that we called the NASCAR Chain Game.  Not much of a name, I know, but a helluva fun game by all accounts.  With all of our changes to, and launch of, the new OnPitRow.com sites (thanks again Luke), we ran out of time to have a new version of that game ready for the start of 2008.

But OnPitRow.com will be very involved with a very cool  new NASCAR fantasy game called Champs Chumps and Sleepers.  This fantasy racing game was developed by Darren Fauth of One Bad Wheel -#3 on the Sports Media Challenge list of “Most influential NASCAR blogs”.  Here’s an explanation of the rules:

Each week you will pick a new team of 6 drivers.

Champs

Pick two Champs. These are two drivers that you think will do good in the race. But, it’s not a pick Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon every week thing. Your two Champ drivers will be outside of the top 12 in driver points.

Chumps

Pick two Chumps. These are two drivers that you think will not do good in the race. Once again, it’s not the two drivers that squeaked in the race with a good enough qualifying lap. Your two Chump drivers are all within the top 12 in driver points.

Sleepers

Pick two Sleepers. These are two driver that you think will do good in the race. Your two Sleeper drivers are outside the top 20 in driver points.

Definitely a unique concept and it ought to be a real challenge. Here’s an example of how the points will work:

Each week you will receive the same amount of points as your Champ & Sleeper driver’s. The points that your Chump driver’s receive will be deducted from your score.

Example (from the 2007 Daytona 500):

Let’s say you picked Tony Stewart & Dale Earnhardt Jr for your Champs. You picked Michael Waltrip & Juan Pablo Montoya for your Chumps. You picked David Ragan & David Gilliland for your Sleepers.

  • CHAMP Drivers Scores: 106 points
    • Tony Stewart: 39
    • Dale Earnhardt Jr: 67
  • CHUMP Drivers Scores: 179 points
    • Michael Waltrip: 73
    • Juan Pablo Montoya: 106
  • SLEEPER Driver Scores: 302 points
    • David Ragan: 155
    • David Gilliland: 147

Your total score for the week: 106 - 179 + 302 = 229 points

To keep the scoring simpler, any penalty points against a driver do not affect your score. For the first race of 2008, drivers will be categorized by their 2007 NASCAR driver points standings.

ON PIT ROW and OnPitRow.com are sponsoring Champs, Chumps and Sleepers for the 2008 season.  There are some terrific prizes up for grabs and you can even set up your own leagues and play against a group of your own friends.

Sign up today and set up your team.  Steve and I will be playing, so you know you won’t finish last.

Written by Charlie Turner · Filed Under Bench Racing blog, Fantasy NASCAR, NASCAR, On Pit Row, Show News, Site News | 3 Comments