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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:
To sign up for TheCoolPool.com's Sprint Cup Series, visit the Sign Up Page. Please note, the Sprint Cup Series pool is capped at 43 players. All members are required to participate in the IZOD Indycar Series, Camping World Truck Series and/or Nationwide Series pools before getting their shot at the Sprint Cup Series.

Sprint Cup Series Call-Up Rule:
Beginning in 2011, there will no longer be a waiting list for the Sprint Cup Series pool. All members are required to start their Cool Pool career in the IZOD Indycar Series, Camping World Truck and/or Nationwide Series pools. When a spot in the Sprint Cup Series opens up, it will be offered to the player who is highest in Nationwide Series points at that time, who is not already in the Sprint Cup Series.

Payment (Not Required To Play):
For the optional Season Fund, $15 (USD) is due by February 19th, 2011. When you are in the season fund, you will be racing to beat all of the other drivers who are in the season fund pool. The highest finishing player who is in the season fund pool will receive 75% of the pot. 25% will go to 2nd.

THERE ARE NO REFUNDS unless a money segment does not take place. If you leave the league or are kicked out, you will not receive a refund of your money.

Schedule:
Be sure to check out the schedule page for 2011. 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.

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

Rookie Of The Year:
The 2011 Rookie of the Year Rules are simple:
1. To be eligable for the 2011 Cool Pool Racing Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year award, a player can not have started in anymore than 10 races in the Cool Pool Racing Sprint Cup Series, 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.
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 Sprint Cup Series will count in the final Rookie of the Year standings. Each player's nine (9) 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:
The groups are set up by driver points. There are 6 groups, which make up the top 32 in owners points. Every player also has the option of choosing "Other" for group #6, and choosing a driver not in the top 32 in points. Be sure to enter your name, email address and race winner before submitting your picks.

*In the event that a driver on the pick sheet doesn't participate in that car, players will receive the points from whoever the driver is in that car for that race. Essentially, you're picking the car, not the driver.*

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 the highest scoring driver instead of the original lowest driver.*

Scoring:
Determining a Winner: Each player will choose 6 drivers per race. We will drop each player's worst driver for that 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: Qualifying uses all 6 of your drivers. All 6 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 2 bonus points (standings points) for that race, and the outside pole sitter will receive 1 bonus point towards the 2011 standings.

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

Determining a Season Champion: All 36 races in the Cool Pool Racing Sprint Cup Series added up will create the point standings. The player who earns the most points during those 36 races will be crowned the Cool Pool Racing Sprint Cup 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.