Well, it's good to be back. Special thank you to Speeps for filling in last week. Worst hangover ever left me in a mess for a few days while on the road. Made it back safely
16 players!? Win and advance?!? A new title sponsor?? Why the hell not???
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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 30
Total pts._________________ Chase Driver_____2nd Driver
250 Secret Squirrel***_______Brad Keselowski___ Ryan Newman
236 Gloopan Kuratz*_________Martin Truex Jr_____Alex Bowman
229 Terry's Peeps__________ Joey Logano________Kasey Kahne
225 Urlacher's missing neck*_ Kyle Busch________AJ Allmendinger
220
Apologist*____________ Jimmie Johnson_____NP-Paul Menard
218 RFDC**______________Matt Kenseth________Ryan Blaney
212 Peoria Matt*__________ Carl Edwards________NP-Danica Patrick
197 newper****___________ Denny Hamlin_____NP-Greg Biffle
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193 Hussra_______________ Kyle Larson_________NP-Trevor Bayne
181 doug-ep**____________Kurt Busch_________ Clint Bowyer
173 chaspopcapp*________ Kevin Harvick_______NP-Regan Smith
163 pittmike______________ Tony Stewart_______*Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
---SILLY SEASON---59th Annual Daytona 500---February 26, 2017---
151 K Effective____________ Chase Elliott________
130 Hatchetman__________ Jamie McMurray_____
127 donspiracy____________ Austin Dillon_______
113 sjboyd0137___________ Chris Buescher______
*Dealbreaker Award___________________________*2ndPick NP-NoPick
Entry List
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Hollywood Casino 400
Kansas Speedway - 10/16/2016Car# Driver Manu Sponsor Owner OwnerPointsRank Race Attempts
1 1 Jamie McMurray Chevy Cessna Chip Ganassi Racing 15 30
2 2 Brad Keselowski Ford Miller Lite Team Penske 4 30
3 3 Austin Dillon Chevy Dow Coatings Materials Richard Childress Racing 9 30
4 4 Kevin Harvick Chevy Outback Stewart-Haas Racing 12 30
5 5 Kasey Kahne Chevy Farmers Insurance Hendrick Motorsports 17 30
6 6 Trevor Bayne Ford AdvoCare Roush Fenway Racing 23 30
7 7 Regan Smith Chevy Fire Alarm Services, Inc Tommy Baldwin Racing 33 30
8 10 Danica Patrick Chevy Nature's Bakery Stewart-Haas Racing 24 30
9 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express Joe Gibbs Racing 8 30
10 13 Casey Mears Chevy GEICO Germain Racing 29 30
11 14 Tony Stewart Chevy Code 3 Assoc. / Mobil 1 Stewart-Haas Racing 14 30
12 15 Clint Bowyer Chevy 5-hour Energy HScott Motorsports 28 30
13 16 Greg Biffle Ford FordPass Roush Fenway Racing 25 30
14 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford Fastena Roush Fenway Racing 20 30
15 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&Ms Core Joe Gibbs Racing 3 30
16 19 Carl Edwards Toyota XFINITY Joe Gibbs Racing 6 30
17 20 Matt Kenseth Toyota DeWalt Joe Gibbs Racing 2 30
18 21* Ryan Blaney # Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Wood Brothers Racing 21 30
19 22 Joey Logano Ford Shell Pennzoil Team Penske 11 30
20 23 David Ragan Toyota Dr. Pepper BK Racing 32 30
21 24 Chase Elliott # Chevy SunEnergy1 Hendrick Motorsports 10 30
22 27 Paul Menard Chevy FVP / Menards Richard Childress Racing 26 30
23 30* Josh Wise Chevy Curtis Key Plumbing The Motorsports Group 40 30
24 31 Ryan Newman Chevy Caterpillar Richard Childress Racing 18 30
25 32 Joey Gase(i) Ford Midwest Transplant Network GO FAS Racing 38 30
26 34 Chris Buescher # Ford Love's Travel Stops Front Row Motorsports 16 30
27 38 Landon Cassill Ford Snap Fitness Front Row Motorsports 31 30
28 41 Kurt Busch Chevy Monster Energy / Haas Automation Stewart-Haas Racing 5 30
29 42 Kyle Larson Chevy Target Chip Ganassi Racing 13 30
30 43 Aric Almirola Ford Smithfield Richard Petty Motorsports 27 30
31 44 Brian Scott # Ford GoBowling Richard Petty Motorsports 34 30
32 46 Michael Annett Chevy Northland Oil HScott Motorsports 37 30
33 47 A.J. Allmendinger Chevy Dillons JTG Daugherty Racing 22 30
34 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy Lowe's Hendrick Motorsports 1 30
35 55* Cole Whitt Chevy TBD Premium Motorsports 39 25
36 78 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota Bass Pro Shops / TRACKER Boats Furniture Row Racing 7 30
37 83 Matt Dibenedetto Toyota Scorpyd BK Racing 35 30
38 88 Alex Bowman(i) Chevy Nationwide Hendrick Motorsports 19 30
39 95 Michael McDowell Chevy Thrivent Financial Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing 30 30
40 98* Reed Sorenson Chevy Harrahs North Kansas City Premium Motorsports 36 30
# Simoco Rookie of the Year candidate
(i) = driver not running for 2016 Sprint Cup Series Championship Drivers Points