NASCAR announces second installment in return to racing schedule

Posted on May 14, 2020May 14, 2020 by Official NASCAR Release

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 14, 2020) – NASCAR today announced the next installment of races in its return to racing, featuring events at Bristol Motor Speedway, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Martinsville Speedway, Homestead-Miami Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. The slate of races include events in the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Series and the ARCA Menards Series.

The second installment is as follows:

DATE	TRACK	SERIES	DISTANCE	TV INFO	START (ET)
Sat, May 30	Bristol	Xfinity	160 miles	FS1	3:30 p.m.
Sun, May 31	Bristol	Cup	266 miles	FS1	3:30 p.m.
Sat, June 6	Atlanta	Gander Trucks	200 miles	FS1	1:00 p.m.
Sat, June 6	Atlanta	Xfinity	251 miles	FOX	4:30 p.m.
Sun, June 7	Atlanta	Cup	500 miles	FOX	3:00 p.m.
Wed, June 10	Martinsville	Cup	263 miles	FS1	7:00 p.m.
Sat, June 13	Miami	Gander Trucks	201 miles	FS1	12:30 p.m.
Sat, June 13	Miami	Xfinity	250 miles	FOX	3:30 p.m.
Sun, June 14	Miami	Xfinity	250 miles	FS1	12:00 p.m.
Sun, June 14	Miami	Cup	400 miles	FOX	3:30 p.m.
Sat, June 20	Talladega	ARCA	202 miles	FS1	2:00 p.m.
Sat, June 20	Talladega	Xfinity	300 miles	FOX	5:30 p.m.
Sun, June 21	Talladega	Cup	500 miles	FOX	3:00 p.m.

All the above dates will continue to be run without fans in attendance. The remainder of the adjusted schedule for all NASCAR series will be announced at a later date.

“As we prepare for our return to racing at Darlington Raceway on Sunday, the industry has been diligent in building the return-to-racing schedule,” said Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer. “We are eager to expand our schedule while continuing to work closely with the local governments in each of the areas we will visit. We thank the many government officials for their guidance, as we share the same goal in our return – the safety for our competitors and the communities in which we race.”

In addition, NASCAR today announced the postponement of events at Kansas Speedway (May 30-31); Michigan International Speedway (June 5-7), the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Mid-Ohio (May 30) and the Gander Trucks Series race at Texas Motor Speedway previously scheduled for June 5, as well as the cancelation of all NASCAR national series races and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour event at Iowa Speedway for the 2020 season. The NASCAR Xfinity race at Iowa Speedway scheduled for June 13 has been realigned to Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday, June 14. Further Iowa Speedway realignment dates will be announced in the future.

The NASCAR Cup Series will return to racing at Darlington Raceway this Sunday, May 17, with a 400-mile event scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET, live on FOX, FOX Deportes, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

Posted on May 14, 2020May 14, 2020 by Staff Report

NASCAR released its next wave of races in the realigned 2020 schedule on Thursday, locking in the next five NASCAR Cup Series races that begin after the May 27 event at Charlotte Motor Speedway and go through mid-June.

Five NASCAR Xfinity Series events and two NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series races were confirmed as well. All of these rescheduled events will be held without fans in attendance as restrictions and safeguards related to the coronavirus pandemic remain in effect.

A weeknight race under the lights at Martinsville Speedway on Wednesday, June 10, is among the highlights announced days before NASCAR’s return to the track. The originally scheduled spring race at Martinsville Speedway was to be the first to begin under the track’s lights on Mother’s Day weekend before the COVID-19 pandemic sidelined the sport for two months.

Races at Bristol Motor Speedway, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Martinsville Speedway, Homestead-Miami Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway – all tracks which saw their races postponed due to the novel coronavirus, and all tracks within driving distance of the Charlotte, North Carolina-based shops – complete the schedule through June 21.

The full list of rescheduled races announced Thursday:

Date	Track	Series	Distance	Network	Start
Sat., May 30	Bristol	Xfinity	160 miles	FS1	3:30 p.m. ET
Sun., May 31	Bristol	Cup	266 miles	FS1	3:30 p.m. ET
Sat., June 6	Atlanta	Gander Trucks	200 miles	FS1	1 p.m. ET
Sat., June 6	Atlanta	Xfinity	251 miles	FOX	4:30 p.m. ET
Sun., June 7	Atlanta	Cup	500 miles	FOX	3 p.m. ET
Wed., June 10	Martinsville	Cup	263 miles	FS1	7 p.m. ET
Sat., June 13	Homestead	Gander Trucks	201 miles	FS1	12:30 p.m. ET
Sat., June 13	Homestead	Xfinity	250 miles	FOX	3:30 p.m. ET
Sun., June 14	Homestead	Xfinity	250 miles	FS1	Noon ET
Sun., June 14	Homestead	Cup	400 miles	FOX	3:30 p.m. ET
Sat., June 20	Talladega	ARCA	202 miles	FS1	2 p.m. ET
Sat., June 20	Talladega	Xfinity	300 miles	FS1	5:30 p.m. ET
Sun., June 21	Talladega	Cup	500 miles	FOX	3 p.m. ET

In addition, NASCAR announced the postponement of events at Kansas Speedway (May 30-31); Michigan International Speedway (June 5-7), plus stand-alone events for the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Mid-Ohio (May 30) and the Gander Trucks at Texas Motor Speedway (June 5).

All national series events and a NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race scheduled for Iowa Speedway this season have been canceled. The NASCAR Xfinity race at the .875-mile Iowa track that was scheduled for June 13 has been reassigned to Homestead-Miami Speedway for Sunday, June 14. NASCAR officials indicated that the realignment of Iowa Speedway’s other national-series events will be announced at a later date.

NASCAR officials continue to collaborate with public health officials, medical experts and local, state and federal officials to create a comprehensive plan to ensure the health and safety of competitors and surrounding communities at the above events. All races will be strictly tailored, in every way, to follow specific guidelines set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Event procedures will be significantly modified in accordance with CDC, OSHA and state and local government recommendations — including hosting one-day shows at the above tracks, which are all within driving distance of North Carolina race shops to minimize travel and time spent in a community.

Other adjustments include mandating the use of protective equipment, health screenings for all individuals before entering the facility and maintaining social distancing protocols throughout the event.

The announcement comes days before the return to racing on May 17 at Darlington Raceway.

NASCAR announced its revised schedule for May two weeks ago, a stretch that includes seven national series races – four of them NASCAR Cup Series events – in an 11-day stretch among two tracks, Darlington and Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Posted on May 14, 2020May 15, 2020 by Staff Report

Prior to Sunday’s The Real Heroes 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway (3:30 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), NASCAR will hold a virtual driver-crew chief meeting — with a twist — that will air at 2 p.m. ET on NASCAR.com and NASCAR’s social channels.

The virtual meeting is a different take on the annual race-day event. While no drivers or crew chiefs will actually be on air, the virtual meeting will include remarks from 2014 NASCAR Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick and NASCAR President Steve Phelps, the official rules video for Darlington Raceway and comments from South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster.

The virtual meeting will also recognize race dignitaries. Giving the command for the race will be a group of medical personnel, and these healthcare workers also will be on each car in Sunday’s race. Country music superstar Darius Rucker will perform the national anthem.

Sunday’s The Real Heroes 400 marks NASCAR’s return to racing and is the first race held since the COVID-19 stoppage that occurred after the fourth Cup race of the season at Phoenix Raceway in March.

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Jonathan Merryman

“Have you ever?” Well, yes, I have. It happened on March 16, 2003 in Darlington, South Carolina.

The 2003 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 at Darlington Raceway could have ended up being just another ordinary race. Fans who flocked to the track that day hoped for that once-in-a-lifetime ending, the kind you brag to your kids and grandkids about. And on that day in March, fans got more than they bargained for.

In the closing laps, Ricky Craven, driving the No. 32 Tide Pontiac, was in a dog fight with a young, fiery and talented Kurt Busch, steering Jack Roush’s No. 97 Ford. With five to go, Craven locked in on Busch and spent the next few go-arounds reeling him in. With two to go, Craven ran Busch into the wall; Busch recovered and regained the lead. In the final turn of the final lap, however, Busch wiggled ever so slightly and Craven pounced. The two bounced off each other down the front straightaway, and Craven was ahead by inches at the line.

Fans came for a show that day, but what they got was history. Relive the closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history in this NASCAR Classic Full Race Replay.

MRN: Listen to the radio broadcast | RELATED: Where is Craven’s winning car?

Posted on May 14, 2020May 20, 2020 by Staff Report

NASCAR returns to the track for the first time since early March for its first race since the COVID-19 outbreak shut down the sports world.

The Cup Series makes its best effort to return to some semblance of normalcy by holding its first races in more than two months at Darlington Raceway, host to a 293-lap event Sunday, The Real Heroes 400 (3:30 p.m. ET, FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) and the Toyota 500 on Wednesday (6 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). The events will be held without fans in attendance and with the track’s property restricted to only a limited group of essential personnel.

With a tight schedule of racing on tap to round out the month of May, here’s a primer with helpful information before stock-car racing resumes at the track “Too Tough to Tame.”

RELATED: How to follow the race

TRACK DETAILS

Darlington Raceway is a 1.366-mile track that opened as NASCAR’s first superspeedway in 1950. The track’s last repaving project was completed in 2008. The start-finish line was relocated from what was the frontstretch to the former backstraight in 1997.

The track features an oblong, egg-shaped layout, with a wider arc through Turns 1 and 2 than the tighter Turns 3 and 4. Turns 1 and 2 are banked at 25 degrees, while Turns 3 and 4 feature 23-degree banking. Both the frontstretch and backstraight measure 1,229 feet with minimal banking.

The next two events will be the 117th and 118th for the NASCAR Cup Series at the historic South Carolina track. Darlington’s first winner was Johnny Mantz, who topped a 75-car field in the 1950 Southern 500 on Labor Day in a time of 6 hours, 38 minutes. The margin of victory for his Plymouth was nine laps over runner-up Fireball Roberts.

STAGE LENGTHS

Sunday, May 17: Stage 1 is set to end at Lap 90, Stage 2 at Lap 185, and the final stage slated to conclude on Lap 293.

Wednesday, May 20: Stage 1 is set to end at Lap 60, Stage 2 on Lap 125, with the full distance set for Lap 228.

STARTING LINEUPS

Since the next two events will be held without practice or qualifying, NASCAR officials will set the starting lineups and determine pit-stall selection based on a mix of factors, including Cup Series owners points, a tiered structure of random draws and previous results.

See the full breakdown here detailing lineup procedures for all three NASCAR national series under the condensed race-day procedures.

RULES PACKAGE

The 2020 NASCAR rules package for intermediate-sized tracks will be in effect with a tapered spacer used to set a target of 550 horsepower. The cars will use aero ducts in addition to other aerodynamic devices to increase downforce.

MORE: Full Darlington, Charlotte schedules | Latest entry list

GOODYEAR TIRES

As the Cup Series braces for two Darlington events without practice or qualifying, the first race back will start without any rubber worked into the track’s abrasive surface. That should mean abnormally high wear for the Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials, especially in the first few pit-stop cycles before the asphalt begins to take rubber.

Cup Series teams will be allotted 12 sets of tires for the longer Sunday race and nine sets for the Wednesday event.

The tire features the same compound and construction that was scheduled to be used March 22 at Homestead-Miami Speedway before that event was postponed. Tires that were earmarked for that race weekend will be used at Darlington.

“Getting back to racing and doing so at Darlington is a great feeling,” said Greg Stucker, Goodyear’s director of racing. “We’ll come out of the gate by testing teams with one of the most grueling challenges in NASCAR, with the abrasive track surface and tight configuration of ‘The Track Too Tough to Tame.’ Our whole sport has had to become very nimble in coming up with a plan to safely get back to the track. Schedules will change, as will the way we all do business at the race track in the near future, but NASCAR as a sport has always been known for being innovative and able to adapt to ever-changing conditions. We will get back to the track this week and will put on great races for our fans. We’re glad to play a part in leading the way back for professional sports in the country and doing so in a safe, competitive and entertaining manner.”

STATS TO KNOW

— The track has held a traditional Labor Day spot on the schedule since 2015, but two new Cup Series events for May were created at Darlington, a venue within driving distance to the Charlotte-area hub for the NASCAR industry. Coronavirus restrictions have begun to loosen, but race officials have opted for one-day events that minimize travel and at-track exposure for essential personnel. The last time the raceway held a springtime event was April 2014, when Kevin Harvick dominated by leading 238 of 374 laps in his lone Darlington win.

— Joe Gibbs Racing and its affiliated teams have won five of the last seven Darlington events — all with different drivers. Matt Kenseth, who returns to competition Sunday for the first time since 2018, kicked off that string of success in 2013. He was followed by JGR-associated drivers Carl Edwards (2015), Martin Truex Jr. (2016), Denny Hamlin (2017) and Erik Jones (2019). Toyota’s recent run there has impressed, but Chevrolet leads all automakers with 41 Darlington wins in NASCAR’s top division.

— Kenseth takes over the Chip Ganassi Racing No. 42 Chevrolet starting Sunday, but his return isn’t the only one happening at Darlington. Ryan Newman has been medically cleared to come back to the Roush Fenway Racing No. 6 Ford after his recovery from serious injuries in a last-lap crash at the Daytona 500 in February. Newman missed the last three races during his recovery time. Kenseth’s most recent Cup start was also behind the wheel of Jack Roush’s No. 6, which he drove in 15 races in 2018.

— Kevin Harvick is the only driver to score top-10 finishes in all four Cup Series races so far this season. The Stewart-Haas Racing veteran has a similarly steady streak at Darlington, where he has placed among the top 10 in seven consecutive races.

— The last time NASCAR’s top series embarked on a schedule of four races in an 11-day span came in August 1971. Richard Petty swept all four, winning at the Albany-Saratoga Fairgrounds; Islip, New York.; Trenton, New Jersey; and Nashville on the way to his third of seven series championships.

Source: Racing Insights

LIVE COVERAGE

Tune in to television coverage from Darlington Raceway on FOX (Sunday, 3:30 p.m. ET), FS1 (Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. ET) and the FOX Sports App both days. For complete radio coverage, listen in to MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio on-air.

RELATED: Ways to follow the races

For a more interactive experience, head over to NASCAR.com or the NASCAR app to check out an enhanced Race Center, live Lap-by-Lap coverage, the customizable live leaderboard with Scanner (which is FREE for both races), and the return of Drive (featuring in-car cameras).

Be sure to set your lineup in Fantasy Live and make your picks in the NASCAR Finish Line App!

2019 RACE WINNER

Darlington Raceway did not host events last May, but Erik Jones made the track’s most recent event on Labor Day a memorable moment. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver rose into contention late and led 79 of 367 laps to notch his second career Cup Series win.

RELATED: Odds, lines for Darlington

ACTIVE DARLINGTON WINNERS

Jimmie Johnson (three); Denny Hamlin (two); Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, Erik Jones, Brad Keselowski, Martin Truex Jr. (one each).

Posted on May 14, 2020May 14, 2020 by Pat DeCola

This is the fourth installment in a series where NASCAR.com looks back at each race this season and gets you caught up for Sunday’s return at Darlington Raceway. The FanShield 500 took place on March 8, 2020 at Phoenix Raceway.

WINNER: Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 Team Penske Ford, held off blue oval stablemate Kevin Harvick in NASCAR Overtime to pick up his second win of the season. Logano led 60 of 316 laps for his 25th career NASCAR Cup Series win.

KEY MOMENTS: Logano expected a bump from Harvick in the two-lap overtime, but it never came. Instead, Harvick pulled up beside Logano in the center of Turns 1 and 2 on the final lap, but Logano sped away with a hard charge off Turn 2 and cruised to the finish line with a margin of .276 seconds. The 2018 champ rebounded from a few snafus earlier in the race and used a bold pit strategy to regain the lead late.

RELATED: Full results from race

KEY DRIVERS: Though Harvick was disappointed to come up short at his best track, the runner-up finish was his fourth in the top 10 in four 2020 races — the only driver to do that. Rookie Cole Custer, Harvick’s teammate, landed in the top 10 as well, placing ninth for his best-ever Cup Series finish. Chase Elliott led a race-high 93 laps, but a loose wheel sunk his race on Lap 156. Kyle Busch finished third, for just his second top 10 of the season and his second straight top-three finish. Rookie Tyler Reddick battled with the leaders at times, as well, before mechanical issues ended his day early.

KEY TAKEAWAYS: The biggest takeaway was how clearly, at that time, things were pointing toward 2020 being the year of Logano, and really Team Penske as a whole. This likely will still be the case when NASCAR resumes racing, but it’ll be interesting to see if any of the momentum has been lost after the layover. Busch also seems to have regained some footing after a rocky start to the season, by his standards. The Phoenix race also was the first to deploy the new rules package designed for short tracks and road courses, which wound up putting on an exceptionally competitive race and drew positive feedback from industry voices and drivers.

2020 SEASON REFRESHERS

Posted on May 14, 2020May 14, 2020 by Official NASCAR Release

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 14, 2020) – As NASCAR returns to the race track for the first time in more than two months, the sport will honor frontline healthcare workers in The Real Heroes 400 at Darlington Raceway on Sunday, May 17, at 3:30 p.m. ET on FOX.

The special NASCAR Cup Series race entitlement at Darlington Raceway follows the launch of The Real Heroes Project, a collaborative initiative by 14 sports leagues including NASCAR to recognize and pay tribute to medical professionals serving on the front lines in the fight against COVID-19.

“As the coronavirus challenges our country in unprecedented ways, the frontline healthcare workers – the nurses, paramedics, emergency physicians and many others – continue to inspire us with their strength and bravery in caring for their fellow Americans,” said Jill Gregory, NASCAR executive vice president and chief marketing and content officer. “These men and women are the real heroes and the NASCAR industry is incredibly proud to honor their selflessness and service as we return to racing on Sunday.”

MORE: NASCAR rallies around Real Heroes

Through a collaboration with NASCAR, FOX Sports and the race teams, each driver’s name will be replaced above the driver-side window with the name of an individual healthcare worker currently battling the coronavirus pandemic. In addition, The Real Heroes Project logo will be displayed on the side panel of each race car.

The healthcare workers honored on the cars, selected in part by local FOX affiliates from cities across the country, will serve as grand marshals for The Real Heroes 400 and appear in an on-air mosaic to simultaneously give the command for drivers to start their engines for the race.

“Real heroes” from the state of South Carolina include healthcare workers from St. Francis Downtown hospital in Greenville, South Carolina, and McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence, South Carolina, located just south of Darlington Raceway.

RELATED: Cup Series entry list

The sports leagues behind the Real Heroes Project launched a public service announcement on May 6 that featured some of the biggest names in sports, including a pair of NASCAR Cup Series champions in Joe Gibbs Racing driver Kyle Busch and Stewart-Haas Racing driver Kevin Harvick. The PSA features more than 30 athletes sharing personal thank-you messages with their healthcare heroes and replacing the names on their own jerseys and uniforms with the names of individual medical professionals.

The campaign encourages sports fans to pay tribute to the frontline healthcare workers in their lives on social media using #TheRealHeroes.

As NASCAR resumes the 2020 race season on Sunday, The Real Heroes 400 will be the first of three national series races at Darlington Raceway in the span of four days – all taking place without fans in attendance. The NASCAR Xfinity Series will return to action on Tuesday, May 19 (8 p.m. ET on FS1), followed by the second NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington on Wednesday, May 20 (7:30 p.m. ET on FS1).

Posted on May 13, 2020May 13, 2020 by Staff Report

Under the charter system that was established in 2016, NASCAR Cup Series events can have up to 40 cars in the field. Each finishing spot in the field earns a driver points, from a maximum of 40 points to the driver who finishes first, down to one point for the driver who finishes 40th. These points accrue over a season and determine the driver standings, as well as the owner standings.

The addition of three stages to every points-paying race adds a new element. Drivers can earn race points through their performances in Stage 1 and Stage 2. Drivers who are running first through 10th at the conclusion of Stage 1 and/or Stage 2 will receive points, starting with 10 points for first place, nine points for second place, down to one point for 10th place. Points earned in those two stages are then added to what drivers earn after the Final Stage, which sets the full race results.

Points are accumulated over each of the 36 races. There is a reset for the 16 drivers in the playoffs after the regular-season finale at Daytona, the series’ 26th race of the season. There are additional points resets in the postseason after the completion of each three-race postseason round.

Additionally, a driver can earn bonus playoff points for the following:

— Five playoff points to the race-winning driver
— One playoff bonus point to the driver who wins Stage 1 and/or Stage 2 in every event

Those points are added on to a driver’s total once the postseason starts. The accumulated playoff points will carry over at the start of the Round of 16, Round of 12 and Round of 8.

Other key items to know:
• The driver who starts the race receives the points; a relief driver does not earn points.
• Bonus points are not awarded in the final race of the season to the Championship 4 drivers.

Below is a look at how a driver earns points based on finishing position at the end of the Final Stage.

HOW POINTS ARE AWARDED PER RACE

Finish in Race	Finish Points
1	40
2	35
3	34
4	33
5	32
6	31
7	30
8	29
9	28
10	27
11	26
12	25
13	24
14	23
15	22
16	21
17	20
18	19
19	18
20	17
21	16
22	15
23	14
24	13
25	12
26	11
27	10
28	9
29	8
30	7
31	6
32	5
33	4
34	3
35	2
36	1
37	1
38	1
39	1
40	1

Posted on May 13, 2020August 13, 2020 by RJ Kraft

NASCAR Fantasy Live is back in action with the resumption of the 2020 season at Darlington Raceway with a few tweaks from last year’s game. Players can sign up right now to jump in on the action or continue their season.

A view of the roster screen on the NASCAR Mobile App. (NASCAR Digital Media)

Accessing the game to set your roster can be done by logging into your account and going to the Fantasy page (NASCAR.com/Fantasy). You also can access the game by opening the NASCAR Mobile App, logging into your account and clicking the Fantasy icon on the bottom of the app. Mobile users can also opt in to receive fantasy alerts to help stay on top of your roster each week.

What is the roster composition?
The roster will consist of five starting drivers as well as a garage driver in reserve (more below on that). Driver and garage selections lock five minutes before the race start time.

How does the garage driver work?
Players can substitute their one garage driver for any starting driver up until the start of the Final Stage. Once the Final Stage starts, there are no more switches allowed.

So which drivers end up scoring points?
The drivers ending the race in your main roster will comprise the drivers that make up your total score. These are also the drivers who will be counted as being used for that particular race. A driver that ends the race in the garage would not count as being used nor would their results count toward your score.

Are there any limits to how much a driver can be used?
Yes, players can only use a particular driver up to 10 times over the 26 regular-season races. A usage tracker will be displayed on your roster screen, showing the number of remaining driver uses you have during the season.

NEW THIS YEAR!!! For the playoffs, driver uses will reset and you can only use a particular driver up to five times over the 10 races of the playoffs. Playoff rosters will consist of five starters and one garage driver. There will be no restrictions on how many playoff or non-playoff drivers you can or can’t use, but you will only be able to use drivers five times during the scheduled playoff portion of the season (slated to be Darlington on Sept. 6 to Phoenix on Nov. 8). There will be no playoff-specific bonus pick as in past years.

A look at the live scoring in NASCAR Fantasy Live. (NASCAR Digital Media)

What is the scoring system?
The scoring will reflect the NASCAR’s scoring system. For example, if Kevin Harvick wins Stage 1 and Stage 2 and wins the race, he will earn players 60 fantasy points for that particular race just as he would earn 60 points for himself in the season standings.

Drivers running in the top 10 at the end of Stage 1 and Stage 2 receive points, starting with 10 points for first, nine for second, etc. The race winner receives 40 points, while second place receives 35 points, third receives 34 points and all the way down to 1 point for drivers that finish 36th through 40th.

Will the at-track post-race inspection model have an impact on scoring?
The results won’t be official until the at-track post-race inspection is complete — that should be about 90-120 minutes after the race. Since scoring mirrors that of the drivers in real life, it means that if a driver in your lineup fails post-race inspection, your lineup would be subject to the same impact as the driver is — last-place points. On the positive side, if you didn’t have a penalized driver in your lineup, the rest of the finishing order moves up, meaning you could potentially pick up points.

Are there any additional bonus picks?
Yes, players can make bonus picks for the pole winner, Stage 1 winner, Stage 2 winner, race winner and manufacturer winner. The pole winner bonus pick selection will lock approximately five minutes before the start time of qualifying. All other bonus picks lock five minutes before the race start time. Bonus picks DO NOT count against driver usage.

What is the value of each bonus pick?
Stage 1 Winner (10 points for correct pick)
Stage 2 Winner (10 points for correct pick)
Race Winner (10 points for correct pick)
Winning Manufacturer (10 points for correct pick)

Will my leagues and teams from last year be available?
Yes, any team or league that was active at the end of last season or active prior to the COVID-19 stoppage will be available once you log in.

Can I copy my roster for multiple leagues?
Yes, you can copy your picks from one entry to another by using the copy icon located next to your entry name.

Posted on May 13, 2020May 13, 2020 by Staff Report

See where your favorite driver will pit for Sunday’s race at Darlington Raceway (3:30 p.m. ET, FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).