Like a playoff in the big leagues, not all players qualify to play in the CyberSkipper Stretch Drive. The outcome of the Stretch Drive determines who earns a spot in the post season competition for CyberSkipper's Grand Prize . In 2001, the CyberSkipper Stretch Drive starts on September 3rd, and runs throughout the month of September. On each active day of the season, up through September 2nd, when they have a great performance, game players are placed into a special competition group called the Stretch Drive. On September 3rd, entry into this group is closed, and the Stretch Drive begins for the players who have qualified.
Every player starts the Stretch Drive competition with a score of zero.
If you win the Stretch Drive in a season-long team game, you earn a place in the special Post Season Championship Playoff for a chance at the CyberSkipper Grand Prize. You can only qualify once in each season-long team game. Top 10 in Contest Score in the top ten in any one of the bi-weekly contests run by CyberSkipper before September 2nd. You can only qualify once for the Stretch Drive in each season-long team game. Additional good performances earn you more Prize Points , but they do not earn you new entries in the Stretch Drive.