JOLIET, Ill. — Jon Edwards, Jeff Gordon’s public relations representative, joined the Fantasy Chase as a last-minute addition Friday at Chicagoland Speedway.
The Fantasy Chase is made of up 261 players — now 262 — who won at least one race in the 26-race regular season, which concluded last weekend at Richmond International Raceway. Edwards did not participate during the regular season, but league commissioner Jeff Gluck said Edwards was an avid fantasy player who deserves to have an opportunity.
“I should have invited Jon at the beginning of the season, but I overlooked him,” Gluck said. “I’m adding Jon because I have the authority to do that and it’s the right thing to do.”
Edwards has been Gordon’s PR rep since 2000. He is in charge of several fantasy leagues across a variety of sports, including football, soccer and Formula One.
“I’m excited to have this invitation extended,” Edwards said.
Gluck said only 139 of the eligible players had submitted their entries as of Friday afternoon, which he called “stupid.”
“I mean, hello?” he said. “People waited all year for the Fantasy Chase to start, and now it’s here and half the people haven’t signed up yet! Do people realize the deadline is Saturday at midnight Eastern time?”
The deadline to submit picks is Saturday at midnight Eastern time.
For those who need to brush up on the rules, they can be found here. To submit your picks (winners only), the form can be found here. (UPDATE: As of midnight Sept 14, the entries are now closed.)