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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 17 of 26

Total pts.________________ Driver
611 Scorehead*___________Jimmie Johnson
592 RFDC***_____________Dale Earnhardt Jr.
558 NearWSHussra*_______Tony Stewart
555 newper**____________Brad Keselowski
554 Gloopan Kuratz**______ Kevin Harvick
531 doug-ep***___________Carl Edwards
520 Hawg Ass***__________Paul Menard
506 donspiracy____________Kyle Larson
499 Peoria Matt***________Matt Kenseth
495 K Effective*____________Jeff Gordon
498 City Of Fools*_________NP-Reed Sorenson
488 chaspopcapp**________Joey Logano
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471 spanky**_____________*Kasey Kahne
466 sjboyd0137___________NP-Landon Cassill
449 Urlacher's missing neck*_NP-Bobby Labonte
438 Dr. Ken*______________NP-David Ragan
435 Hatchetman*__________*David Gilliland
411 jimmypasta___________NP-Greg Biffle
396 Hank Scorpio*_________NP-Aric Almirola
382 Apologist_____________Jamie Mcmurray
*Dealbreaker award _______*2nd Pick NP-No Pick

Starting Lineup
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Coke Zero 400
Daytona International Speedway - 7/5/2014
Last Update: 7/3/2014 11:40:00 AM
Provided by NASCAR Public Relations Statistics

Starting
Position Car# Driver SponsorManu QualifyingSpeed(mph) QualifyingTime(secs)
1 38 David Gilliland Love's Travel Stops Ford 199.322 45.153
2 36 Reed Sorenson Golden Corral Chevy 199.221 45.176
3 40 Landon Cassill(i) Newtown Building Supplies Chevy 199.194 45.182
4 33 Bobby Labonte (PC7) Thunder Coal Chevy 198.970 45.233
5 48 Jimmie Johnson (PC1) Lowe's Patriotic Chevy 198.790 45.274
6 20 Matt Kenseth (PC5) Home Depot Husky Toyota 198.776 45.277
7 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard Chevy 198.697 45.295
8 34 David Ragan Farm Rich Ford 198.684 45.298
9 24 Jeff Gordon (PC6) Pepsi Real Sugar Chevy 198.662 45.303
10 16 Greg Biffle 3M Stars & Stripes Ford 198.575 45.323
11 99 Carl Edwards Subway Ford 198.531 45.333
12 14 Tony Stewart (PC3) Bass Pro Shops/Ducks Unlimited Chevy 198.474 45.346
13 4 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Folds of Honor Chevy 198.470 45.347
14 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevy 198.373 45.369
15 43 Aric Almirola United States Air Force Ford 198.234 45.401
16 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Cargill/Winn-Dixie Ford 198.229 45.402
17 26 Cole Whitt # Al's Liner/Scorpion Window Film Toyota 198.116 45.428
18 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt/Wounded Warrior Project Ford 198.103 45.431
19 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Chevy 198.068 45.439
20 31 Ryan Newman WIX Filters Chevy 198.059 45.441
21 27 Paul Menard Splash/Menards Chevy 198.055 45.442
22 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevy 198.042 45.445
23 3 Austin Dillon # Bass Pro Shops/NRA Museum Chevy 198.033 45.447
24 47 AJ Allmendinger Scott Products Chevy 198.015 45.451
25 21 Trevor Bayne(i) Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 197.994 45.456
26 2 Brad Keselowski (PC2) Alliance Truck Parts Ford 197.850 45.489
27 95 Michael McDowell JPO Absorbents Ford 197.820 45.496
28 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 197.741 45.514
29 10 Danica Patrick Florida Lottery/GoDaddy Chevy 197.724 45.518
30 55 Brian Vickers Aaron's/FSU National Championship Toyota 197.364 45.601
31 51 Justin Allgaier # AccuDoc Solutions Chevy 197.273 45.622
32 7 Michael Annett # Pilot/Flying J Chevy 197.217 45.635
33 98 Josh Wise Curb Records/Lee Brice Ford 197.152 45.650
34 15 Clint Bowyer RK Motors Charlotte Toyota 196.975 45.691
35 42 Kyle Larson # Target Chevy 196.691 45.757
36 1 Jamie McMurray Cessna Chevy 196.661 45.764
37-OP 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 196.070 45.902
38-OP 32 Terry Labonte (PC8) C&J Energy Services Ford 195.980 45.923
39-OP 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota 195.972 45.925
40-OP 41 Kurt Busch (PC4) Haas Automation Chevy 195.776 45.971
41-OP 66 Michael Waltrip RoyalTeakCollection.com Toyota 195.763 45.974
42-OP 83 Ryan Truex # VooDooBBQ/ArmedForcesMotorsports Toyota 195.372 46.066
43-OP 23 Alex Bowman # Dr. Pepper Toyota 193.183 46.588
DNQ 29 Joe Nemechek (i) ToyotaCare Toyota 195.763 45.974

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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Dale Jr

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
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Kenseth

Switching to Tony Stewart.

JMac

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

Jimmie Johnson

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gordy

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Jimmie Johnson

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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

Brad Keselowski -- Glad he'll have a Coke bottle this time -- hopefully plastic.

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sorry, hatch

Happy Harvick

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am i allowed to throw down my dealbreaker or is there another loophole?

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

2nd pick Kahne

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You can use your deal breaker on anybody but the leader, but your pick can be stolen by somebody else using their dealbreaker.

How about just wait until right before the race to use it.

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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?"

Kyle Larson

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Tony Stewart. Fucking Busch is starting in Cleveland.

Menard

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2018
#ExtendLafleur
10 More Wins

Sadly. There will not be a Racelog tonight. I am attending a friends wedding. Feel comfort in knowing the TNT coverage is almost over

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gilliland

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race postponed til tomorrow

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Carl Edwards

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@audioidkid

I switched out Kyle Busch for Tony Stewart, turn on TNT to see Tony Stewart being interviewed and Busch running top 10.

Stenhouse is an idiot.

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If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.

Overall Standings
After Week 18 of 26

Total pts.________________ Fin.-Pts. Driver
622 RFDC***_____________14th-30 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
613 Scorehead*___________42nd-2 Jimmie Johnson
563 NearWSHussra*_______40th-5 Tony Stewart
581 newper**____________18th-26 Brad Keselowski
559 Gloopan Kuratz**______ 39th-5 Kevin Harvick
548 Hawg Ass***__________16th-28 Paul Menard
538 doug-ep***___________37th-7 Carl Edwards
528 K Effective*____________12th-33 Jeff Gordon
524 Peoria Matt***________20th-25 Matt Kenseth
515 chaspopcapp**________17th-27 Joey Logano
514 donspiracy____________36th-8 Kyle Larson
510 City Of Fools*_________33rd-12 Reed Sorenson
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488 spanky**_____________27th-17 Kasey Kahne
479 sjboyd0137___________31st-13 Landon Cassill
467 Urlacher's missing neck*_26th-18 Bobby Labonte
461 Dr. Ken*______________22nd-23 David Ragan
445 Hatchetman*__________35th-10 David Gilliland
443 Hank Scorpio**________1st-47 Aric Almirola
427 jimmypasta___________29th-16 Greg Biffle
397 Apologist_____________30th-15 Jamie Mcmurray
*Dealbreaker award _______

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