Rookie of the Year Scoring

President Lou Demian · Lou Demian - President

Rookie of the Year Scoring

Tooz · Matt Sealey Former Member

Doesn't Busch determine rookie of the year by using the candidate's ten best finishes of the year and only those ten races? Or am I completely off base here? I can't remember exactly.

President Lou Demian · Lou Demian - President

This is how NASCAR does their rookie scoring system:

To remain eligible for the Rookie of the Year award, the driver must qualify for 8 of the 20 first races of the season.

Drivers can cannot particiapte in more than 7 Cup races in one season to maintain their rookie status for the following season.

The rookie point system is determined by the following:

1. Only the driver's best 17 races are counted in head-to-head competition in the Nextel Cup Series, 16 for the Busch Series and 14 in the Craftsman Truck Series.

2. One point is awarded for each race in which a rookie of the year candidate qualifies and is eligible for championship points [not a post entry for example].

3. A 10-1 point system is in place for the rookies according to where they finish in the race in relation to the other rookies. The highest finishing rookie in each race earns 10 points; the second highest finishing rookie earns nine points, and so on.

4. Each rookie contender will receive bonus points for a finish in the top 10. If a rookie finishes 10th, he will be awarded one point. If a rookie finishes in fifth place, he will receive six points and for a win the rookie will receive 10 bonus points.
The Grid:
A 10th place finish is worth 1 bonus rookie point
9th is 2 bonus rookie points
8th is 3 bonus rookie points
7th is 4 bonus rookie points
6th is 5 bonus rookie points
5th is 6 bonus rookie points
4th is 7 bonus rookie points
3rd is 8 bonus rookie points
2nd is 9 bonus rookie points
1st/WIN is 10 bonus rookie point

5. Bonus points are also awarded to each rookie after race numer 10, 20 and the final race [36]. The candidate with the most Nextel Cup championship points accumulated in each segment will receive 10 bonus points; the candidate earning the second highest number of points receives nine, and so on.

6. Following the final race of the season, the highest ranking rookie in the series drivers points standings receives an extra 10 bonus points, the second highest rookie receives nine points, and so on.

7. There is also a Rookie of the Year panel for the series. The panel has the right to penalize any rookie for conduct or acts that might discredit or reflect unfavorably upon NASCAR.

8. During the final weekend of the season in each series, the panel meets to discuss the Rookie of the Year candidates and each competitor is evaluated on three criteria:

A. Conduct with the officials in the garage and pit areas,
B. Conduct and awareness on the track, and
C. Personal appearance and relationship with the media.

The voting in the three areas will consist of a 10-1 point system. Voting may be distributed by a panel member in any way that he/she chooses. Total points will be averaged from each panel member's ballot. The points derived from the panel will be added to the entry, competition, and bonus points after the final race of the season to determine the overall Rookie of the Year winner in each division.
NOTE: these points are not usually announced, just a final total.

However, we aren't going that nuts. I just took the 10 point scoring system for each race.

GalaxyInc · **Galaxy Incorporated**

Sound complicated to me. Maybe you should let all the veterans or council vote on the rookie of the year.

President Lou Demian · Lou Demian - President

Well it would be complicated if we did all that above, but if we just count the top 10's from each race... not complicated at all.

Helton · Nathan Helton Former Member

How many races do you have to run to be considered a rookie? Say you get invited up to the cup series and theres only a hand full of races to go then theres no chance of winning rookie of the year. If I was wanting to run for rookie of the year I would want as many races as I could to better my odds of winning.

Helton

Tooz · Matt Sealey Former Member

sounds like Lucky Dog's method is alot better!

President Lou Demian · Lou Demian - President

We use the same as NASCAR. If you join late but run more than 7 races in the year, you will be disqualified for rookie of the year next year.

Yeah it sucks you will be out of the running for rookie of the year but I'm sure someone would give that up just to be able to get into the Cup series.