LIVE COVERAGE
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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 Jeff Burton each week if I am so compelled. The newly released off probation and racelog co-host Keeping Score gets to pick Joe Nemechek every week. 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.
2. Driver picking priority will be based off of the weekly standings. Enforcement of rule #1 is ironclad and absolute, unless I feel otherwise or my belly is filled with party liquor. Whichever occurs first.
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 21
Total Pts. Player _____________Driver
831 Boilermaker Rick****** ____Jimmie Johnson
---------------------------------------------------718 RFDC** _________________Tony Stewart
717 Dr. Ken**** _____________Marcos Ambrose
713 Free Ajent** ____________NP-Ryan Newman
707 Urlacher's missing neck*** _Jeff Gordon
703 Terry's Peeps** _________Kyle Busch
693 Scorehead** ____________Juan Montoya
681 newper** ________________Dale Earnhardt Jr.
647 Hawg Ass _______________Denny Hamlin
637 Gloopan Kuratz ___________Kevin Harvick
627 spanky* ________________*NP-Brad Keselowski
624 chaspoppcap* ____________Carl Edwards
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583 donspiracy ______________Sam Hornish Jr.
581 mcbrides ________________Boris Said
579 Hatchetman* ____________Kurt Busch
571 SHARK __________________Martin Truex Jr.
562 doug-ep ________________*Matt Kenseth
556 City Of Fools ____________NP-Jamie Mcmurray
547 sjboyd0137 ______________NP-Michael Mcdowell
542 Peoria Matt* ____________*Clint Bowyer
522 Apologist ________________*Kasey Kahne
500 Keeping Score ___________NP-Regan Smith
490 K Effective _____________NP-Joey Logano
476 jimmypasta ______________NP-Greg Biffle
*Dealbreaker award ___________*2ndPick NP-NoPick
5 races until the Chase. Nascar's greatest asset, Boilermaker Rick, has clinched the first playoff spot. 230 points is the max points range. It will be another two races until jimmypasta and then those above him start being officially eliminated from making the playoffs. A few more may clinch before we get to send some players off to silly season.
RACE LINEUP
Finger Lakes 335 at the Glen | Watkins Glen International
August 12, 2012 | Race 22 of 36 POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 127.020 69.438 Leader
2 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 126.928 69.488 -0.050
3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's Cortez Silver 126.925 69.490 -0.052
4 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite 126.626 69.654 -0.216
5 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford Stanley 126.524 69.710 -0.272
6 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet U.S. Army 126.312 69.827 -0.389
7 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Mobil 1 126.150 69.917 -0.479
8 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 5-hour Energy 126.061 69.966 -0.528
9 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 126.049 69.973 -0.535
10 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet McDonald's 125.959 70.023 -0.585
11 98 Michael McDowell Ford TRAQM.com 125.713 70.160 -0.722
12 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Drive to End Hunger 125.643 70.199 -0.761
13 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row / Farm American 125.612 70.216 -0.778
14 20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot 125.518 70.269 -0.831
15 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 125.516 70.270 -0.832
16 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew 125.500 70.279 -0.841
17 22 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Shell / Pennzoil 125.420 70.324 -0.886
18 99 Carl Edwards Ford Fastenal 125.409 70.330 -0.892
19 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Budweiser 125.389 70.341 -0.903
20 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet Farmers Insurance 125.339 70.369 -0.931
21 195 Scott Speed Ford TWD 125.334 70.372 -0.934
22 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet Menards / Rheem 125.199 70.448 -1.010
23 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Freight 125.080 70.515 -1.077
24 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Ford EcoBoost 124.917 70.607 -1.169
25 32 Boris Said Ford HendrickCars.com 124.791 70.678 -1.240
26 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota Miller Welders / Freightliner 124.715 70.721 -1.283
27 51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet Phoenix Construction Services 124.455 70.869 -1.431
28 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 124.208 71.010 -1.572
29 43 Aric Almirola Ford Smithfield 124.187 71.022 -1.584
30 13 Casey Mears Ford GEICO 124.131 71.054 -1.616
31 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Tommy Baldwin Racing 124.108 71.067 -1.629
32 34 David Ragan Ford Scorpion Coatings / Al's Liners 123.868 71.205 -1.767
33 55 Brian Vickers Toyota My Classic Garage 123.710 71.296 -1.858
34 38 David Gilliland Ford ModSpace 123.576 71.373 -1.935
35 83 Landon Cassill Toyota Burger King / Dr Pepper 123.471 71.434 -1.996
36 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota Genny Light / AM-FM Energy 123.436 71.454 -2.016
37 10 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Tommy Baldwin Racing 123.270 71.550 -2.112
38 26 Josh Wise* Ford MDS Transport 122.531 71.982 -2.544
39 33 Stephen Leicht* Chevrolet Little Joes Autos.com 122.335 72.097 -2.659
40 119 Chris Cook Toyota Plinker Tactical 118.879 74.193 -4.755
41 249 Jason Leffler Toyota America Israel Racing 118.742 74.279 -4.841
42 93 Travis Kvapil+ Toyota Burger King / Dr Pepper - - -
43 30 Patrick Long Toyota Inception Motorsports 117.551 75.031 -5.593
+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie
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