| How Do I Play Fantasy NASCAR? | | | | This is not as likely in a fantasy NASCAR draft, |
| Fantasy NASCAR works on the same concept as | | | | though, because it's not likely to be nearly as long |
| other fantasy sports games. There are many fun | | | | as a 20-round fantasy football draft or a 30-round |
| ways to play fantasy NASCAR, but for this article | | | | fantasy baseball draft. After drafting ten or more |
| I wish to concentrate on a real common manner | | | | turns in these other fantasy sports drafts, you |
| that necessitates using a fantasy draft. That's | | | | grow terribly weary of drafting after the same |
| right, team owners in a fantasy NASCAR league | | | | person every other round, particularly when they |
| get together to draft actual drivers onto their | | | | continue snatching up your intended picks. As I |
| race teams. Each week throughout the NASCAR | | | | stated, the altered serpentine or redraft fantasy |
| season, each team owner will select a certain | | | | draft is growing more popular, but still not as |
| number of their drafted drivers to start. For that | | | | popular as the established serpentine draft. In |
| week, you track the score of your starting | | | | some leagues, it invariably seems to confuse one |
| drivers and earn their points for your fantasy | | | | or two players, which generally amazes me. (I |
| team. For example, let's suppose your whole | | | | imagine those are the types of players you desire |
| team is comprised of Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, | | | | in your money league, at any rate, correct?) |
| Martin Truex Jr and David Ragan. The regulations | | | | Fantasy NASCAR Leagues |
| of your league requires for you to start two | | | | Most draft style fantasy NASCAR leagues have |
| drivers and leave two drivers on the bench. It's | | | | about four participants, although I have |
| the 2009 Daytona 500 and you decide to use | | | | participated in one league where we featured |
| Jimmie Johnson and David Ragan. Jimmie Johnson | | | | eight. I like to, at the least, get 4 team owners, |
| finishes 31st in that race and David Ragan ends up | | | | so the draft pool of drivers doesn't remain too |
| 6th. Therefore, you would tally Johnson's 70 | | | | vast and everyone creates a mega-roster of |
| points and Ragan's 150 points for your fantasy | | | | NASCAR superstars only. That takes a lot of the |
| teams score of 220 points for that race. You | | | | excitement out of fantasy NASCAR and reduces |
| may likewise get additional points for: Where they | | | | it primarily to a contest of luck. |
| qualified or How many laps they led or Any other | | | | Having too many a teams in your fantasy |
| specific bonus points set out for your unique | | | | NASCAR league is even worse, though. People |
| league. | | | | that draft deeper in the first round of an |
| When your fantasy NASCAR league is set up, a | | | | eight-team league will only be drafting the |
| scoring system is written out and each team in | | | | (theoretically) 8th best driver in the NASCAR |
| the league abides by the identical arrangement. | | | | Series. Since the top teams like Hendrick and |
| Everyone knows the scoring rules before they | | | | Childress have merely a few drivers (and |
| draft drivers, and they draft drivers accordingly. | | | | genuinely barely about four or five of that total |
| This puts each team on a even playing field. So, | | | | are realistically always consistently in the top of |
| you might be inquiring, how does a NASCAR draft | | | | each race) there will be some players that will |
| work and who gets Jeff Gordon? | | | | straight off be out of the running by not being |
| What is a Fantasy NASCAR Draft? | | | | allowed to draft the peak drivers before they are |
| A fantasy NASCAR draft functions much like a | | | | chosen. In my experience, a league of about 4 or |
| draft in football. First and foremost, you set up a | | | | 5 teams with 3 starters per week is better. This |
| draft order. This sequence is by and large | | | | way, you are setting out the hottest 12-15 |
| assigned indiscriminately, either by drawing draft | | | | drivers each race and every player has got a |
| order numbers out of a hat or pulling numbers | | | | opportunity to win. But, every player also owns a |
| from a deck of cards. In either example, whoever | | | | bench of comparatively gifted drivers in case |
| has the #1 has the first selection in the NASCAR | | | | they get on a hot streak or desire to swap a |
| draft. | | | | driver. |
| The major deviation between virtually all fantasy | | | | So Does Fantasy NASCAR Sound Good to You? |
| drafts and most major sports drafts is the | | | | That is a small glance into the fun of fantasy |
| manner the second round is dictated. Most all | | | | NASCAR. Before drafting you will go throughout |
| fantasy drafts these days follow a serpentine | | | | the roster of drivers, analyzing the strong suits |
| order. This means, draft order is inverted from | | | | and failings of each driver, looking to websites for |
| round-to-round. If you chart the draft ordering on | | | | advice and direction. And when it comes time to |
| a piece of paper, the ordering snakes around | | | | watch the race on tv, you should be able to love |
| corresponding to a snake. So, if you go first in the | | | | the race for its own sake, but you'll also take in |
| first round, you start last in the second round. If | | | | the added thrill of discovering how your team |
| you start last in the first round, you become first | | | | executes and how it will bear upon your fantasy |
| in the second round (and thus have consecutive | | | | NASCAR team's performance. |
| picks). This is supposed to equal out the | | | | Whether it is simply for bragging rights itself or |
| disadvantage of drafting last among the | | | | you are shooting for a big wad of winner-takes-all |
| top-quality drivers. | | | | cash, fantasy NASCAR allows you experience |
| Many fantasy sports drafts these days apply a | | | | NASCAR in an exciting new way with your racing |
| modified serpentine draft order. Every new round, | | | | buddies. Have you always believed you knew |
| teams redraft their draft spots. You do this so | | | | more about the sport of NASCAR than all your |
| everyone doesn't get bound in the identical couple | | | | friends? With fantasy NASCAR, you can challenge |
| of draft places throughout the full draft. Thus you | | | | them to a NASCAR driver knowledge competition |
| draw for draft order in the 1st-2nd round, then | | | | to finally prove it once and for all. |
| the 3rd-4th round, then 5th-6th round and so on. | | | | |