2012 Pay the Fan Fantasy Racing Game Rules

The 2012 Pay the Fan Fantasy Racing Game consists of two (2) eighteen (18) race segments based upon the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Schedule (the “Segment 1 Series” and the “Segment 2 Series”), an overall cumulative points contest where the contestant is entered into both the Segment 1 Series and the Segment 2 Series (the “Combined Series”), and weekly contests that contestants may enter after entry into the other series has closed (the “Weekly Series”, and collectively with the other series the “Racing Series”). Contestants that enter the Segment 1 Series, the Segment 2 Series, or the Combined Series are automatically entered into the Weekly Series as described below.

Combined Series:

Those that want to compete in both the Segment 1 Series and the Segment 2 Series may purchase teams in the Combined Series, which begins with the 1st race of the season - the Daytona 500 on February 26, 2012 and concludes with the 36th race of the season - the Ford 400 on November 18, 2012. Your team competes against all of the other teams that enter the Segment 1 Series to earn the most points for the duration of the first 18 race segment, and against all of the other teams that enter the Segment 2 Series to earn the most points for the duration of the second 18 race segment. Teams that earn the most points during the Segment 1 Series or the Segment 2 Series earn the Segment 1 Series and the Segment 2 Series prizes described below. 

Teams in the Combined Series are automatically entered into and compete in the Segment 1 and Segment 2 Weekly Series described below.

Entering the Combined Series:

This is a free game - NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY. The maximum number of teams you may enter in the Combined Series is FIVE (5) per valid email address.

In order to compete in the Combined Series, your entry must be received by PTF and your first weekly roster must be selected before the start of the 4th race - the Food City 500 on March 18, 2012. NO ENTRIES IN THE COMBINED SERIES WILL BE ALLOWED AFTER THE START OF THE 4TH RACE ON March 18, 2012.

Segment 1 Series

The Segment 1 Series begins with the 1st race of the season - the Daytona 500 on February 26, 2012 and concludes with the 18th race of the season - the Coke Zero 400 on July 7, 2012. Your team competes against all of the other teams that enter the Segment 1 Series to earn the most points for the duration of the entire 18 race segment. Teams that earn the most points during the Segment 1 Series earn the Segment 1 Series prizes described below. 

Teams in the Segment 1 Series are automatically entered into and compete in the Segment 1 Weekly Series described below.

Entering the Segment 1 Series:

This is a free game - NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY. The maximum number of teams you may enter in the Segment 1 Series is FIVE (5) per valid email address.

In order to compete in the Segment 1 Series, your entry must be received by Pay the Fan (“PTF”) and your first weekly roster must be selected before the start of the 4th race - the Food City 500 on March 18, 2012. NO ENTRIES IN THE SEGMENT 1 SERIES WILL BE ALLOWED AFTER THE START OF THE 4TH RACE ON March 18, 2012.

Segment 2 Series:

The Segment 2 Series begins with the 19th race of the season - the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 on July 15, 2012 and concludes with the 36th race of the season - the Ford 400 on November 18, 2012. Your team competes against all of the other teams that enter the Segment 2 Series to earn the most points for the duration of the entire 18 race segment. Teams that earn the most points during the Segment 2 Series earn the Segment 2 Series prizes described below.

Teams in the Segment 2 Series are automatically entered into and compete in the Segment 2 Weekly Series described below.

Entering the Segment 2 Series:

This is a free game - NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY. The maximum number of teams you may enter in the Segment 2 Series is FIVE (5) per valid email address.

In order to compete in the Segment 2 Series, your entry must be received by PTF and your first weekly roster must be selected before the start of the 22nd race - the Watkins Glen race on August 12, 2012. NO ENTRIES IN THE SEGMENT 2 SERIES WILL BE ALLOWED AFTER THE START OF THE 22nd RACE ON AUGUST 12, 2012.

Weekly Series:

Participants in the Segment 1 Series, the Segment 2 Series, and the Combined Series are automatically entered into the Segment 1 and Segment 2 Weekly Series. Additionally, participants may choose to enter the Segment 1 or Segment 2 Weekly Series directly. Entry into the Weekly Series begins after entry into the other series has closed as follows:

  • Segment 1. The Segment 1 Weekly Series begins with the 5th race - the Auto Club 400 on March 25, 2012 and concludes with the 18th race of the season - the Coke Zero 400 on July 7, 2012. 
  • Segment 2. The Segment 2 Weekly Series begins with the 23rd race - the Pure Michigan 400 on August 19, 2012 and concludes with the 36th race of the season - the Ford 400 on November 18, 2012. 

During each week of the Weekly Series, participating teams compete to earn the most points for that particular week. Teams that earn the most points during any week of the Weekly Series earn the Weekly Series prizes described below.

Entering the Weekly Series:

This is a free game - NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY. The maximum number of teams you may enter in the Segment 1 Weekly Series is FIVE (5) per valid email address.  Those that register teams in the Segment 1 Weekly Series may participate each week beginning with the first week following entry submission through the end of the Segment 1 Series on July 7, 2012. Those that purchase teams in the Segment 2 Weekly Series may participate each week beginning with the first week following entry submission through the end of the Segment 2 Series on November 18, 2012. 

In order to compete during the first week of the Segment 1 Weekly Series, your entry must be received and your first weekly roster must be selected before the start of the 5th race - the Auto Club 400 on March 25, 2012. You may enter the Segment 1 Weekly Series at any time after the 4th race on March 18, 2012 (but prior to the start of the last race in Segment 1 on July 7, 2012) to compete in any remaining weeks of the Segment 1 Weekly Series.

In order to compete during the first week of the Segment 2 Weekly Series, your entry must be received and your first weekly roster must be selected before the start of the 23rd race - the Pure Michigan 400 on August 19, 2012. You may enter the Segment 2 Weekly Series at any time after the 22nd race on August 12, 2012 (but prior to the start of the last race in Segment 2 on November 18, 2012) to compete in any remaining weeks of the Segment 2 Weekly Series.

Selecting Rosters

Each week of the Racing Series, to earn the most points possible, each team should start 6 drivers (each a “Driver” and, collectively, the “Drivers”) as follows: 2 Drivers from Group A, 2 Drivers from Group B, and 2 Drivers from Group C. Teams only earn points for the Drivers that start the race, so if your team elects to start fewer than 6 Drivers, your team will only earn points for those Drivers that started the race.

  • Group A consists of 12 Drivers that are participating full time in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series as of the first race of the season - the Daytona 500 on February 26, 2012.
  • Group B consists of 14 Drivers that are participating full time in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series as of the first race of the season - the Daytona 500 on February 26, 2012.
  • Group C consists of the remaining Drivers competing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup event for the applicable week of the Racing Series.

Each team may start a Driver a maximum of 3 times throughout the applicable Racing Series. In the case of contestants that enter through the Combined Series, such teams may start a Driver a maximum of 3 times in Segment 1 and 3 times in Segment 2. Each Driver in a team’s weekly roster may be added or dropped up until the start of the race during that week of the applicable Racing Series. If any Driver suffers a season-ending injury (including death), such Driver (i) will be removed from the applicable Group (i.e., will not be available to start in any future weeks of the applicable Racing Series) and (ii) will not be replaced by any other Driver from any other Group.

Accumulating Points

Each Driver on a team’s weekly roster earns points based on their finishing order as described below:

Finish Points
1st Place 50 points
2nd Place 42 points
3rd Place 41 points
4th Place 40 points
5th Place 39 points
6th Place 38 points
7th Place 37 points
8th Place 36 points
9th Place 35 points
10th Place 34 points
11th Place 33 points
12th Place 32 points
13th Place 31 points
14th Place 30 points
15th Place 29 points
16th Place 28 points
17th Place 27 points
18th Place 26 points
19th Place 25 points
20th Place 24 points
21st Place 23 points
22nd Place 22 points
23rd Place 21 points
24th Place 20 points
25th Place 19 points
26th Place 18 points
27th Place 17 points
28th Place 16 points
29th Place 15 points
30th Place 14 points
31st Place 13 points
32nd Place 12 points
33rd Place 11 points
34th Place 10 points
35th Place 9 points
36th Place 8 points
37th Place 7 points
38th Place 6 points
39th Place 5 points
40th Place 4 points
41st Place 3 points
42nd Place 2 points
43rd Place 1 points

Each week of the applicable Racing Series, each Driver shall earn 0.05 point for each lap they lead and the Driver that leads the most laps will earn 2 additional bonus points. 

ALL DRIVER POINTS SHALL BE DEEMED FINAL (AND NOT SUBJECT TO CHANGE) AS OF TUESDAY AT MIDNIGHT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE WEEK THAT THE POINTS WERE EARNED, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER NASCAR MAKES ANY RULING OR DECISION THAT WOULD ALTER OR OTHERWISE AFFECT THE POINTS A TEAM WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE BEEN AWARDED.

Recalculating Points During the Segment Series

  • Segment 1. At the end of the 12th race - The Coca-Cola 600 on May 27, 2012, the points earned by each team during its 3 lowest scoring weeks of the Segment 1 Series will be deleted and each team’s total accumulated points for the Segment 1 Series will be recalculated without including the points accumulated during the 3 weeks that have been deleted. Segment 1 Series standings will be final after the results of the Coke Zero 400 on July 7, 2012 are official and scoring has been updated on paythefan.com.
  • Segment 2. At the end of the 30th race - the Good Sams Club 500 on October 7, 2012, the points earned by each team during its 3 lowest scoring weeks of the Segment 2 Series will be deleted and each team’s total accumulated points for the Segment 2 Series will be recalculated without including the points accumulated during the 3 weeks that have been deleted. Segment 2 Series standings will be final after the results of the Ford 400 on November 18, 2012 are official and scoring has been updated on paythefan.com.

Prizes

Weekly Series Prizes provided by Motor Racing Network (“MRN”) and PTF:Each week of the Segment 1 and Segment 2 Weekly Series, PTF shall award the following cash prizes to the teams that accumulate the most total points during such week as follows (each, a “Weekly Series Prize”):

Finish    Prize (USD)

1st    $100

2nd    $50

Segment 1 Series Prizes provided by MRN and PTF: Pay the Fan shall award the following cash prizes to the teams that accumulate the most total points during the entire Segment 1 Series (each, a “Segment 1 Series Prize”). TEAMS ELIGIBLE FOR SEGMENT 1 SERIES PRIZES MUST HAVE BEEN REGISTERED PRIOR TO THE START OF THE 4th RACE ON MARCH 18, 2012. NO TEAMS REGISTERED AFTER THE START OF THE 4th RACE ON MARCH 18, 2012, WILL BE ALLOWED TO COMPETE FOR SEGMENT 1 SERIES PRIZES. 

Finish    Prize (USD)

1st    $500

2nd    $400

3rd    $300

4th    $200

5th  $100

Segment 2 Series Prizes provided by MRN and PTF: Pay the Fan shall award the following cash prizes to the teams that accumulate the most total points during the entire Segment 2 Series (each, a “Segment 2 Series Prize”). TEAMS ELIGIBLE FOR SEGMENT 2 SERIES PRIZES MUST HAVE BEEN REGISTERED PRIOR TO THE START OF THE 22nd RACE ON AUGUST 12, 2012. NO TEAMS REGISTERED AFTER THE START OF THE 22nd RACE ON AUGUST 12, 2012 WILL BE ALLOWED TO COMPETE FOR SEGMENT 2 SERIES PRIZES.

Finish    Prize (USD)

1st    $500

2nd    $400

3rd    $300

4th    $200

5th  $100

Combined Series Prizes provided by MRN and PTF: In addition to the Weekly Series Prizes and the Segment Series Prizes, Pay the Fan shall award the following cash prizes to the teams that accumulate the most total points during the entire Combined Series (each, a “Combined Series Prize”). TEAMS ELIGIBLE FOR COMBINED SERIES PRIZES MUST HAVE BEEN REGISTERED PRIOR TO THE START OF THE 4th RACE ON MARCH 18, 2012. NO TEAMS REGISTERED AFTER THE START OF THE 4th RACE ON MARCH 18, 2012, WILL BE ALLOWED TO COMPETE FOR COMBINED SERIES PRIZES. 

Finish    Prize (USD)

1st    $2,500

2nd    $1,500

3rd    $1,000

4th    $750

5th  $500

Awarding Prizes

If two or more teams that win a Prize (each, a “Prize Winner”) accumulate an identical number of points at the end of the applicable Racing Series, those Prize Winners will split the combined value of the Prizes associated with their original finishing orders. For example, if two Weekly Series Prize Winners tie for first and second place, the combined value of the Weekly Series Prizes for first and second place (e.g., $200) will be combined and divided evenly between the two Prize Winners.

Each Prize Winner shall be notified by e-mail (or via U.S. mail, if applicable) at the e-mail or regular mail address supplied by such Prize Winner to PTF, and such Prize Winner will have fifteen (15) days from the date such notification was sent to respond by following the instructions provided in such notification. EACH PRIZE WINNER WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT VALID IDENTIFICATION TO PTF AND TO EXECUTE ANY RELEASE PTF DEEMS NECESSARY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AN AFFIDAVIT OF ELIGIBILITY, A LIABILITY RELEASE AND A PUBLICITY RELEASE (WHERE PERMISSIBLE). FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH PTF’S REQUIREMENTS MAY RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION. PTF IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR AND SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY PRIZE THAT IS DECLINED OR UNDELIVERABLE, OR FOR ANY PRIZE OR PRIZE NOTIFICATION THAT IS RETURNED AS UNDELIVERABLE. IN ANY OF THESE SITUATIONS THE ORIGINAL PRIZE WINNER WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.

Subject to the restrictions contained in these Racing Series rules, and the Terms and Conditions of Use, all Prizes shall be delivered to each respective Prize Winner within the later to occur of: (i) ninety (90) days after the completion of (x) for Weekly Prize Winners, the applicable week of the Segment Series, (y) for Segment 1 Series Prize Winners, the Segment 1 Series, and (z) for Segment 2 Series Prize Winners and Combined Series Prize Winners, the Segment 2 Series; and (ii) thirty (30) days after the respective Prize Winner has submitted its valid identification to PTF, executed any release PTF deems necessary, including but not limited to, an affidavit of eligibility, a liability release and a publicity release (where permissible), and PTF has otherwise verified that delivery of such Prize to such Prize Winner does not violate any applicable law.

NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY STATED IN THESE OFFICIAL RULES, YOUR ELIGIBILITY TO WIN AND RECEIVE PRIZES IS SUBJECT TO THE PTF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE.