Yes, the three Chase drivers not assigned to a player are available for picking.
Ryan Newman
Paul Menard
Clint Bowyer

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Everybody pick a driver each week. Nobody picks the same driver, picking is first come first served. The thread will be posted weekly. By rule, I get to pick Kasey Kahne each week if I am so compelled. Tally up the points of the driver yous pick each week and reset the field after the Richmond race. This will be a 26 week play-in to the Chase For The Cup.
This means there will only be 43 spots available in this contest. SO SIGN UP EARLY AND OFTEN(you mults yous).

Then, starting with the first Chase race at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, the Top 12 posters shall be assigned to the driver corresponding in the SPRINT CUP standings. They keep this driver for the duration of the Chase. The chosen 12 will also get to pick a driver out of the Chase to make things more interesting. And rack up the points for the championship.

Confused? Good. Reward? Yes. A prize of undetermined greatness will be given out after the season.

1. If you pick someone and one of the players ahead of you in the standings want that driver, you have to pick another driver. This will go on for the rest of the season, just like NASCAR. If you don't pick another driver by the drop of the green flag you will be assigned the best available driver based on qualifying. A poster can only have their pick bumped ONCE per week. Your second pick will be protected from getting bumped a second time. Unless someone uses a Dealbreaker award on you.

*Dealbreaker award
This rule has been added to let someone who picks a race winner to be given a Dealbreaker award. It would let the poster either pick bump anyone(except the leader) ahead of them in the standings or take somebodys second pick. It can be saved and used at anytime during the regular season, even right before the drop of the green flag. The Dealbreaker award is a regular season gimmick and none will be given during the playoff season. The awards can transfer to the playoffs, but all deals must be complete by the last regular season race Week 26 at Richmond.

Any players who get their pick bumped or somebody goes and uses the Dealbreaker on them, they will be PM'ed in a timely manner as possible. Dealbreaker awards are able to be bought, sold, or bartered. Players don't have to use them every week or ever use them at all and sell them to players that would really need it late in the regular season. The Dealbreaker may be dealt for straight cash homie, or you can trade some of your points, or work out something to job a player ahead of you in the standings.

Shenanigans are endorsed and encouraged by the Rules Cabal. All trades, deals, and any other kind of brilliant schemes must be presented in the weekly thread and approved by the Rules Cabal for them to be used that week. The value of the Dealbreaker award has yet to been set. I'll leave that up to those involved in the dealings. And let anyone say a single cross word about the Rules Cabal decisions and watch what happens.

If you pick someone and one of the above mentioned posters want that driver, you have to pick another driver. If you don't pick another driver by the drop of the green flag you will be assigned the best available driver based on qualifying.

PLEASE NOTE:
A Dealbreaker Pick may be taken from you by someone else also using a Dealbreaker. This is called "nuclear option"
driver picking. Yes, this is unfair and everyone may use up their Dealbreakers going after the same driver, in the same week.

2. *** A poster can only have their pick bumped ONCE per week. Your second pick will be protected from getting bumped a second time. ***
3. Up to 43 people will be eligible for the contest during the first 26 races of the season. Once the Chase To The Cup starts, only the top 12 will advance to the playoffs.
4. You can sign up and never make a pick, you'll be assigned the best available driver based on qualifying that week.
5. Failure to abide by these rules will be dealt with the most harsh and unfair of judgements by the NASCAR Pick 'em rules cabal, err, committee.

Overall Standings
After Week 26

Total pts.______________ ChaseDriver__________Non-Chase Driver
12 Scorehead******______Jimmie Johnson______Kasey Kahne
12 Gloopan Kuratz****____Kyle Busch__________Greg Biffle
12 Hawg Ass**___________Matt Kenseth_______Paul Menard
9 chaspopcapp*_________Joey Logano_________Tony Stewart
6 Urlacher's missing neck*__Kevin Harvick________Ryan Newman
6 spanky*____________Dale Earnhardt Jr._______*Clint Bowyer
6 newper**____________Kurt Busch____________Justin Allgaier
6 Matt Murton's Beard**__Carl Edwards_________*Kyle Larson
3 doug-ep______________Brad Keselowski_______Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
3 K Effective*___________Martin Truex Jr._______Danica Patrick
3 Peoria Matt**__________Denny Hamlin________Aric Almirola
0 Hatchetman****_______Jamie Mcmurray______*David Ragan
0 pittmike______________Jeff Gordon___________Austin Dillon
---SILLY SEASON---58th Annual Daytona 500---February 21, 2016---
*Dealbreaker award__________________________*2nd Pick

Yup. There it is. Hatchetman rides Kenseth to Victory Lane and advances to the Chase. Beat me by 10 lousy points. Pittmike defeats Dr. Ken in the LCQ Finals and is the 13th member of the Chase field.

There will be a Special Edition LIVE version for the Chicagoland race, as I will be in attendance. My seats are down in turn one over the last tunnel entrance.

This is how the Chase is going down this year, 13 get in to start. Yes, the three Chase drivers not assigned to a player are available for picking. Ryan Newman, Paul Menard, Clint Bowyer

After the 3rd race, the bottom three in points will be eliminated from title contention. Leaving 10 players left until the 6th race, the bottom three in points will be eliminated. Leaving 7 players left until the last race, when the Top 4 will advance to the final race with everybody’s points reset to zero after each round of eliminations. Yes, this is not exactly like how Nascar is doing it, but close enough for the Rules Cabal. Have at it boys!!!!

Entry List
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
myAFibRisk.com 400
Chicagoland Speedway - 9/20/2015

Car# Driver Manu Sponsor Owner OwnerPointsRank Race Attempts
1 1 Jamie McMurray Chevy McDonald's / Cessna Felix Sabates 12 26
2 2 Brad Keselowski (PC3) Ford Miller Lite Roger Penske 9 26
3 3 Austin Dillon Chevy American Ethanol Richard Childress 21 26
4 4 Kevin Harvick (PC1) Chevy Jimmy John's Tony Stewart 5 26
5 5 Kasey Kahne Chevy Great Clips Linda Hendrick 18 26
6 6 Trevor Bayne Ford AdvoCare John Henry 28 26
7 7 Alex Bowman Chevy Jewel-Osco Tommy Baldwin 35 26
8 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Ford SlimFast / Natrol Vitamins Richard Petty 26 26
9 10 Danica Patrick Chevy Aspen Dental Tony Stewart 24 26
10 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Ground J.D. Gibbs 11 26
11 13 Casey Mears Chevy GEICO Bob Germain 23 26
12 14 Tony Stewart (PC4) Chevy Mobil 1 / Bass Pro Shops Margaret Haas 25 26
13 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota Peak Antifreeze Rob Kauffman 16 26
14 16 Greg Biffle Ford Saftey Kleen Jack Roush 20 26
15 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford Fastenal John Henry 29 26
16 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's Crispy Joe Gibbs 2 26
17 19 Carl Edwards Toyota Stanley J D Gibbs 8 26
18 20 Matt Kenseth (PC6) Toyota Dollar General Joe Gibbs 3 26
19 21 Ryan Blaney(i) Ford SKF Glen Wood 42 13
20 22 Joey Logano Ford Shell Pennzoil Walter Czarnecki 4 26
21 23 Jeb Burton # Toyota Estes / Draft Kings Ron Devine 39 26
22 24 Jeff Gordon (PC7) Chevy Axalta Rick Hendrick 13 26
23 26 J.J. Yeley(i) Toyota Dr Pepper Anthony Marlowe 44 26
24 27 Paul Menard Chevy Pittsburgh Paints / Menards Richard Childress 15 26
25 30 Travis Kvapil (i) Chevy Curtis Key Plumbing Curtis Key Sr. 49 11
26 31 Ryan Newman Chevy Caterpillar Richard Childress 14 26
27 32 Josh Wise Ford BeerFrost.com Archie St Hilaire 41 26
28 33 Brian Scott(i) Chevy TBA Joe Falk 37 26
29 34 Brett Moffitt # Ford CSX Play It Safe Jerry Freeze 34 26
30 35 Cole Whitt Ford MDS Bob Jenkins 31 26
31 38 David Gilliland Ford Love's Travel Stops / Children's Miracle Network Brad Jenkins 32 26
32 40 Landon Cassill(i) Chevy CRC Knock'er Loose Mike Hillman 34 26
33 41 Kurt Busch (PC5) Chevy Haas Automation Gene Haas 7 26
34 42 Kyle Larson Chevy Clorox Chip Ganassi 19 26
35 43 Aric Almirola Ford Eckrich Richard Petty 17 26
36 46 Michael Annett Chevy Allstate Peterbilt Group Harry Scott Jr. 38 26
37 47 A.J. Allmendinger Chevy Food 4 Less / Scott Products Tad Geschickter 22 26
38 48 Jimmie Johnson (PC2) Chevy Lowe's Jeff Gordon 1 26
39 51 Justin Allgaier Chevy Brandt Harry Scott Jr. 30 26
40 55 David Ragan Toyota Aaron's Partners of the Year Michael Waltrip 27 26
41 62 Timmy Hill(i) Chevy Premium Motorsports Jay Robinson 46 26
42 78 Martin Truex Jr. Chevy Furniture Row / Visser Precision Barney Visser 10 26
43 83 Matt Dibenedetto # Toyota Cosmo Motors Ron Devine 36 26
44 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy Diet Mountain Dew Rick Hendrick 6 26
45 95 Michael McDowell Ford WRL General Contractors Bob Leavine 43 15
46 98 Reed Sorenson Ford Premium Motorsports Mike Curb 40 26

PC1 = is the first past champion eligible, PC2 is the 2nd...and so on if more

# Simoco Rookie of the Year candidate

(i) = driver not running for Sprint Cup Series Championship Drivers Points

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Newman

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That's my purse! I don't know you!

bowyer bitches!!!

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Almirola

Menard

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Kahne, am I doing this right?

Yes. Good luck.

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Kahner.

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We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

Larson

smoke

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

Dillon

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Elections have consequences.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

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@audioidkid

Menard

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2018
#ExtendLafleur
10 More Wins

Biffle

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That'll do pig.....


Bowyer 2nd Pick

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I am sorry, I didnt realize you had picked him.

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2018
#ExtendLafleur
10 More Wins

ragan

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Danica

Justin Allgaier -- he won't finish 27th for a 3rd time in a row.

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I am at the race, parade laps underway.

No way a proper RaceLog is happening today.

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Green flag!!!

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Denny Hamlin wins!

Nobody saw that coming!!

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Wow.

Wow are they kissing JJ ass on the post race show. Saying he was no way at fault in the Harvick situation.

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

They're right.

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Jimmie did nothing wrong.
Logano was pushing him on that restart, hard, and he would have rammed Harvick from behind so he ducked down on the apron to avoid that. He had to get back on the track or there would have been a 20 car pile-up as a result. Harvick wasn't letting him back on.

Jump to post-race: JJ goes to Harvick's RV to explain (right thing to do), all alone. The only other people there are are Harvick's business manager and Delana. Both of them are shocked that Harvick punches JJ in the chest and then they have to restrain Harvick repeatedly.

Harvick again re-establishes himself as the biggest bully punk on the circuit.
Just like last year, and the year before, and.....

The biggest thing I'm puling for is that he does not win one of he next 2 races.

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Overall Standings
After Week 27

Total pts.______________ Fin.-Pts. ChaseDriver__________Non-Chase Driver
87 Matt Murton's Beard**__2nd-43 Carl Edwards_________7th-38 Kyle Larson
84 Peoria Matt**__________1st-47 Denny Hamlin________10th-34 Aric Almirola
79 Hawg Ass**___________5th-40 Matt Kenseth_______17th-27 Paul Menard
72 Gloopan Kuratz****____9th-37 Kyle Busch__________21st-23 Greg Biffle
69 newper**____________3rd-42 Kurt Busch____________23rd-21 Justin Allgaier
67 chaspopcapp*_________6th-39 Joey Logano_________25th-19 Tony Stewart
65 Scorehead******______11th-33 Jimmie Johnson______24th-20 Kasey Kahne
65 doug-ep______________8th-36 Brad Keselowski_______18th-26 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
63 spanky*____________12th-32 Dale Earnhardt Jr._______19th-25 Clint Bowyer
57 Hatchetman****_______16th-28 Jamie Mcmurray______15th-29 David Ragan
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53 K Effective*___________13th-32 Martin Truex Jr._______26th-18 Danica Patrick
48 Urlacher's missing neck*__42nd-2 Kevin Harvick________4th-40 Ryan Newman
32 pittmike______________14th-31 Jeff Gordon___________43rd-1Austin Dillon
---SILLY SEASON---58th Annual Daytona 500---February 21, 2016---
*Dealbreaker award__________________________

Matt Murton’s Beard gets two drivers in the Top 10 and rockets to the top of the leaderboard. Two more races until the bottom three in points are eliminated from Championship contention. Sunday’s race from New Hampshire may also be missing a RaceLog since I will be in attendance of the Cubs game that evening.

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