1. ELIGIBILITY: Each Participant must be a United States citizen, residing in the 50 United States and the District of Columbia and must be 18 years of age or older before January 1, 2003, to enter. The contest is offered electronically via the Internet. Employees and the immediate families of employees the participating websites, their affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies are ineligible. Contest is void in Puerto Rico and where prohibited.
2. CONTEST PERIOD: The contest will begin Monday January 6, 2003 and will be five weeks in length. A new set of questions will be posted each Monday and can be accessed through http://www.insidethepitbox.com/hunt/main.html. Questions for Week 2 will be posted Monday January 13, 2003. Questions for Week 3 will be posted Monday January 20, 2003, Questions for Week 4 will be posted Monday January 27. Questions for Week 5 will be posted Monday February 3, 2003. Each set of questions will be available to be answered from the date of posting until Friday February 7, 2003 at 11:59 PM EST.
3. HOW TO ENTER: The link to enter is at the bottom of this page and by clicking that link you agree to all the rules stated on this page. Incomplete entries may be rejected at the sole discretion of the contest administrator.
4. CONTEST PRIZE: The winner will receive $500 via Cashier's Check. After proving their identity, and providing a valid mailing address, a $500 cashier's check will be mailed to the winner on or about March 1, 2003. After validation, Fansmotorsports.com will contact the winner with the info required to establish their free membership.
5A. SCORING: Correct answers will receive 3 points each. Incorrect answers will receive 0 points. If you find a question too difficult to answer, we have provided an option of "I don't Know" on each question. By checking that, you will receive 1 point for that question. Bonus questions will be worth 5 points if answered correctly and 0 points if answered incorrectly or not at all. It is your responsibility to make sure you answer all questions. Once you submit your answers, you can not go back and change them.
5B. WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION: The winner will be the person with the highest score over the specified time period of the contest. Once a week’s questioned have been submitted, they can’t be modified in any form.
Tiebreakers: At the end of the contest, should two or more contestants be tied with identical scores, the following tie-breakers will be used in order until a winner can be determined. Once a winner is determined, subsequent tiebreakers will not be used:
On each questions' page, there will be a place to answer the 2 tie-breaker questions. You may answer them at anytime during the contest, however, once you have answered them, you can not go back and change them. Also, if you do not submit answers for the tie-breakers before the contest ends, you will not be eligible to win.
Tie Breaker #1) Who will win the Pole for the 2003 Daytona 500??
Tie Breaker #2) What will the Pole speed be in MPH? Closest without going over. Speed to be given to 2 decimal places. Example, 198.21 MPH
The Winner will be notified no later than Sunday February 16, 2003 via e-mail and their name will be posted on the site as the winner.
6. TERMS: By participating, contest entrants agree to abide by the terms of these Official Rules and by the decisions of the Contest Administrator, which are final on all matters pertaining to the Contest. The Contest Administrator reserves the right, in his sole discretion, to adjust the dates or cancel this promotion for any reason including, technical failure and/or unauthorized intervention. The Contest Administrator and all websites participating in this contest, their parent company, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies, and legal advisors, are not responsible for and shall not be liable for: (i) late, lost, delayed, damaged, misdirected, incomplete, or unintelligible entries; (ii) telephone, electronic, hardware or software program, network, Internet, or computer malfunctions, failures, or difficulties of any kind; (iii) failed, incomplete, garbled, or delayed computer transmissions; (iv) any condition caused by events beyond the control of the Contest Administrator, that may cause the Contest to be disrupted or corrupted; (v) any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising in connection with or as a result of the prize, or acceptance, possession, or use of the prize, or from participation in the Contest or (vi) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Contest. The Contest Administrator reserves the right, in his sole discretion, to change these Official Rules, upon proper legal notice if required by law. NASCAR and NASCAR.com are not affiliated with this Contest. By participating, participants agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Contest Administrator and all participating websites and their respective parent and affiliate companies from and against any loss or damage arising out of participant's participation in the contest.
7. Contest Administrator: This contest is being run and managed by InsideThePitBox.com and InsideThePitBox.com only. The participating and advertising websites have no control or effect on any aspect or outcome of this contest and are not be held liable in any way. Any legal issues, concerns, or questions arising from this contest should be directed to Contest@insidethepitbox.com.
8. TAX LIABILITY: The reporting and payment of any tax liabilities incurred by any winner(s) as a result of this Contest are the sole responsibility of the winner(s).
9. GENERAL RELEASE: By entering the Contest, participant agrees to release and hold harmless the Contest Administrator, the participating websites and their parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agencies (collectively, the "Released Parties") from any liability whatsoever, and waives any and all causes of action, for any claims, costs, injuries, losses or damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with the Contest or acceptance, possession, or use of any prize (including, without limitation, claims, costs, injuries, losses or damages related to personal injuries, death, damage to or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation or portrayal in a false light, whether intentional or unintentional), whether under a theory of contract, tort (including negligence), warranty or other theory. Participant further agrees that all rights under any state or territory of the United States are hereby expressly waived.
10. CONDUCT: The Contest Administrator reserves the right at his sole discretion to disqualify any individual he finds to be tampering with the operation of the Contest or web site or, to be acting in violation of the Official Rules. Any person found tampering with or abusing any aspect of this game, as solely determined by the Contest Administrator, will be disqualified. If disqualified for any of the above abuses, the Contest Administrator. reserves right to terminate entrant's eligibility to participate in game.
11. WINNERS LIST: The winner will be listed at http://www.insidethepitbox.com/hunt/main.html for a period of less than 60 days following the conclusion of the contest.
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