In reviewing the scoring for the all star race, I tweaked the scoring a bit and made it better. I changed the on the mark bonus depending on actual position. Instead of just a flat 25 bonus for every spot, I lowered the points for actually picking the winner and came up with this scenario:

On the Mark Bonus Points: If you correctly pick a driver's spot in the 10, you will receive 25 points plus bonus points depending on the position.

Race winner: 25 points + 50 bonus points: 75 total points

2nd place: 25 points + 45 bonus points: 70 total points

3rd place: 25 points + 40 bonus points: 65 total points

4th place: 25 points + 35 bonus points: 60 total points

5th place: 25 points + 30 bonus points: 55 total points

6th place: 25 points + 25 bonus points: 50 total points

7th place: 25 points + 20 bonus points: 45 total points

8th place: 25 points + 15 bonus points: 40 total points

9th place: 25 points + 10 bonus points: 35 total points

10th place: 25 points + 5 bonus points: 30 total points


Winner Bonus: If you correctly pick the winner you will receive an additional 15 bonus points

1-2 Spot Bonus Points: If you correctly predict a driver within two spots of where he finishes, you will receive 10 bonus points. If you correctly predict a driver within one spot of where he finishes, you will receive 15 bonus points. The driver must finish in the top 10 though. (You won't get points for a driver if he finishes 11th and you picked him 10th).

All Star Open Bonus: Correctly pick which driver will advance from the All Star Open race to the Nextel Cup Challenge: 50 points.


Therefore, If you correctly pick the winner you will receive a total of 100 points for that driver. 15 points for picking the winner, 75 points for the on the mark bonus and and 10 points for placing in the top 10. If you correctly choose the 2nd place finisher you will receive a total of 80 points... 70 points for on the mark bonus, and 10 points for placing within the top 10.

Tiebreakers: In case of a tie in points between two or more teams, ties will be broken via the following criteria:

1. The team with the most top 10 placings

2. The team with the most exact placings

3. The team that has picked the most highest finishing driver that the other team does not have

So basicly points for picking the race winner is about the same, although I lowered it to an even 100. However, you will get more points for correctly picking a 2nd or 3rd place driver then you would for picking a 9th or 10th place driver. However, if you didn't pick the exact position of a driver, the 1-2 spot bonus would be the same for all positions within the top 10.