Just like Yahoo, I’m not too concerned about the A List. These are your studs and you should be able to navigate 10 races with them. It’s important to get value out of everyone since you only get one start with each driver, so make sure you don’t burn through Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson and Carl Edwards right away. For example, I’m looking hard at Clint Bowyer this weekend at New Hampshire since he won this race last year and has been a rocket in practice.

The C List is a week to week thing because there are no limits on starts with these drivers. So go with the best driver each week and you’ll be fine.

Just like Yahoo, the B List is where this game will be won and lost. You start two B List drivers each week, and get to use each driver twice over the course of the Chase. That means you need 20 total starts. Right now, I see 7 drivers who are automatic 2 start drivers, and they are: Kasey Kahne, David Ragan, Brian Vickers, Ryan Newman, Martin Truex Jr., Kurt Busch, and Mark Martin.That’s 14 total starts, meaning you need 6 starts from other drivers over the course of the season. Because we get to see practice times and qualifying before selecting our drivers, it shouldn’t be too difficult to pick sleepers and I really see no reason to go out of the way to conserve drivers.

PayTheFan.Com is a fairly new website and has an interesting fantasy NASCAR game that focuses on the Chase for the Cup. The format is similar to Yahoo Fantasy NASCAR in that they break down all of the drivers into A List, B List and C List drivers. But unlike Yahoo, you can only use each A List driver once, each B List driver twice, and have unlimited starts with C List drivers. Because this game is for the Chase only, the groupings of drivers are set based on how well they’ve run so far this year. As a result, there are some major differences compared to Yahoo’s grouping of drivers. For example, Kyle Busch and Dale Jr. are in the A List and Kurt Busch and Brian Vickers are in the B List. PayTheFan.Com’s Chase for the PTF Cup also allows you to see practice speeds and qualifying before you have to lock in your drivers, so you get some good information before you need to select your active rosters.

The game costs $29.95 and players who do well are eligible to win prizes. I’m currently signed up and have created a public league for FantasyNascarPreview.Com. I encourage everyone who’s interested to get signed up and join our league. If you have any questions, feel free to email me at FantasyNascarPreview@gmail.com.