The NASCAR Hotpass Moment Contest

I'm Baaaaaaaaaack!

As of today I'm back as a fully functioning member of the NASCAR blogosphere.

The Black Flag is back and we're bringing it harder than ever with a great contest with great prizes (and of course having fun at the expense of some of NASCAR's rich and powerful sacred cows Black Flag style):

The Black Flag NASCAR Hotpass Moment Contest sponsored by DirecTV.

Here is how it works....

Submit your entry of 250 words or less on the following topic:

"The moment when ESPN/ABC made me wish I had DirecTV's NASCAR HotPass was when..."

An obvious example was when Rusty Wallace started talking about "Draft Lock". But there are so many more (you can reference the mythical "Draft Lock", but if you want to win, you need to bring so much more -- hey, you've go so much material to work with).
The judging criteria is humor, writing and creativity.

Speaking of judging....

The Black Flag has put together a great panel of five judges for this contest. Here they are:

• Queen of the NASCAR Blogosphere TallGlassOfMilk.
• Former New York Times NASCAR reporter and Author of the new novel "Yellow Flag" Robert Lipsyte.
• NASCAR Media Critic John Daly of the Daly Planet.
  
• Lugnuts Radio Madman ChuxStory is on the panel.
• We also have KLValus, winner of the FoxSports/Miller Lite NASCAR Next Great Sportswriter Contest.

The judges will not know who the entrants are during the judging process.

This contest is going to be fair and balanced. No hanging chads. No ballot box stuffing. No conflicts of interest. No Sanjaya.

Details

The contest HQ is over at Epic Carnival. Just click this link to get all the details, including rules, dates and how to enter.

Prizes

1. First Prize
One first prize of a DirecTV NASCAR Hotpass subscription and a 1:24 Scale Clint Bowyer die cast will be awarded.
2. Runner Up Prizes
There will be FOUR runner up prizes awarded. The runner up will receive their choice of either a DirecTV Pay-Per-View certificate ($40 value) or a 1:24 Scale Clint Bowyer die cast.

Once again, hit Epic Carnival to get all the details and enter.

UPDATE: Canadian residents are now eligible.