2026 Free Nascar Fantasy League Rules
1. ALL RULES CREATED ARE FINALIZED BY ME, DAN K. (DANSNASCARLEAGUE@GMAIL.COM). I HOLD THE RIGHT TO ADD, DELETE, OR ALTER ANY RULES I SEE NECESSARY.
2. I HOLD THE RIGHT TO REMOVE ANYONE FROM THE LEAGUE IF I FEEL IT NECESSARY. THIS INCLUDES NOT SENDING PICKS BY THE DEADLINES SET. UNNECESSARY SWEARING AT ME IS GROUNDS FOR IMMEDIATE TERMINATION OF YOUR PARTICIPATION.
3. THIS IS A FREE NASCAR FANTASY LEAGUE, SO THE WINNER WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY PRIZES EXCEPT RECOGNITION. THERE IS NO MONETARY AWARD OR PRIZE; SIMPLY BRAGGING RIGHTS.
4. YOU ARE COMPETING AGAINST EVERYONE ELSE WHO IS PLAYING IN THIS LEAGUE. YOUR "TEAM PLAYING NAME" IS YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS HANDLE. THIS MAKES IT EASIER FOR ME TO IDENTIFY PLAYERS WHEN EMAILS COME IN. IF YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS CHANGES, EXPECT YOUR TEAM'S NAME TO CHANGE, TOO. PLEASE NOTIFY ME IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO CHANGE EMAIL ADDRESSES.
5. EACH PLAYER IS ONLY ALLOWED TO PLAY WITH 1 TEAM AND ALSO ONLY PLAY UNDER ONE EMAIL ADDRESS. GRANTED, PEOPLE MAY FORGET WHICH EMAIL THEY SENT THEIR PICKS FROM, AND THAT'S FINE... THAT'S MY JOB TO INVESTIGATE WHO IT IS. HOWEVER, IF IT COMES ABOUT TO ME THAT ONE PLAYER IS PLAYING FROM TWO DIFFERENT EMAIL ADDRESSES, I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REMOVE EITHER OF THE EMAIL ADDRESSES THAT I WISH TO REMOVE (MOST LIKELY, THE ONE THAT IS SCORING BETTER). THERE IS NO REASON WHY ONE PERSON MUST PLAY IN THIS POOL FROM MULTIPLE ADDRESSES.
6. I WILL BE PLAYING ALONG AS WELL. MY PICKS/GUESSES WILL BE SENT TO EVERYONE SO YOU CAN KEEP TRACK OF MY SCORE, SO YOU ARE SURE THERE IS NO CHEATING ON MY PART. MY TEAM'S NAME IN THIS LEAGUE, AS WELL AS MANY OTHER LEAGUES, IS "SATURNDAN".
7. THERE ARE NO POINTS ASSIGNED FOR NON-POINTS EVENTS.
8. IF THE RACE SCHEDULE CHANGES AFTER 2/15/26, I WILL ADJUST THE LEAGUE SCHEDULE AS NECESSARY. IF RACES GET REPLACED, THE REPLACED RACE WILL LIKELY FALL INTO THE "RACE THAT IS BEING REPLACED'S" SPOT. THIS IS ALL DUE TO PREVIOUS COVID REGULATIONS.
9. YOU MUST GET ME YOUR CATEGORY PICKS BY THE DUE DATE. IF YOU ARE LATE, I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO PENALIZE OR REMOVE YOU FROM THE LEAGUE. THE REASON FOR THIS IS THAT I NEED TO SET UP SPREADSHEETS, ETC., AND I CANNOT HAVE SOMEONE SENDING ME LATE PICKS BECAUSE IT REALLY THROWS OFF MY SCHEDULE AND ONLY CREATES MORE WORK FOR ME. YOU WILL BE PENALIZED 60 POINTS FROM YOUR TOTAL STANDINGS NOT RACE TOTAL, UNLESS YOU MISS THE START OF IT AS THEN YOU'LL RECEIVE A 0 FOR THAT RACE.
10. NEW MEMBERS ARE WELCOME TO JOIN AT ANY TIME. IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE WHO WISHES TO PLAY AT ANY GIVEN MONTH, HAVE THEM EMAIL ME AND I WILL SET THEM UP (STARTING WITH 0 POINTS). SO ENCOURAGE NEW MEMBERS FOR ME!
11. REMEMBER, YOU ARE CHOOSING TEAMS, AND NOT DRIVERS. REGARDLESS OF WHO DRIVES THE CAR, YOU WILL RECEIVE POINTS FOR THAT TEAM. IF THE DRIVER YOU HOPED TO DRIVE THAT CAR LEAVES IN THE MIDDLE OF A SEGMENT (INJURY, SILLY SEASON, HEAVEN FORBID - DEATH), TOO BAD. (FOR EXAMPLE, KEVIN HARVICK TOOK OVER #3 GOODWRENCH CHEVY AFTER THE DEATH OF DALE EARNHARDT IN 2001. WHILE THERE WAS MUCH COMPLAINING, THAT TEAM SCORED MORE POINTS THAN ANY OTHER IN THAT CATEGORY)
12. IF A CAR RECEIVES A DEDUCTION IN THEIR RACE POINTS(POST RACE INSPECTION, ETC.), ALL PLAYERS WHO HAVE CHOSEN THAT CAR WILL ALSO RECEIVE THE DEDUCTION IN TOTAL POINTS. (FOR EXAMPLE, IN 2010 #33 CHEERIOS CHEVY WAS PENALIZED 150 POINTS FOR AN ILLEGAL HEIGHT OF THE BUMPER SO, EVERYONE WHO CHOSE THE #33 CHEERIOS CHEVY WOULD BE PENALIZED THE SAME NUMBER OF POINTS BUT ONLY IN THEIR TOTAL POINTS, NOT RACE POINTS). THE PENALTY DEDUCTION WILL COME FROM THE TOTAL STANDINGS, NOT THE RACE POINTS SO THE RACE WINNER KEEPS THEIR WIN. HOWEVER, IF A CAR GETS DISQUALIFIED AND PUT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STANDINGS BY NASCAR (NOT JUST POINTS PENALTY), THAT CAR WILL ALSO RECEIVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF POINTS THAT NASCAR GAVE THEM.
13. I WILL BE FOLLOWING THE NASCAR POINTS SYSTEM. WHATEVER NASCAR GIVES OUT TO EACH TEAM FOR THEIR RACE POINTS ARE THE SAME POINTS THAT YOUR TEAMS WILL RECEIVE. EACH TEAM WILL RECEIVE THE STAGE BONUS POINTS THAT NASCAR ASSIGNS FOR EACH RACE. IF A DRIVER RECEIVES 0 POINTS BECAUSE THEY ARE PERSUING A CHAMPIONSHIP IN ANOTHER SERIES, YOU WILL RECEIVE THE POINTS AND STAGE POINTS THAT THEY WOULD HAVE RECEIVED.
14. BY SENDING IN YOUR PICKS, MEANS YOU ARE COMPLYING WITH THESE RULES. THERE IS A LOT OF INFORMATION I ASK FROM YOU IN THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. IN THE FUTURE DUE DATES, I ONLY REQUIRE NEW SEGMENT PICKS.
15. Your first segment picks are due by Thursday, February 12th, 2026, by 10:00pm EDT.
16. Most Important Rule.... HAVE FUN!!!!! :-D
Chase Rules
1. HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
A. THE CHASE PLAYOFF BEGINS AT DARLINGTON2 AND GOES UNTIL HOMESTEAD. YOU MUST HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THE PLAYOFFS BY THE DARLINGTON2 RACE TO BE "IN".
B. THE TOP 32 IN THE TOTAL POINT STANDINGS AFTER DAYTONA2 WILL ADVANCE TO THE CHASE. IF THERE IS A TIE FOR 32ND PLACE, THE PLAYER WHO HAS THE MOST WINS WILL ADVANCE. IF THERE ARE NO WINS BETWEEN THEM, I WILL TAKE THE PLAYER WITH THE MOST 2ND PLACE FINISHES, THEN 3RD PLACE, ETC.
C. AFTER THE TOP 32 HAVE BEEN DETERMINED, THEIR TOTAL POINTS WILL ADVANCE TO THE BELOW POINT STANDINGS BASED ON WHAT POSITION THEY ARE IN AFTER DAYTONA2:
1ST - 5500 11TH - 5290 21ST - 5195 31ST - 5145
2ND - 5475 12TH - 5280 22ND - 5190 32ND - 5140
3RD - 5450 13TH - 5270 23RD - 5185
4TH - 5425 14TH - 5260 24TH - 5180
5TH - 5400 15TH - 5250 25TH - 5175
6TH - 5380 16TH - 5240 26TH - 5170
7TH - 5360 17TH - 5230 27TH - 5165
8TH - 5340 18TH - 5220 28TH - 5160
9TH - 5320 19TH - 5210 29TH - 5155
10TH - 5300 20TH - 5200 30TH - 5150
D. RACE POINTS WILL BE CALCULATED THE SAME WAY DURING THE CHASE AS IN THE FIRST 26 RACES. NO ADDITIONAL BONUSES, ETC.
E. ALL PENALTIES WILL BE TREATED THE SAME WAY DURING THE CHASE AS THE FIRST 26 RACES
F. AFTER HOMESTEAD, THE PLAYER WITH THE HIGHEST TOTAL POINT STANDINGS WILL BE DEEMED DAN'S 2026 NASCAR FANTASY LEAGUE CHAMPION. IF THERE IS A TIE FOR 1ST PLACE AFTER HOMESTEAD, THE PLAYER WITH THE MOST WINS IN 2026 WILL BE THE CHAMPION. IF ALL PLAYERS TIED FOR 1ST HAVE A TIED AMOUNT OF WINS, THEN THE PLAYER WITH THE MOST SECOND PLACE FINISHES WILL BE THE CHAMPION, AND SO ON....