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We recommend visiting the site at least once a week to see where you placed the previous week, where you are in the standings, and to submit your picks for the next week.
You should also visit to read up on any of the latest news or rule changes:

Sign Up:
The Cool Pool Racing Nationwide Series is currently full. We recommend signing up and playing the the Truck Series while you wait for your name to come up on the Nationwide waiting list. To sign up for the waiting list, please visit the Sign Up Page and fill out the required fields. You will then get a response and be put on the waiting list.

Payment:
The Cool Pool Racing Nationwide Series will remain FREE in 2010.

Schedule:
Be sure to check out the schedule page for 2010. Note: All race names may not be correct. I took the schedule posted on NASCAR.com before the season started and some race sponsors and names have changed. To see the 2010 Nationwide Series Schedule, click HERE.

Results:
All Cool Pool Racing Nationwide Series Results are saved on the site. Click HERE to see the Results/Standings for the Cool Pool Racing Nationwide Series Series.

Rookie Of The Year:
The 2010 Rookie of the Year Rules:
1. To be eligable for the 2010 Cool Pool Racing Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year award, a player can not have started in anymore than 7 races in the Cool Pool Racing Nationwide Series in one season or 15 races in any seasons combined.
2. The highest finishing rookie will receive ten (10) points, while the second highest will receive nine (8) points. This will continue down through the 5th rookie, who will receive one (2) points. Each rookie receives 1 point just for starting the race.
3. If a rookie contender wins the race, that player will receive a three (3) point bonus, giving him/her a total of 13 points for the race.
4. If a rookie contender wins the pole, that player will receive a two (2) point bonus on their race total.
5. If a rookie contender sits on the outside pole (second position), that player will receive a one (1) point bonus on their race total.
6. The highest amount of points in a race any rookie contender can get is 15 points.
7. Each players best 27 finishes in the Nationwide Series will count in the final Rookie of the Year standings. Each player's nine (8) lowest scoring races (roughly 25%) will be dropped to allow some margin of error for "rookie" mistakes.

Race Entry List:
Every week, Cool Pool Racing players submit picks. It is recommended that each player check the entry list on NASCAR.com, RacingOne.com or Jayski.com before submitting picks.

Weekly Groups:
Players will submit picks for every race. The groups are set up by owner's points. There are 5 groups, which make up the top 20 in owners points (groups 1- 4), and group 5 will include all of the Sprint Cup Series regulars who are in the Nationwide Series race that weekend (who are not also full time Nationwide Series drivers). Every player also has the option of choosing "Other" for group #4, and writing in a driver NOT ALREADY ON THE PICK SHEET IN ANY GROUP.
Be sure to enter your name, email address and race winner (tie breaker) before entering your picks.
To see the groups, click HERE.

Picks Deadline:
Each week picks are due, there is a Thursday night deadline (unless noted otherwise). You may change any of your drivers up until the deadline. Once the deadline has passed, you may not change your picks under any circumstances.

Late picks will be accepted up until 11:59pm ET the night before each race. Anyone who submits late picks will not be eligible for qualifying for the week. Any player who fails to meet the late picks deadline will use their previous race picks and get half of the race points. After three missed races during the season, the player will be replaced.

*Late picks will drop their highest scoring driver for that race.*

Scoring:
Determining a Winner: Each player will choose 5 drivers per race. Your 5 diver's points added up will be your "Race Points". The player with the highest amount of race points is that week's winner.

Determining a Pole Winner: All 5 of your drivers starting positions added up is your qualifying total. The lowest total is better, and will be awarded the pole for that race. The pole winner will receive 10 bonus points (standings points) for that race, and the outside pole sitter will receive 5 bonus points towards the 2010 standings.

*If qualifying is rained out, the season points will determine the lineup. Bonus points will not be awarded.*

Determining a Season Champion: All 35 races in the Cool Pool Racing Nationwide Series added up will create the point standings. The player who earns the most points during those 35 races will be crowned the Cool Pool Racing Nationwide Series Champion.

Tie Breaking:
In a Race & Qualifying: If there is a tie in a race, the player's choice of a race winner will be their tie breaker. Whoever's driver finishes highest, wins that tie. If the drivers who tied have the same race winner, the player highest in points entering the race wins the tie.

In the points: If there is a tie in the point standings, the player with the most wins will win the tie. If the two players are tied with wins, it will go top 5's, top 10's and if all else fails, whoever was highest in points the previous race.

Community Forum:
The Cool Pool has a message forum for all of the players in all of the pools. It is recommended that each player in each of the pools gets an account on the forum, as the administrators for the pools will be in contact with everyone on the forum. To go to the forum and make an account, or to just read around, click HERE.

Race Errors/Changes:
There will be a one week window where points can change after a race. If you add up your points and find an error, let Greg or Will know within 7 days and action will be taken to fix that error. After 7 days, the results are frozen and can no longer be changed.

Rule Changes:
The managers have the right to change or amend any rule during the season. Any change that occurs will happen before a race and will not affect the outcome of any previous race. Any rule changes will be posted on the site and e-mailed to all members.