STEEM Cup Series Contest
Race Information
Bojangles’ Southern 500
Sunday, September 3, 2017 – 6:00pm ET
Darlington Raceway – Darlington, South Carolina
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series heads to Darlington, South Carolina this week for the Bojangles’ Southern 500. Darlington Raceway is a 1.366-mile, egg-shaped oval track. The race is scheduled for 367 laps, with two 100-lap stages and one final 167-lap stage to determine the race winner.
Martin Truex Jr. still holds the top spot in the Monster Energy Series standings with 951 points. He is still trailed by Kyle Busch with 850 points and Kyle Larson with 845. Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin round out the top-5 with 824 and 753 points, respectively. Martin Truex Jr. won last year’s race from the 8th starting position.
The current weather forecast for Sunday’s race time in Darlington has temperatures in the mid-80s with no expected precipitation.
You can find the drivers’ updated qualifying times/positions prior to race time at the following link: NASCAR Race Center.
If you missed the results from the previous weekly/monthly contests, you can find them here: Steemit Scramble and STEEM Cup Series Winners: July – August 2017. The Bojangles' Southern 500 will begin the September-October contest period which will conclude with the First Data 500 on October 29th.
Driver Selections and Points
Each contestant will choose three drivers for the weekly STEEM Cup Series from the field of qualifying drivers. Based on the number of drivers and the final results of the race, drivers will be assigned points as follows:
| Results | Points Awarded |
|---|---|
| 1st place | 40 |
| 2nd place | 39 |
| 3rd place | 38 |
| ... | ... |
| 38th place | 3 |
| 39th place | 2 |
| 40th place | 1 |
Once these points are tallied, they will be divided by 2. After the points are divided, the following bonus points will be awarded/deducted:
+10 points for unique driver combinations. If two or more contestants select the same drivers, then only the first contestant to post those selections will earn the bonus points. ENTRIES THAT ARE NOT UNIQUE DRIVER COMBINATIONS WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR ANY OF THE ADDITIONAL BONUS POINTS.
+15 points for the race winner.
+3 points for each driver finishing the race ahead of MY DRIVER.
My selected driver for the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race is: CHASE ELLIOTT
Contestants cannot choose CHASE ELLIOTT as one of their drivers for this race.
How to Play and Win
In a comment on this post, submit the full names of your three drivers. ONLY ONE COMMENT SUBMISSION PER USER, PER WEEKLY CONTEST.
Submissions will be confirmed and locked in at the start of the weekly race. ALL CONTEST SUBMISSIONS MUST BE ENTERED PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED START TIME OF THE RACE. Late submissions and any edits after that time will be automatically disqualified from the weekly contest.
There will be three winners each week. The winners will be the contestants with the most points gained, based on the points distribution outlined in Driver Selections. All point totals earned from all contestants will carry over for the monthly and season-long contests.
The contest is funded with a minimum pot of 10 SBD. The total weekly pot distribution will be divided as follows:
| Place | Rewards Percentage |
|---|---|
| 1st | 50% |
| 2nd | 30% |
| 3rd | 20% |
In the event of a tie, the true point total (non-rounded value of total points) will be used in an attempt to break the tie. If a tie remains, then the pot will be split between the tying contestants.
Please help with outreach by sharing this post outside of Steemit!
One of the goals for this contest and the fantasy sports development project is to bring sports fans/enthusiasts to Steemit, keep them engaged on the platform, and onboard them into the Steem ecosystem. So, please invite your friends and family to Steemit and share this with any NASCAR/racing fans or sports enthusiasts. Growing the active user base can benefit all users and investors, no matter their interests.
As always, please ReSteem this post and let’s grow the sports community through posting, discussing, competing, and earning!
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