2010 Sprint Cup Series [Winner: dragon dor]

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2010 Sprint Cup Championship
2008 Season run by Optimus Prime

Tournament Medal AND Contest Medal up for grabs

Welcome to the 2010 Sprint Cup Series Championship! 40 players will be racing their way around the tracks of the Sprint Cup Series to determine who will be the 2010 Sprint Cup Champion! This tournament will follow the real life schedule for the Sprint Cup Series, and each player will choose to represent a single driver for the duration of the season. PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED FOR THIS TOURNAMENT.

Gameplay Details:
To begin the season, the 40 players will be divided into 5 separate race groups by their current CC score (collected when tournament is filled). These groups will then be given the first 5 races of the season to play simultaneously. All games will feature 8 players. When all 5 games for each group are complete, the groups will be reseeded according to the player's position in the Sprint Cup Standings. This will happen after every 5 games until the regular season is complete (last regular season set will have 6 games). Once the regular season is complete, we will move on to the Chase for the Sprint Cup as detailed below.

Players will earn points towards the standings as outlined in the scoring section below. These points will be used to determine the top 8 players who will advance to the final 10 races of the season.

NOTE: Nearly all of the tracks are set up with Escalating cards, but there are a couple that have Flat Rate. Also, almost every track is set up with sunny skies, but there are 2 or 3 with some cloudy weather as well. This is to provide just a little bit of mixture to the tournament while still allowing the games to finish in a timely manner.

All games have a 25 round cap. After 25 rounds I will determine finishing order using total armies via BOB. I would strongly suggest that you don't let your game go to 25 rounds.

Chase for the Sprint Cup Details
The top 8 players in the standings will advance to the "Chase for the Sprint Cup" after the first 26 races have been played. Each player in the top 8 will have their score reset to 5000 points and receive an additional 10 bonus points for each win they have had thus far. Only these 8 players will be able to have a chance at the tournament title. All other players will be relegated to playing for 9th place, with their scores staying as they were. All players will continue the tournament, using the same scoring system. The Chase for the Sprint Cup group will not change after 5 races, but the other divisions will be reseeded.

The winner of the Chase for the Sprint Cup will win the Tournament Winners Medal. The 8 players who had the most wins throughout the season will play an All-Star Race (Charlotte Motor Speedway settings, ties broken by points standing), with the winner receiving a Contest Medal.

Scoring:
1st Place: 185 pts
2nd Place: 170 pts
3rd Place: 160 pts
4th Place: 150 pts
5th Place: 142 pts
6th Place: 134 pts
7th Place: 127 pts
8th Place: 121 pts

NOTE: Failure to show up for a race will result in the race being recreated as a 7-player game and the offending player receiving a 25 point penalty to their score. If you miss 3 races during the course of the season, you will be replaced by a substitute driver.


Race Schedule & Track Settings:
All the maps have standard or near-standard gameplay except Poker Club, which is only played once. All games are Manual Sequential games, with NO nuclear spoils or adjacent reinforcements.

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Daytona 500, Daytona International Speedway: World 2.1, Escalating, Unlimited, Sunny
Auto Club 500, Auto Club (California) Speedway: Classic, Escalating, Unlimited, Sunny
Shelby American Classic, Las Vegas Motor Speedway: Poker Club, Escalating, Chained, Sunny
Kobalt Tools 500, Atlanta Motor Speedway: USA, Escalating, Chained, Sunny
Food City 500, Bristol Motor Speedway: High Seas, Flat Rate, Unlimited, Sunny
Goody's Fast Relief 500, Martinsville Speedway: Madness, Flat Rate, Chained, Foggy
Samsung Fresh Fit 500, Phoenix International Speedway: Route 66, Escalating, Chained, Sunny
Samsung 500, Texas Motor Speedway: Texan Wars, Escalating, Unlimited, Sunny
Aaron’s 499, Talladega Superspeedway: World 2.1, Escalating, Unlimited, Sunny
Crown Royal Presents the Your Name Here 400, Richmond International Speedway: USA Great Lakes, Escalating, Unlimited, Sunny
Southern 500 presented by GoDaddy.com, Darlington Speedway: Puget Sound, Escalating, Unlimited, Sunny
Autism Speaks 400, Dover International Speedway: North America, Escalating, Chained, Sunny
Coca-Cola 600, Charlotte Motor Speedway: Charleston, Escalating, Unlimited, Sunny
Pocono 500, Pocono Raceway: USA New England, Escalating, Chained, Sunny
Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400, Michigan International Speedway: Vancouver, Escalating, Unlimited, Sunny
Toyota/SaveMart 350, Infineon Raceway: Route 66, Flat Rate, Chained, Foggy
LENOX Industrial Tools 301, New Hampshire Motor Speedway: Canada, Escalating, Chained, Sunny
Coke Zero 400, Daytona International Speedway: World 2.1, Escalating, Unlimited, Sunny
Lifelock.com 400, Chicagoland Speedway: Chicago, Escalating, Unlimited, Sunny
Brickyard 400, Indianapolis Motor Speedway: Great Lakes, Escalating, Unlimited, Sunny
Sunoco American Red Cross Pennsylvania 500, Pocono Raceway: USA New England, Escalating, Chained, Sunny
Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen, Watkins Glen International: Route 66, Flat Rate, Chained, Foggy
CARFAX 400, Michigan International Speedway: Vancouver, Escalating, Unlimited, Sunny
Sharpie 500, Bristol Motor Speedway: High Seas, Flat Rate, Unlimited, Sunny
Pep Boys Auto 500, Atlanta Motor Speedway: USA, Escalating, Chained, Sunny
Chevy Rock & Roll 400, Richmond International Speedway: USA Great Lakes, Escalating, Unlimited, Sunny

Chase for the Cup Races:

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Sylvania 300, New Hampshire Motor Speedway: Canada, Escalating, Chained, Sunny
AAA 400, Dover International Speedway: North America, Escalating, Chained, Sunny
Price Chopper 400, Kansas Speedway: USA Rockies, Escalating, Unlimited, Sunny
Pepsi Max 400, Auto Club (California) Speedway: Classic, Escalating, Unlimited, Sunny
NASCAR Banking 500 only from Bank of America, Charlotte Motor Speedway: Charleston, Escalating, Unlimited, Sunny
AMP Energy 500, Martinsville Speedway: Madness, Flat Rate, Chained, Foggy
Dickies 500, Talladega Superspeedway: World 2.1, Escalating, Unlimited, Sunny
Dickies 500, Texas Motor Speedway: Texan Wars, Escalating, Unlimited, Sunny
Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500, Phoenix International Speedway: Route 66, Escalating, Chained, Sunny
Ford 400, Homestead-Miami Speedway: USA Southeast, Escalating, Chained, Sunny

All-Star Race:

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NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race XXVI, Charlotte Motor Speedway: Charleston, Escalating, Unlimited, Sunny

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Available Drivers:
Top 40 from 2009 in alphabetical order

A.J. Allmendinger – keiths31
Marcos Ambrose – Timminz
John Andretti – uckuki
Greg Biffle – Iron Maid
Clint Bowyer – jug68
Jeff Burton – denominator
Kurt Busch – vegnagun Replaced by sportsgod24 for Race 1
Kyle Busch – spidey
Dale Earnhardt Jr. – mathias65 Replaced by MattiWacklin for Race 11
Carl Edwards – ZionT
David Gilliland – Gilligan
Jeff Gordon – Easy n Dirty
Robby Gordon – grant.gordon
Denny Hamlin – jwahl2
Kevin Harvick – dragon dor
Sam Hornish Jr. – riodeishere Replaced by tokle for Race 21
Jimmie Johnson – Night Strike
Kasey Kahne – skillfusniper33
Matt Kenseth – Cubs24
Brad Keselowski – AAFitz Replaced by RobbieDub for Race 21
Bobby Labonte – Bones2484
Joey Logano – shoop76 Replaced by kierkegaard_2 for Race 27
Mark Martin – Darin44
Jamie McMurray – JOHNNYROCKET24 Replaced by mgconstruction for Race 21
Casey Mears – Nikita42
Paul Menard – J_A Replaced by Tomod for Race 27
Juan Pablo Montoya – jricart
Joe Nemechek – JP007
Ryan Newman – HighlanderAttack
David Ragan – manc Replaced by jwithington for Race 11 Replaced by alt1978 for Race 16
David Reutimann – Aalmeida17 Removed for Race 32
Elliott Sadler – ChrisPond
Regan Smith – MoonChild
Reed Sorenson – dowian2
Scott Speed – acores2005
Tony Stewart – shaneback
David Stremme – Sandstorm1903 Replaced by AgentSmith88 for Race 6 Replaced by agressivo for Race 16
Martin Truex Jr. – GirthyBrian Replaced by The Fuzzy Pegnui for Race 6
Brian Vickers – JenBear
Michael Waltrip – RoOkAz Replaced by adam666 for Race 16

Reserve Drivers:

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Here are the groups for the final 5 races:

Chase Division:
dragon dor (5950)
ZionT (5846)
dowian2 (5790)
ChrisPond (5788)
JenBear (5780)
denominator (5774)
Nikita42 (5739)
jricart (5728)

First Division:
kierkegaard_2 (4832)
uckuki (4696)
jug68 (4686)
Night Strike (4676)
shaneback (4670)
sportsgod24 (4654)
Darin44 (4641)
Easy n Dirty (4638)

Second Division:
Timminz (4636)
HighlanderAttack (4623)
Iron Maid (4617)
Bones2484 (4603)
Cubs24 (4593)
adam666 (4593)
spidey (4587)
tokle (4575)

Third Division:
jwahl2 (4550)
Gilligan (4544)
keiths31 (4544)
MattiWacklin (4542)
Tomod (4540)
MoonChild (4535)
RobbieDub (4532)
JP007 (4471)

Fourth Division:
alt1978 (4468)
mgconstruction (4465)
grant.gordon (4463)
skillfusniper33 (4458)
agressivo (4427)
acores2005 (4407)
The Fuzzy Pengui (4366)
Aalmeida17 (4562 - Deadbeated Races 27-31 and not replaced)

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Reserved if necessary

[Bones2484]

Aw. I was forgotten

Still willing to play! (I think you randomed me Burton?)

[mathias65]

i'd like to play Dale Earnhardt Jr. if possible please

[Night Strike]

Aw. I was forgotten

Still willing to play! (I think you randomed me Burton?)

Oops. You were on my Excel sheet, but not my Word file (which is what got copied here).

[Darin44]

Mark Martin

[jricart]

In please!

Score at signup: 1545pts

Juan Pablo Montoya.

Hey, want to join my Formula 1 Tournament? Still have some spaces there! I didnt know you follow racing sports!

[denominator]

Aw. I was forgotten

Still willing to play! (I think you randomed me Burton?)

You randomly stole my favourite driver?!

I guess I'll go with Bobby Labonte then.

Never seen a Contest Medal up for grabs before.

[uckuki]

in
John Andretti

tx

[Iron Maid]

Count me in Greg Biffle

[AAFitz]

Im in, pick a driver for me if you could

[Electricksabers]

in tony stewart please

[jwahl2]

in denny hamlin please

[HighlanderAttack]

Ryan Newman for me please

[Easy n Dirty]

I'll take Jeff Gordon, thanks

[Bones2484]

Aw. I was forgotten

Still willing to play! (I think you randomed me Burton?)

You randomly stole my favourite driver?!

I guess I'll go with Bobby Labonte then.

Never seen a Contest Medal up for grabs before.

Well, because I like you... NS, feel free to give Denominator Burton and I'll take Labonte

If it's not too much trouble!

[vegnagun]

Tony Stewart please!

[RoOkAz]

in Michael Waltrip please

[Night Strike]

List updated.

Tony Stewart please!

HA took him before you. You'll need to pick a different driver.

Well, because I like you... NS, feel free to give Denominator Burton and I'll take Labonte

If it's not too much trouble!

Done.

Never seen a Contest Medal up for grabs before.

It's something we just recently got permission to do for some in-tournament secondary awards. A few organizers have included it in their tournaments, but only a few medals are available until we come up with a set policy to use them. We're using some of these first few tournaments to come up with scenarios that could warrant an extra contest medal to build a more accurate policy.

in Michael Waltrip please

You fastposted me. You're on my spreadsheet, but not my in-thread list until later.

[ZionT]

Why no Danica Patrick! lol

I'll be Carl Edwards for a day or few.

[manc]

In as David Ragan please

[shoop76]

Joey Logano please

[spidey]

I'll take kyle busch