Chad's Fantasy NASCAR Blog

For some of us all we have to look forward to come Fantasy NASCAR season is trying to have the coolest team name in our league.  Sure, you may finish in last place, but if there were payouts for best name, you would definitely be in the running for the top prize.  You want a name that isn’t too complex and hard to figure out, but it can’t be boring either.  There’s nothing better than being in first place, but being there with a cool name for everyone else to see is pretty good too.

There are a few different methods to picking team names.

Since it is NASCAR we’re talking about, most people like to integrate racing terms into their name like Speedy, <yourname>racing, etc.  Some of my favorites over the last couple years have been nakedonthetrack, blowntires, and poles_are_4_dancing.  Many also like to use their favorite driver’s car number, name, or nickname.  Ole Gordo, JrFan, Lowes, and silverfox for example, or my favorite, i_<3_dick_trickle.

Others like to use the names of their favorite sports teams, musicians, etc.  Not necessarily original, but you do let everyone else know where your heart is.

Then of course there are the wild card names that can come from anywhere; your own nickname, hobby or pretty much anything else.  Beertime, beachbums, and fishhook are a few of these types of teamnames that have played at Chad’s Fantasy NASCAR.  It’s always interesting to see the new and different names that everyone comes up with each season.  I always get a good chuckle when reading some of them.

So, how will you come up with your Fantasy NASCAR team name this season?  Are you a person that wants to use your favorite driver in your name?  If so, there is actually a webpage that can help you generate a name.  http://darrenfauth.com/generators/fantasy-nascar-team-name  (It looks like it’s been a few years since the name generator has been updated, but it has some good suggestions and could give you a head start on picking a name.)  This site: http://www.squidoo.com/fantasy-team-names has more naming strategies for all of your fantasy teams and how they like to pick something that will strike fear in your opponents.

Whatever name you come up with it should be something fun and entertaining.  Just using your name or some combination of it is boring. Challenge yourself a little to come up with something that will either make the other players laugh, or let them know more about you.  Tell them who you cheer for or make up some nickname.  No matter what you do have fun with it and enjoy the upcoming season!