Using Nascar Pools Online – Pool and Pick Types

We get several emails from people over the course of the pre-season asking what Nascar Pools Online offers and if we can support the setup of their Nascar pools.  Here’s a general outline of what we currently offer:

Pool Types

1. Season Long – Online

Every entry selects their team of drivers or cars, and that is the team for the duration of the season (although trades are an option).  The participants can log on and make their own selections to save the pool manager from having to send out pick sheets and submit all of the entries themselves.  With the new option for custom group and salary creation, you may be able to move your pool from Offline to Online this season.

2. Season Long – Offline

Every entry selects their team of drivers or cars, and that is the team for the duration of the season (although trades are an option).  The participants give the pool manager their completed pick sheets and he or she submits all of the entries.  Any trades must be processed by the pool manager as well.

3. Weekly Pick’em

Each entrant may change their entire roster of drivers or cars for each race.  There is no offline option for Weekly Pick’em pools, but pool managers can manage picks for other entries if necessary.

Pick Types

Each of the different pool types can set up their selections 1 of 3 ways:

1. Salary Cap

Each team is given $1000 to pick their drivers or cars for the season (or race if a Pick’em pool).  You can select any drivers as long as you keep your total salary for your entry at or under $1000.  You may use the default salaries we set up (for driver scoring), or create your own.

2. Groups

Before this year, this type was limited to 8 groups for both car and driver scoring, as well as 1 car or driver selected per group.  We’ve changed that this year, to use any number of groups, and the ability to select multiple picks from any group, so the options are pretty unlimited.  We have set up some default groups, which have 7 groups of 5 cars or drivers each, and entrants select 1 from each.

3. No Grouping

There are no limitations to selecting.  This was mostly used by offline pools in previous seasons, so pool managers weren’t limited at all in which cars or drivers could be added to an entry.  It’s likely your best bet if you want some sort of ‘Pick 1′ type of Weekly Pick’em pool as well, although you could create one group, if you want to limit who entrants can select.