{"id":371,"date":"2010-01-05T12:00:47","date_gmt":"2010-01-05T17:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nascarpoolsonline.com\/pitstall\/?p=371"},"modified":"2014-07-16T07:47:54","modified_gmt":"2014-07-16T12:47:54","slug":"setting-up-my-nascar-pool-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nascarpoolsonline.com\/pitstall\/setting-up-my-nascar-pool-details\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting up my Nascar Pool Details"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the\u00a0second part of\u00a0the Nascar Pool Help<\/strong> series.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Part 1<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Once you’ve decided to start your own fantasy Nascar pool, you’ll need to decide what type of pool\u00a0to run.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0are plenty of options, and your choice may depend on the number and type of participants in\u00a0your pool.\u00a0 Are you aiming for only the most hardcore fans, or even the most casual?\u00a0 Your choice may also limit the number of participants in the future.
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\nThe basic types of pools you can run are pick’em,\u00a0box and salary cap.\u00a0 You can run all sorts of variations on these types, but generally most set ups come down to one of the three.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Pick’em –<\/strong>\u00a0Pick your drivers (or cars) from race to race.\u00a0 Can be any number of groups to pick from, and rules about how many times you can take a driver.\u00a0 Can be pre-picked at the start of the season (usually one driver per race), or before a deadline each race.\u00a0 This type of pool requires participants to put a little more effort in if they want to be successful.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Box\u00a0–<\/strong>\u00a0Pick your drivers (or cars) from boxes or groups, one from each box.\u00a0 The number of boxes, and drivers per box will change from pool to pool.\u00a0 Generally these types of pools are the easiest to pick, and tend to grow the largest, since they don’t require alot of effort and can be selected quite easily by even the most casual fan.\u00a0 They are usually season long pools, and can feature a limited number of trades.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Salary Cap\u00a0–<\/strong>\u00a0Each driver (or car)\u00a0is given a value, based on previous\u00a0performance and popularity.\u00a0 Pick a selected number of drivers, while keeping the total salary of your team under the selected total value.\u00a0 These pools generally run season long, and can feature\u00a0a limited number of trades.
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\nSome people also run their pools more like a lottery, so anyone can participate whether or not they follow Nascar.\u00a0 Usually run just for one race (although several ‘pools’ do them all season long), basically everyone\u00a0draws a number from 1-43, and they get the car that starts in that position.\u00a0 The highest finishing car wins the pot.<\/p>\n

Once you’ve decided on what type of pool to run, you’ll also need to choose some sort of scoring system.\u00a0 You can use the tiered points system that Nascar uses for each race, or you can make up your own based on pretty much anything you want.\u00a0 You can even have some sort of ‘Chase’ reset if you desire.\u00a0 It’s probably best to keep it as straightforward as possible, so it’s not that difficult for participants to figure out what their scores should be each race.<\/p>\n

So there’s your next step in setting up your Nascar pool.\u00a0 Again I want to stress to keep in mind the type of participant you want to draw, and the size you want your pool to be when choosing the details of your fantasy Nascar league.\u00a0 The more people you want to draw, the more straighforward you’ll want to make it.\u00a0 If you want it to be a smaller tight-knit group of the same 20-30 people year after year, by all means make it as complicated as you like.\u00a0 Maybe even set up a scoring system that you’d like to see adapted in the Cup series, and see how things would shake out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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