Ratings System: The driver ratings system will be based on age and driver performance. New drivers will start with a basic set of driver ratings. As drivers age you will gain a set amount of points to add to your drivers ratings each season. The second way to gain points to add to your ratings set is by driver performance during the previous season. Wins, top fives, top tens, poles, and final point standings will all help you gain performance points. Every driver will start with a basic ratings set of 40 min and 60 max for all stats. Here is an example.
Driver Stats
Agression: Min 40 Max 60
Consistency: Min 40 Max 60
Finishing: Min 40 Max 60
Qualifying: Min 40 Max 60
Road Course: Min 40 Max 60
Short Tracks: Min 40 Max 60
Speedways: Min 40 Max 60
Super Speedways: Min 40 Max 60
Every driver will then gain points to add to that set based on their age. If you start out with a 16 year old driver his stat set will start out exactly as shown above. A 17 year old driver will have 4 extra points to add to that set. Why would you want to start out with a young driver then? Because the 16 year old will have a chance at gaining performance points and when he reaches 17 he may have 10 points to add to his skill set instead of 5. Listed below is the breakdown of age and amount of points to add to the basic skill set. In paratheses is listed how many points you would add per season when your driver reaches that age. The first number listed is the amount of extra points you would get if you started your driver at a certain age.
Age 16: 0
Age 17: +4 (+4)
Age 18: +9 (+5)
Age 19: +15 (+6)
Age 20: +21 (+6)
Age 21: +28 (+7)
Age 22: +35 (+7)
Age 23: +43 (+8)
Age 24: +51 (+8)
Age 25: +60 (+9)
Age 26: +70 (+10)
Age 27: +82 (+12)
Age 28: +96 (+14)
Age 29: +112 (+16)
Age 30: +130 (+18)
Age 31: +145 (+15)
Age 32: +153 (+8)
Age 33: +158 (+5)
Age 34: +160 (+2)
Age 35: +160 (+0)
Age 36: +158 (-2)
Age 37: +155 (-3)
Age 38: +150 (-5)
Age 39: +145 (-5)
Age 40: +138 (-7)
Age 41: +125 (-7)
Age 42: +116 (-9)
Age 43: +106 (-10)
Age 44: +94 (-12)
Age 45: +79 (-15)
Age 46: +64 (-15)
Age 47: +47 (-17)
Age 48: +29 (-18)
Age 49: +10 (-19)
Age 50: +0 (-20)
Age 51: +0 (-5)
Age 52: +0 (-5)
Age 53: +0 (-5)
Age 54: +0 (-5)
Age 55: +0 (-10)
Age 56: +0 (-10)
Age 57: +0 (-10)
Age 58: +0 (-10)
Age 59: +0 (-10)
Age 60: +0 (-10)
Age 61: Retirement
Performance Points: We went over how drivers will gain points based on age progression. Now we will go over how drivers gain points based on performance. This will show the advantages of having a young driver and starting him in the Re/Max or Nationwide series.
Drivers will gain more points for good performances in the Sprint Cup series than they will in the Nationwide or Re/Max series. But, the younger your driver is the lower his overall stats will be. The chance that he will succeed in the top series is very slim and he may not end up gaining any points based on performance and end up relying solely on age. A younger driver has a much better chance at succeeding in the lower levels and will progress his stats quicker. Here is a break down of what points you will gain for your driver based on performance.
Final Standings Position
Champion
+20 (Sprint)
+15 (Nationwide)
+7 (Re/Max)
Top Five:
+10 (Sprint)
+8 (Nationwide)
+4 (Re/Max)
Top Ten:
+7 (Sprint)
+5 (Nationwide)
+2 (Re/Max)
Race Performance
Win:
+7 (Sprint)
+5 (Nationwide)
+3(Re/Max)
Top Five:
+4 (Sprint)
+3 (Nationwide)
+2 (Re/Max)
Top Ten:
+3 (Sprint)
+2 (Nationwide)
+1 (Re/Max)
Pole:
+1 In All Series
