How It Works
You draft a team of 6 drivers. Your drivers rack up points across the race, and prizes go to the top scores when the contest settles.
Daily contests run over a short period, often a single race, rather than a full season.
No swaps. Motorsports Battle Royales don't allow player swaps, so your roster stays as drafted.
How Drivers Score
Every driver earns points three ways: where they finish, how far they move, and how much they lead.
1. Finishing position. A win earns 45 points. Points decrease by one per position, with larger steps after 1st (3 points) and after 10th, 20th and 30th (2 points each).
Finish | Points |
1st | 45 |
2nd | 42 |
3rd–10th | 41 down to 34 (1 point per spot) |
11th–20th | 32 down to 23 (1 point per spot) |
21st–30th | 21 down to 12 (1 point per spot) |
31st–40th | 10 down to 1 (1 point per spot) |
2. Place differential. Starting position minus finishing position. Each spot gained is +1, each spot lost is −1.
Start 20th, finish 5th: +15
Start 3rd, finish 29th: −26
Finish where you started: 0
3. Dominator points. Laps led are worth 0.25 each. Fastest laps are worth 0.45 each.
Example: a driver who starts 20th and finishes 5th earns 39 points for the finish plus 15 for place differential, for 54 points before any laps led or fastest laps.
Cancelled, Postponed and Suspended Races
Final results are final. Contests settle shortly after the race ends. Penalties, disqualifications or inspection results announced after the race don't change your score. Drivers who retire still score their classified finishing position.
Cancelled, postponed or rescheduled races
Cancelled before the start: all contests are cancelled and entry fees are refunded.
Postponed or rescheduled to within 48 hours of the original start: contests stay valid.
Postponed or rescheduled to more than 48 hours later: contests are cancelled and entry fees are refunded.
Suspended and shortened races
If NASCAR suspends an active race, contests stay valid as long as the race is made official within one week of its original start. Stats from before and after the suspension both count.
If it isn't made official within that week, contests are cancelled and entry fees are refunded.
If NASCAR shortens a race and makes it official, contests settle on the official results at the moment the race ended.
FAQ
How many drivers do I draft? Six.
Can I swap a driver after the draft? Not in Motorsports Battle Royales.
What if my driver crashes out? They still score their classified finishing position.
Do post-race penalties change my score? No. Results are final when the contest settles.
What if the race is cancelled? Contests are cancelled and entry fees are refunded.
How do I play? Open the UNDERDOG app, select a Motorsports contest, and draft your six drivers.