Presidents’ Day Weekend is coming, which can mean only one thing, the running of the Daytona 500 and the start of the 2010 NASCAR season. This also means the start of the fantasy NASCAR racing season as well. You probably have not thought too much about fantasy racing, so there is a lot of information to learn in a very short period of time.

First, you will need to catch up and read some fantasy racing draft kits, such as NASCAR’s official fantasy draft kit or OneBadWheel‘s Fantasy Racing Cheatsheet. Then, once you are ready to play but are still looking for a fantasy NASCAR racing league for the upcoming season, there are plenty of options. Here are just a few that you may want to consider:

• Yahoo! Auto Racing Yahoo!’s fantasy leagues are great for beginners and/or leagues looking for simplicity. As the market-leader, Yahoo’s game is a one-size fits most approach. It is free to join a public league and free private leagues are available.
• NASCAR Fantasy Cap Challenge NASCAR’s official fantasy racing game is back. It is a free weekly salary cap game. NASCAR has a top prize of $5,000, with segment winners pulling in $500 and weekly winners fetching $200. Further, NASCAR claims it is the only fantasy racing game that will have live in-game stats.
• Fox Auto Racing Challenge Another free weekly fantasy racing salary cap game, but this one has a couple of twists. Score extra points with your the driver you designated as your captain, plus score bonus points for drivers who substantially improve from their starting positions.
• Fantazzle Fantasy Racing Offering free and paid fantasy games, Fantazzle offers weekly salary cap games where you compete against one to four players in the paid games and fourteen others in the free game. The free game even has a $5 prize.
• Fantasy Cup Auto Racing Fanball’s fantasy racing game gives you the opportunity to win a $25,000 top prize. Fantasy Cup is a salary cap game where you maintain a stable of drivers, and you are allowed to switch some of your drivers out each week. This game does cost $39.95 to play, but it does allow you to compete for the largest prize in fantasy racing.
• Running 3 Wide Fantasy NASCAR Racing This site has a number of fantasy racing games for your entertainment pleasure. From weekly to full season games that come in various formats, you are sure to find one that gets your interest.
• SPEED Fantasy Racing SPEED TV is getting itself into the fantasy racing mix with its own fantasy racing game. Each week fantasy players select three drivers and score points accordingly. This free fantasy racing game breaks the season into three session, with each season having a top prize of $1500.
• RotoPlay Fantasy NASCAR RotoPlay’s fantasy racing game breaks the NASCAR season into 12 sessions. Fantasy players select 12 drivers and a lucky 13th driver and score points based on how well its drivers finish. The top prize is $600 per session. RotoPlay is a paid game, with teams starting at $24.95, but get cheaper as you purchase additional teams.

If you do not like any of these fantasy racing games, there are a number of other fantasy racing sites that you may want to check out, just search fantasy racing.

Do you know of any other fantasy racing games that should be included in this list?