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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 it to read up on any of the latest news or rule changes:

Sign Up:
To sign up for the Cool Pool Racing Indy Racing League, please visit the
Sign Up page and fill out the required fields. You will then get a response and be put either on the players list or the waiting list.

Schedule:
Be sure to check out the schedule page for 2008. Note: All race names may not be correct. I took the schedule posted on IndyCar.com before the season started and some race sponsors and names have changed. Click
HERE to see the 2008 Cool Pool Indy Racing League Schedule.

Results:
All Cool Pool Indy Racing League Results are saved on the site. To view the results pages, Click
HERE.

Race Entry List:
For each race, Cool Pool Racing players will submit picks. There will be a link on the top of every week's 'groups' page with the race's entry list.

Weekly Groups:
Groups will be updated by Monday each week there is a race. Make sure that on the top of the groups page you see this week's race name and logo. If you do not, hit refresh until you do.

Each player will select one (1) driver from each of four (4) groups.

To go to the groups page and send picks, click
HERE.

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.

Picks Deadline:

Each week there will be a clearly stated deadline for players to meet. If you do not meet the deadline, your picks will be considered late. 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.

Any player who fails to submit picks by the stated deadline, will have their highest finishing driver's score dropped.

Any player who doesn't submit picks before 11:59pm on the night before the race will not be allowed to submit a set of picks and will use their picks for the most recent race, and will receive half (1/2) of the race points for that week.

Scoring:
Determining a Pole Winner
All 4 of each player's drivers total starting positions will be their qualifying score. Each player will be ranked by their qualifying score to determine a lineup. A pole win will result in a 2 point bonus in the standings, and an outside pole will be a 1 point bonus (these bonus points go towards the standings, not race results like in the NASCAR pool).

Determining a Race Winner
All 4 of each player's total drivers points added up is each player's race points score. This is being run just like the NASCAR series here at TheCoolPool.com.
Each players race score will then be translated into the following points sytem:
1st: 50 Points
2nd: 40 Points
3rd: 35 Points
4th: 32 Points
5th: 30 Points
6th: 28 Points
7th: 26 Points
8th: 24 Points
9th: 22 Points
10th: 20 Points
11th: 19 Points
12th: 18 Points
13th: 17 Points
14th: 16 Points
15th: 15 Points
16th: 14 Points
17th: 13 Points
18th: 12 Points
19th: 11 Points
20th: 10 Points
21st: 9 Points
22nd: 8 Points
23rd: 7 Points
24th: 6 Points
25th: 5 Points
26th: 4 Points
27th: 3 Points
28th: 2 Points
29th and below receive 1 point

Bonus Points:
(Added towards Standings, not race results)
Pole: 2 Points
Outside Pole: 1 Point
Tie Breaker Win: 1 Point

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

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 after the checkered flag and action will be taken to fix that error. After 7 days, the results are frozen and can no longer be changed.

Rules Changes:

The Owner has 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 the previous one. Any rule change will be posted on the site and/or e-mailed to all members.

TheCoolPool.com deserves the right to remove any player for any reason, with no warning. There will be a Council meeting if there is a need to remove any player from the league.
Indy Racing League Rules
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