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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 26 of 26

Total pts.________________Chase Driver____Non-Chase Driver
12 Scorehead**__________Brad Keselowski__Matt Kenseth
9 newper**_____________Jeff Gordon______Greg Biffle
9 RFDC****____________Dale Earnhardt Jr. __*Tony Stewart
9 Hawg Ass****_________Jimmie Johnson___Paul Menard
9 Peoria Matt*****______Joey Logano______Ryan Newman
6 Gloopan Kuratz***_____Kevin Harvick_____Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
6 NearWSHussra*_______Carl Edwards______NP-Jamie Mcmurray
3 City Of Fools*_________Kyle Busch________NP-Austin Dillon
3 spanky*_____________Denny Hamlin______Clint Bowyer
3 chaspopcapp**_______ Kurt Busch________Danica Patrick
3 donspiracy____________ Kasey Kahne_____Kyle Larson
3 K Effective*__________Aric Almirola_______Marcos Ambrose
3 Hatchetman__________AJ Allmendinger____Martin Truex Jr.
---SILLY SEASON---57th Annual Daytona 500---February 22, 2015---
*Dealbreaker award ________________________*2nd Pick NP-No Pick

I guess I didn’t miss anything Saturday night. Except a guy climbing on the fence. Kese runs away with the race, giving Peoria Matt his 5th dealbreaker to take into the Chase. Season ending sadfaces for doug, boyd, and especially Dr. Ken, who fell out of the Top 12 to finish 3 points back of K Effective. Hatchetman defeats Hank Scorpio by twooooooooooooo points, 40-38 to win the LCQ tourney!
http://betterbracketmaker.com/#!/50f9d909e3f35

Smiling bouncy’s for spanky, chas, me, and K Effective who all take the last four transfer spots to the playoffs. First Chase race is Sunday afternoon at Chicagoland Sppedway for the MyAFibStory.com 400.

This is how the Chase is going down this year, 13 get in to start. Yes, the three Chase drivers not assigned to a player are available for picking. After the 3rd race, the bottom three in points will be eliminated from title contention. Leaving 10 players left until the 6th race, the bottom three in points will be eliminated. Leaving 7 players left until the last race, when the Top 4 will advance to the final race with everybody’s points reset to zero after each round of eliminations. Yes, this is not exactly like how Nascar is doing it, but close enough for the Rules Cabal. Have at it boys!!!!

Starting Lineup
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
MyAFibStory.com 400
Chicagoland Speedway - 9/14/2014
Last Update: 9/8/2014 10:01:00 AM
Provided by NASCAR Public Relations Statistics

Starting
Position Car# Driver SponsorManu Points / Attempts
1 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Toyota 2014 Owner Points 8th
2 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevy 2014 Owner Points 16th
3 99 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford 2014 Owner Points 7th
4 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford EcoBoost Ford 2014 Owner Points 27th
5 20 Matt Kenseth (PC5) Dollar General Toyota 2014 Owner Points 14th
6 15 Clint Bowyer PEAK Radiator Guarantee Toyota 2014 Owner Points 17th
7 48 Jimmie Johnson (PC1) Lowe's Chevy 2014 Owner Points 4th
8 24 Jeff Gordon (PC6) Drive To End Hunger Chevy 2014 Owner Points 2nd
9 27 Paul Menard Richmond/Menards Chevy 2014 Owner Points 20th
10 42 Kyle Larson # Target Chevy 2014 Owner Points 18th
11 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald's Chevy 2014 Owner Points 19th
12 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John's Chevy 2014 Owner Points 6th
13 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard Chevy 2014 Owner Points 3rd
14 41 Kurt Busch (PC4) Haas Automation Chevy 2014 Owner Points 10th
15 3 Austin Dillon # Dow Chevy 2014 Owner Points 21st
16 55 Brian Vickers Aaron's/Samsung Partner of the Year Toyota 2014 Owner Points 22nd
17 47 A.J. Allmendinger Kingsford Charcoal Chevy 2014 Owner Points 13th
18 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevy 2014 Owner Points 28th
19 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevy 2014 Owner Points 11th
20 16 Greg Biffle ScotchBlue Ford 2014 Owner Points 15th
21 9 Marcos Ambrose Stanley Ford 2014 Owner Points 23rd
22 14 Tony Stewart (PC3) Mobil 1/Bass Pro Shops Chevy 2014 Owner Points 24th
23 43 Aric Almirola Eckrich Ford 2014 Owner Points 12th
24 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 2014 Owner Points 9th
25 2 Brad Keselowski (PC2) Miller Lite Ford 2014 Owner Points 1st
26 51 Justin Allgaier # Brandt Professional Agriculture Chevy 2014 Owner Points 29th
27 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Chevy 2014 Owner Points 26th
28 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 2014 Owner Points 5th
29 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevy 2014 Owner Points 25th
30 38 David Gilliland Love's Travel Stops Ford 2014 Owner Points 30th
31 83 Ryan Truex # Burger King Toyota 2014 Owner Attempts - 26
32 95 Michael McDowell Thrivent Financial Ford 2014 Owner Attempts - 15
33 26 Cole Whitt # Iowa City Capital Partners Toyota 2014 Owner Points 33rd
34 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevy 2014 Owner Points 36th
35 7 Michael Annett # TMC/Allstate Chevy 2014 Owner Points 31st
36 36 Reed Sorenson Chevy 2014 Owner Points 34th
37 23 Alex Bowman # Dr Pepper Toyota 2014 Owner Attempts - 26
38 40 Landon Cassill(i) Snap Fitness Chevy 2014 Owner Points 35th
39 34 David Ragan Dockside Ford 2014 Owner Points 32nd
40 37 Mike Bliss(i) Accell Construction, Inc. Chevy 2014 Owner Attempts - 26
41 66 Joe Nemechek(i) Royal Teak Toyota 2014 Owner Attempts - 26
42 33 Travis Kvapil Little Joe's Autos Chevy 2014 Owner Attempts - 26
43 32 Joey Gase(i) Zimmer Ford 2014 Owner Attempts - 26

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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Matt Kenseth

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

Matt 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

Newman

2nd pick tony stewart

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Menard

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2018
#ExtendLafleur
10 More Wins

Kyle Larson

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Bowyer

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Biffle

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

Ambrose

I know this is going to backfire on me....Danica

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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?"

Stenhouse Jr

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uh, Truex?

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

Welcome race fans!!!

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About an hour until green flag drop. Perfect conditions today at the track in Joliet. Nice and cool today, lots of rubber built up on the track from the Nationwide and truck race yesterday. Expect the high line to come in if it isn't fast from the beginning of the race.

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They just did an infographic, canned segment trying to explain Chase 4.0. I think I am more confused than before I watched it.

Win and advance!!!! Just say that!!

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Jim Cornelison with a rousing rendition of the National Anthem. Some very confused looks on the reaction shots of the drivers with the crowd going crazy during his singing.

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Parade laps underway after teeny bopper Austin Mahone gives the drivers command. I guess former teen sensation jimmypasta wasn't available.

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My guy Kyle Larson going to the back of the field after going to his backup car.

Green flag!!!!!!!

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Lap 4 of 267.

Kyle Busch trying to checkout on the field, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in 8th trying the high line early.

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Lap 9 of 267.

Kyle Busch already 20 seconds ahead of the back of the field. Wow, he is flying.

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Carl Edwards already 3 seconds back in 2nd place. Kyle Larson up to 29th.

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Lap 20 of 267.

Carl Edwards has dropped back to 6th.

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Holy crap! Nascar.com can't even get their live leaderboard to run correctly... Ugh...

Lap 32 of 267.

Jeff Gordon and Mcmurray have passed Kyle Busch.

Things are happening!!!

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Lap 40 of 267.

Down to 29 cars on the lead lap.

Jamie Mcmurray passes Gordon for the lead. Larson up to 21st.

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AJ Allmendinger the first to pit road under green.

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Now Harvick, Hamlin and others head down pit road.

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Lap 46 of 267.

Mcmurray pits from the lead. i hope he got the car down to pit road speed. Kurt Busch spins entering pit road.

Sadfinger for chas.

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Kese assumes the lead and is last to pit. Kurt Busch will have to serve a drive thru penalty as he hit the cone on his pit road spin.

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Talladega commercial hoping to end "silence pollution"

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