- How do you pick a race with a full field and no matchup?
- You predict positions instead of picking a side. Top three in order is the core category, with full points for exact positions and partial points for the right driver in the wrong slot. Around that you can add stage winners, first car out, most positions gained, or a head to head between two nominated drivers. The scoring structure is the design decision and it is configured per competition.
- Is this NASCAR fantasy?
- No, and it is worth being clear about the difference. This is a prediction pool: people call finishing order and the leaderboard ranks them. Fanzava's fantasy product, which is coming soon, will be a separate format: a draft league where players draft athletes from team rosters, and NASCAR is not part of it.
- Does it handle the Chase?
- Yes, and it is simpler than it used to be. The final ten races are ordinary rounds in your pool unless you choose to weight them, because the Chase itself is now a points format with no eliminations and no cutoff races. If you want the run to Homestead to feel bigger, set the points per round yourself rather than relying on a format quirk that no longer exists.
- Can we run the In-Season Challenge as its own competition?
- Yes, and it is one of the best short competitions in American sport. Thirty two drivers, seeded on regular season points, five races from early July to the start of August, single elimination on finishing position. Run it standalone, then roll the people it brings in into the season long pool.
- What happens on a weekend with more than one race that counts?
- Each race is scored as its own round. That is how a Supercars event with multiple races or a MotoGP sprint weekend is handled, and it is the reason those weekends do not accidentally become worth double. You decide which results are in your competition before the season starts.
- Is there any betting in it?
- None. No odds, no spreads, no wagering, no entry fees and no prize money anywhere in Fanzava. It is a fan and workplace engagement platform: people predict, the leaderboard ranks them, and that is the whole product.
- What does it cost?
- Plans start free. The free plan covers 25 participants and one competition at a time, which is enough to run a single race pool for a shop floor or a race day function. The pricing page lists what each plan adds from there. Plans are billed in US dollars.