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Will Fantasy Live be returning for 2026?

Yes. Fantasy Live will return for 2026 to cover all 36 races of the NASCAR Cup Series. Official rules will be released on February 10, 2026. Game play will remain similar to 2025 with a 10 driver use limit for the regular season, and a 5 driver use limit for The Chase. Bonus picks will be the same as 2025, picking the winner of 4 featured driver head-to-head matchups each week. Leagues and entries from 2025 will be carried over to the new season. Picks will open up after the official entry lis...

When can I make picks or set my team roster?

Picks for the 2026 season are open from approximately Tuesday of each week until five minutes before the green flag on NASCAR Cup Series race days.

I created more than one team, why can't I join those teams to the league I'm already in?

It is against the rules to have more than one (1) team per login account in the same league. The five (5) team entries on your login account must join different leagues.

What is the maximum league size for NASCAR Fantasy Live?

Leagues in NASCAR Fantasy Live may have a maximum of 100 teams, except that a limited number of sponsored leagues are open to more than 100 teams.

How do I delete a team?

Once a team is created, it cannot be deleted.

I’m a league manager, how do I remove or delete a team from my league?

Only league managers may remove or delete a team from their league. Removing League Member You can do this by clicking on the LEAGUE Tab that displays all team members. Under the LEAGUE ACTION column, click the red REMOVE button next to the team you wish to remove. Deleting League Member Once created, a league can only be deleted if there are no teams left in the league. A league manager may remove teams from the league and then may leave the league and it will be removed when there are no ...

How do I make my private league public so more players can join?

Click the LEAGUE tab, then LEAGUE SETTINGS. Click PUBLIC, then SAVE.

How do I join or leave a league?

Once an entry is created, search for an existing league in the SEARCH ALL LEAGUES box of the league join page or create your own public or private league for others to join. Once a league is found or created, click on JOIN LEAGUE on the league page. You can leave a league at any time. To leave a league, go to the LEAGUE tab and click on the LEAVE LEAGUE link near the top right of the page.

How can I play on a mobile device?

You can play Fantasy Live by visiting https://fantasygames.nascar.com/live/picks on your mobile browser. You can also download the NASCAR Mobile app (available in the App Store and Google Play) and play weekly there. Fantasy is located in the top left corner menu and by clicking on the FANTASY link. During a live race, click on the fantasy star icon in the top navigation to quickly access your roster.

Do I still have to be in a league with at least six teams to be eligible for prizes?

No, all eligible participants are eligible for prizes regardless of league size or if a team is in a league. Details on prizing are located [here](https://fantasygames.nascar.com/live/page/prizes).

I do not see my team or my league when I sign in. Where did it go?

Make sure you always sign in with the same email address or service such as Facebook or Google. Signing in with different services or email addresses will be seen as a different user and not associated with a previous entry you may have created under a different login account. Sign out and sign back in using the same method you originally used when you created your team and joined a league. There is a limit of one account per person.

Is there a League Point Conversion?

No, point totals will be accumulated by each team for each Race during the Regular Season and Playoffs and totaled team by team to provide league and overall rankings.

What is the Garage Pick?

Think of the Garage pick as your bench. You must select your Garage driver at least five minutes before the official start time of the Race, but you can substitute your Garage driver for a driver in the starting roster an unlimited number of times, if desired, until the start of the final stage while the Race is in progress. If the final stage begins early due to NASCAR’s new caution procedure, the garage will remain open until the lap on which the final stage was originally scheduled to begin....

What is the deadline for setting my roster each race?

Your roster must be set by the lock time, which is five minutes before the race’s posted start time. More information: [Official Rules](https://fantasygames.nascar.com/live/page/rules) [Roster lock time this week](https://fantasygames.nascar.com/live/picks)

Do picks carry over week to week?

Yes. Your starting lineup and garage will be copied to the next race as long as you have remaining driver uses (10 for the Regular Season and 5 for the Chase). You will need to return each week to make any Bonus Picks.

Do I get points for having the winning driver on my 5-man roster?

You will receive 55 points based on the finishing position of the winning driver on your Team. You will not receive the additional ten bonus points unless that driver was part of a featured head to head match up for that week and you also selected that driver to win the match up as a bonus pick.

Do I win a prize if I win my league?

No, there is no official prize for winning a league. See the [Official Rules](https://fantasygames.nascar.com/live/page/prizes) for details about how the Champion, Overall and Chase Prizes are determined.