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1. A method of playing a fantasy online racing game, comprising:
a. displaying a preliminary finishing order on a selection page for an upcoming race having a track, wherein the preliminary finishing order comprises a driver identification and a driver's position for each driver listed, wherein the driver's position of any driver can be moved, wherein moving the driver's position of any driver automatically updates the position of all other drivers; b. providing a selection tool for a player to determine a predicted finishing order for the upcoming race, the selection tool displaying:
i. categories that can be used in determining the predicted finishing order, wherein the categories comprise scores selected from the group consisting of a current ranking score, a track history score, a qualifying time score, a practice time score, and a momentum score, wherein the current ranking score is based on a current ranking of the driver, wherein the track history score is based on the driver's past performance on the track, wherein the qualifying time score is based on the driver's qualifying time, wherein the practice times score is based on an average of the driver's fastest practice times for each practice session recorded for the track, and the momentum score is based a predetermined number of previous races (n), wherein a momentum number is determined by a weighting formula as follows: Σ1n(Pn*Wn), wherein n designates a number of immediate prior races from the upcoming race, where Pn is points earned from the nth prior race from the upcoming race, Wn is a weight factor for the nth prior race, wherein Wn<Wn-1, and a sum of all of the weight factors is 1, andii. importance factor input tools, wherein the player can apply an importance factor to each category with the importance factor input tools, wherein a sum of the importance factors is 1; c. displaying the predicted finishing order according to the results of the selection tool; d. allowing the player to manually adjust the predicted finishing order to establish a final finishing order; e. receiving the final finishing order of the player; and f. displaying a viewing page, the viewing page comprising:
i. a race information displaying a current, real-time order of the drivers' icons, a current lap, and a number of laps to go; andii. a players selection information, comprising a list of each player's identifying information, and for each player, displaying a custom listing of the drivers icons, a predicted position chosen by the player for each driver, an actual position of the driver for a selected lap, a difference between the actual position and the predicted position, and a player's points, wherein the player's points is based on a number of drivers minus the absolute value of the difference between the predicted position and the actual position, wherein the custom listing of the drivers icon is based on the player's points, and wherein the player's points is displayed with color coding as an indicator of a proximity of the predicted position to the actual position to determine how far off the player was with the player's predictions compared to the actual position of a driver. |
