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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 40 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 40 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 9

Total pts._________________ Driver
316 doug-ep**____________ Dale Earnhardt Jr.
311 newper***____________Kyle Busch
289 Terry's Peeps__________*Joey Logano
286 Urlacher's missing neck*_ NP-Chase Elliott
284 chaspopcapp*_________*Carl Edwards
278 Secret Squirrel**_______*Kevin Harvick
272 RFDC_________________*Brad Keselowski
270 pittmike______________*Jimmie Johnson
257 Gloopan Kuratz_________*Martin Truex Jr.
256 Hussra_______________Clint Bowyer
252 Peoria Matt___________*Matt Kenseth
241 Apologist_____________NP-Austin Dillon
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236 Furious Styles__________NP-Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
214 donspiracy____________ Kyle Larson
205 Hatchetman___________*Denny Hamlin
204 Scorehead____________NP-Paul Menard
201 Matt Murton's Beard___NP-Kasey Kahne
199 Hank Scorpio__________NP-Trevor Bayne
198 sjboyd0137___________NP-Ty Dillon
197 K Effective____________Ryan Newman
160 Free Ajent____________NP-Greg Biffle
145 jimmypasta___________*Aric Almirola
134 nwfisch_______________NP-Kurt Busch
*Dealbreaker Award______

Entry List
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
GEICO 500
Talladega Superspeedway - 5/1/2016

Car# Driver Manu Sponsor Owner OwnerPointsRank Race Attempts
1 1 Jamie McMurray Chevy McDonald's Chip Ganassi Racing 13 9
2 2 Brad Keselowski Ford Miller Lite Team Penske 9 9
3 3 Austin Dillon Chevy Dow - Energy & Water / Intellifresh Richard Childress Racing 12 9
4 4 Kevin Harvick Chevy Busch Fishing Stewart-Haas Racing 2 9
5 5 Kasey Kahne Chevy Farmers Insurance Hendrick Motorsports 14 9
6 6 Trevor Bayne Ford AdvoCare Roush Fenway Racing 18 9
7 7 Regan Smith Chevy Golden Corral Tommy Baldwin Racing 32 9
9 10 Danica Patrick Chevy Aspen Dental Stewart-Haas Racing 26 9
9 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express Joe Gibbs Racing 8 9
10 13 Casey Mears Chevy GEICO Germain Racing 27 9
11 14 Tony Stewart Chevy Bass Pro Shops Stewart-Haas Racing 23 9
12 15 Clint Bowyer Chevy AccuDoc Solutions HScott Motorsports 31 9
13 16 Greg Biffle Ford Ford EcoBoost Roush Fenway Racing 24 9
14 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford Fifth Third Bank Roush Fenway Racing 19 9
15 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Skittles Marvel Joe Gibbs Racing 4 9
16 19 Carl Edwards Toyota ARRIS Joe Gibbs Racing 1 9
17 20 Matt Kenseth Toyota Dollar General Joe Gibbs Racing 15 9
18 21* Ryan Blaney # Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Wood Brothers Racing 20 9
19 22 Joey Logano Ford Shell Pennzoil Team Penske 5 9
20 23 David Ragan Toyota Schluter Systems BK Racing 33 9
21 24 Chase Elliott # Chevy NAPA Auto Parts Hendrick Motorsports 11 9
22 27 Paul Menard Chevy Moen / Menards Richard Childress Racing 21 9
23 30* Josh Wise Chevy Curtis Key Plumbing The Motorsports Group 39 9
24 31 Ryan Newman Chevy Caterpillar Richard Childress Racing 16 9
25 32 Bobby Labonte Ford Rimrock Devlin GO FAS Racing 38 9
26 34 Chris Buescher # Ford Love’s Travel Stops / CSX-Play it Safe Front Row Motorsports 35 9
27 35* David Gilliland Ford Shaw's Southern Belle Seafood Front Row Motorsports 44 1
28 38 Landon Cassill Ford FR8Auctions Front Row Motorsports 28 9
29 41 Kurt Busch Chevy Monster Energy Stewart-Haas Racing 6 9
30 42 Kyle Larson Chevy Target Chip Ganassi Racing 22 9
31 43 Aric Almirola Ford Fresh From Florida Richard Petty Motorsports 25 9
32 44 Brian Scott # Ford Twisted Tea Richard Petty Motorsports 30 9
33 46 Michael Annett Chevy Pilot Flying J HScott Motorsports 36 9
34 47 A.J. Allmendinger Chevy Kroger / Hungry Jack / Crisco JTG Daugherty Racing 17 9
35 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy Lowe's Hendrick Motorsports 3 9
36 55* Michael Waltrip Toyota Peak & BlueDEF Premium Motorsports 41 4
37 78 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota Bass Pro Shops / TRACKER Boats Furniture Row Racing 10 9
38 83 Matt Dibenedetto Toyota Dustless Blasting BK Racing 29 9
39 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy Nationwide Hendrick Motorsports 7 9
40 95 Michael McDowell Chevy Thrivent Financial Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing 34 9
41 98* Cole Whitt Toyota RticCoolers.com Premium Motorsports 37 9

# Simoco Rookie of the Year candidate

(i) = driver not running for 2016 Sprint Cup Series Championship Drivers Points

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CSFMB: Home of the small minded

kyle busch

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

Junior

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Elections have consequences.

Dale Jr.

Clint Bowyer

2nd pick JJ

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Elections have consequences.

Happy Harvick

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1. Mario
2. Peach
3. Bowser

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Same sex, different habits - who gives a fucking shit
This won't make the species unfurl

Rowdy

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Logano

Harvick

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Logano

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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?"

Dale Jr.

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@audioidkid

2nd pick Truex jr.

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2nd pick, Kevin Harvick.

2nd pick keselowski

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Kyle Larson

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CSFMB: Home of the small minded

hamlin

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

1) 17 20 Matt Kenseth Toyota Dollar General Joe Gibbs Racing 15 9


2)31 43 Aric Almirola Ford Fresh From Florida Richard Petty Motorsports 25 9

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

Kyle Busch

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

Kenseth

2nd Pick - Logano

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Edwards

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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?"

Newman

Sadly, there will be no RaceLog or rain delay theatre. I will be in attendance of the 2016, 2017, and 2018 World Series Champion Chicago Cubs.

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CSFMB: Home of the small minded

After 32 laps, Chase Elliott is leading the field. Kenseth, Hamlin, Truex thereafter. 30 cars running at this point within 2 seconds of the leader.

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

Drivers starting to pit on lap 37. New rule this week is that all tires need 5 tightened lugnuts - we'll see the effect on pit times.

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

Trouble for Danica!! Pit road collision.

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

Kyle Busch leading after pit stops, Truex, Kenseth, Hamlin next. Elliott doesn't have a drafting partner and is falling back.

Busch with a windshield tearoff blocking the lower half of the front of the car -- might cause some overheating issues.

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

First group has about 20 cars in it; next group 7 seconds or so back with 8 cars or so. Stewart about to be lapped. Kyle was able to use the passing air to get the debris off.

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas