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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.

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. After the fifth race of the season driver picking priority will be based off of the 2014 standings. *** 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 14 of 26

Total pts.________________ Driver
508 Scorehead**__________Matt Kenseth
497 NearWSHussra*_______Tony Stewart
476 RFDC***_____________Kevin Harvick
449 donspiracy____________Kyle Larson
448 newper**____________Jeff Gordon
432 Gloopan Kuratz*_______*Brad Keselowski
429 doug-ep***___________Carl Edwards
406 Hawg Ass***__________Dale Earnhardt Jr.
402 Peoria Matt***________Joey Logano
396 Urlacher's missing neck*_*NP-Aric Almirola
383 spanky**_____________Juan Montoya
377 K Effective____________NP-Jimmie Johnson
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376 City Of Fools*_________NP-Paul Menard
376 Hatchetman*__________*Greg Biffle
372 sjboyd0137___________NP-Kurt Busch
371 Hank Scorpio*_________NP-Brian Vickers
361 chaspopcapp*_________Kasey Kahne
356 Dr. Ken*______________NP-Jamie McMurray
340 jimmypasta___________NP-Kyle Busch
323 Apologist_____________Clint Bowyer
*Dealbreaker award _______*2nd Pick NP-NoPick


Starting Lineup
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Quicken Loans 400
Michigan International Speedway - 6/15/2014
Provided by NASCAR Public Relations Statistics
Starting
Position Car# Driver SponsorManu QualifyingSpeed(mph) QualifyingTime(secs)
1 4 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevy 204.557 35.198
2 24 Jeff Gordon (PC6) Drive to End Hunger Chevy 203.776 35.333
3 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard/Superman Chevy 203.729 35.341
4 43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 203.200 35.433
5 27 Paul Menard Pittsburgh Paints/Menards Chevy 203.040 35.461
6 2 Brad Keselowski (PC2) Miller Lite Ford 202.908 35.484
7 48 Jimmie Johnson (PC1) Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Chevy 202.401 35.573
8 41 Kurt Busch (PC4) Haas Automation Chevy 202.043 35.636
9 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 202.032 35.638
10 55 Brian Vickers Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 201.331 35.762
11 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald's Chevy 200.490 35.912
12 42 Kyle Larson # Target Chevy 201.117 35.800
13 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevy 200.876 35.843
14 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Toyota 200.842 35.849
15 15 Clint Bowyer 5-Hour Energy Toyota 200.831 35.851
16 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Chevy 200.820 35.853
17 51 Justin Allgaier # CSS USA Airflow Systems Chevy 200.730 35.869
18 16 Greg Biffle 3M Military Salute Ford 200.518 35.907
19 3 Austin Dillon # Dow Chevy 200.457 35.918
20 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt Ford 200.128 35.977
21 20 Matt Kenseth (PC5) Dollar General Toyota 199.967 36.006
22 99 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford 199.534 36.084
23 21 Trevor Bayne(i) Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire Ford 199.518 36.087
24 31 Ryan Newman Quicken Loans Chevy 199.165 36.151
25 47 AJ Allmendinger Charter Chevy 200.837 35.850
26 14 Tony Stewart (PC3) Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevy 200.457 35.918
27 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevy 200.451 35.919
28 12 Juan Pablo Montoya SKF Ford 200.217 35.961
29 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 199.933 36.012
30 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. EcoPower Oil Ford 199.750 36.045
31 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevy 199.617 36.069
32 38 David Gilliland Long John Silver's Ford 198.593 36.255
33 34 David Ragan Taco Bell Ford 198.571 36.259
34 66 Brett Moffitt Toyota Let's Go Places Toyota 198.347 36.300
35 44 JJ Yeley(i) All City Leasing & Warehousing Chevy 197.900 36.382
36 33 David Stremme Little Joe's Auto Chevy 197.666 36.425
37-OP 7 Michael Annett # Pilot Flying J Chevy 197.390 36.476
38-OP 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevy 196.969 36.554
39-OP 40 Landon Cassill(i) CRC Brakleen Chevy 196.566 36.629
40-OP 36 Reed Sorenson Theme Park Connection Chevy 196.266 36.685
41-OP 23 Alex Bowman # Dr.Pepper Toyota 195.434 36.841
42-OP 26 Cole Whitt # Speed Stick Gear Toyota 195.127 36.899
43-OP 32 Travis Kvapil Keenparts.com/Corvetteparts.net Ford 194.963 36.930
44-DNQ 83 Ryan Truex # Burger King Toyota 196.931 36.561
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 2014 Sprint Cup Series Championship Drivers Points

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kenseth

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

Jeff Gordon

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

Jr.

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Happy Harvick

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Kenseth.

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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

Logano

biffle

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Carl Edwards

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@audioidkid

Khane

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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?"

Bad Brad

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

Montoya

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Tony Stewart

Dale Jr. took off from the airport this morning and forgot he was supposed to give Ryan Newman a ride to Michigan.

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Bowyer

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1926-1931-1934-1942-1944-1946-1964-1967-1982-2006-2011

Kevin Harvick

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

2nd pick keselowski

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Kyle Larson

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Thank god the TNT part of the schedule is only six races. I wonder how many ads the can fit on the screen at one time this week.

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Looks like UMN is getting Aric Almirola if he doesn't make in pick in about 30 seconds. Parade laps are underway.

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Green flag!

Harvick and Gordon lead them off!!

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Caution!

On lap one. Can we blame JP McCrashy for this one anyway??

Vickers spins around in turn 3 gets hit hard by Travis Kvapil down by the pit road entrance.

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Green flag!! Take 2!!

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Caution!! Again... Kyle Larson and Kasey Kahne spinning on the backstretch.

What in the wide wide world of sports is going on here???

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Green flag Take 3! Still Harvick and Gordon up front.

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Up to Lap 15 of 200.

The field actually made it around the track without crashing. Congrats drivers!!

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Lead change! Gordon passes Harvick at Lap 20. 3rd place Logano 3 seconds back.

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Lap 40 of 200.

Green flag stops underway. Leader Gordon was already passing 30th place driver before the stops.

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Lap 45. Kese last guy to pit. Gordon back to the lead. Another commercial?? Are they trying to get me to tune out?

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