*  THERE WILL BE $25.00 AWARDED TO THE HIGHEST SCORING TEAM IN 31 OF THE 36 RACES.

*  THE FIVE RACES THAT MAKE UP THE "COUCH COACH BONUS 5" WILL HAVE A HIGHER WEEKLY PAYOUT. THESE FIVE RACES ARE THE DAYTONA 500 (February 14), COCA-COLA 600 (May 30), BRICKYARD 400 (July 25) CHEVY ROCK & ROLL 400 (September 11) and FORD 400 (November 21).

* THE PAY-OUTS FOR THE "COUCH COACH BONUS 5" RACES WILL BE 1ST-$100.00  2ND-$50.00   3RD-$25.00. ALL TIES WILL BE SPLIT.

* THE TEAM LEADING IN TOTAL POINTS YEAR TO DATE, AFTER THE COKE 400, JULY 7,2009 WILL RECEIVE A $50.00 HALFWAY BONUS.

* THE TEAM FINISHING 50TH IN THE YEAR TO DATE STANDINGS AT THE END OF THE SEASON WILL RECEIVE $50.00. THIS COULD CHANGE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF TEAMS IN THE LEAGUE. 

* YEARLY PAYOUTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:  31 RACES @ $25 EACH = $775
                                   5 RACES @ 175 EACH = $875                                                            
                                  1/2 WAY LEADER @ $50 = $50
                                     
                                   TOTAL YEARLY PAYOUT= $1,700

*  THE END OF YEAR PAYOUTS WILL BE BASED ON THE NUMBER OF TEAMS IN THE LEAGUE.

*  THE FORMULA FOR THE YEAR END PAYOUTS ARE AS FOLLOWS: TOTAL MONEY COLLECTED, MINUS $1,750.00 FOR WEEKLY PAYOUTS, MINUS 20% FOR LEAGUE EXPENSES (WEBSITE AND SERVER COSTS, SOFTWARE, PAPER, STAMPS, ETC.) THIS WILL DETERMINE THE FINAL TOTAL FOR YEAR END PAYOUTS.

*  FROM THE FINAL TOTAL, 20% WILL GO TO THE COUCH COACH SPORTS CHAMPION. FROM THE REMAINING TOTAL, 18% OF THE BALANCE WILL GO FROM 2ND-10TH PLACE. FROM 11TH ON, 15% OF THE BALANCE WILL BE USED. WHEN THE PAYOUTS GET DOWN TO $10, THE REST WILL BE INVESTED INTO THE 1ST PLACE WINNINGS INSTEAD OF A TROPHY. HOW FAR THE PAYOUTS GO WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE NUMBER OF TEAMS.

* WHEN THE ACTUAL YEAR-END PAYOUTS ARE CALCULATED THEY CAN BE FOUND BY CLINKING ON THE FOLLOWING LINK:

               2010 FANTASY NASCAR YEAR END PAYOUTS.