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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.

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 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 12

Total pts.______________ Driver
501 Scorehead***_________Jimmie Johnson
444 spanky**____________Kevin Harvick
425 Hawg Ass*____________Joey Logano
410 Gloopan Kuratz***_____Kurt Busch
391 chaspopcapp__________NP-Greg Biffle
390 Hatchetman***_______Carl Edwards
379 Urlacher's missing neck__NP-Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
370 K Effective___________Paul Menard
354 newper**____________Martin Truex Jr.
346 sjboyd0137___________Ryan Newman
346 Peoria Matt___________*Matt Kenseth
336 Matt Murton's Beard*___Brad Keselowski
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324 doug-ep______________*Clint Bowyer
313 RFDC*_______________*Denny Hamlin
311.5 pittmike____________NP-Jamie Mcmurray
308 Apologist***__________Dale Earnhardt Jr.
308 donspiracy**__________Kyle Larson
292 Dr. Ken_______________NP-Austin Dillon
291 Hussra_______________NP-Kyle Busch
251 Hank Scorpio__________ NP-David Ragan
247 City Of Fools__________ NP-Casey Mears
171 jimmypasta___________NP-Jeff Gordon
*Dealbreaker award_______


Starting Lineup
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks
Dover International Speedway - 5/31/2015

Starting
Position Car# Driver SponsorManu QualifyingSpeed(mph) QualifyingTime(secs)
1 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Cares Toyota 160.121 22.483
2 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row/Visser Precision Chevy 159.723 22.539
3 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevy 159.681 22.545
4 20 Matt Kenseth (PC6) Dollar General Toyota 159.674 22.546
5 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 159.596 22.557
6 4 Kevin Harvick (PC1) ditech Chevy 159.497 22.571
7 16 Greg Biffle Safety-Kleen Ford 159.483 22.573
8 19 Carl Edwards Stanley Toyota 159.229 22.609
9 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford EcoBoost Ford 159.046 22.635
10 18 Kyle Busch Skittles Toyota 158.975 22.645
11 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald's/Cessna Chevy 158.709 22.683
12 3 Austin Dillon DOW Chevy 158.290 22.743
13 41 Kurt Busch (PC5) Haas Automation Chevy 158.891 22.657
14 48 Jimmie Johnson (PC2) Lowe's Pro Services Chevy 158.814 22.668
15 55 David Ragan Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 158.660 22.690
16 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Nationwide Chevy 158.479 22.716
17 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevy 158.263 22.747
18 27 Paul Menard Pittsburgh Paints/Menards Chevy 158.172 22.760
19 2 Brad Keselowski (PC3) Miller Lite Ford 158.165 22.761
20 15 Clint Bowyer AAA Insurance Toyota 158.144 22.764
21 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevy 158.096 22.771
22 24 Jeff Gordon (PC7) 3M Chevy 158.082 22.773
23 43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 158.082 22.773
24 51 Justin Allgaier AccuDoc Solutions/FOE Chevy 157.687 22.830
25 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevy 158.270 22.746
26 14 Tony Stewart (PC4) Code 3 Associates/Mobil 1 Chevy 158.082 22.773
27 33 Brian Scott (i) ACME Chevy 158.040 22.779
28 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Twisted Tea Ford 157.673 22.832
29 47 A.J. Allmendinger Scott Products Chevy 157.660 22.834
30 7 Alex Bowman Chevy 157.301 22.886
31 6 Trevor Bayne AdvoCare Ford 157.123 22.912
32 38 David Gilliland The Pete Store Ford 157.054 22.922
33 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevy 156.658 22.980
34 46 Michael Annett Pilot Flying J Chevy 156.638 22.983
35 26 Jeb Burton # Maxim Fantasy Sports Toyota 156.624 22.985
36 83 Matt Dibenedetto # Burger King Toyota 155.750 23.114
37-OP 35 Cole Whitt Ford 155.139 23.205
38-OP 34 Brett Moffitt # Dockside Logistics Ford 154.533 23.296
39-OP 98 Josh Wise Ford 154.440 23.310
40-OP 23 J.J. Yeley(i) Dr Pepper Toyota 154.228 23.342
41-OP 62 Brendan Gaughan(i) Chevy 153.551 23.445
42-OP 32 Mike Bliss(i) CorvetteParts.net Ford 153.381 23.471
43-OP 40 Landon Cassill(i) CRC Brakleen Chevy 152.678 23.579
DNQ 39 Travis Kvapil(i) Chevy 155.246 23.189
DNQ 30 Jeff Green(i) Curtis Key Plumbing Chevy 152.964 23.535

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 Sprint Cup Series Championship Drivers Points

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Jimmie

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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

Harvick

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Brad Keslowski

edwards

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Logano

Harvick

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Truex Jr

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Matt Kenseth

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Logano

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2nd pick Jeff Gordon

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Kenseth 2nd pick

Sorry Doug

Newman

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doug has been pm'ed.

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Jr

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MENARD!

Changing my 2nd pick to Denny Hamlin

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Kurt Busch

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Welcome race fans!!!!!!

Guess I should make a pick for this deal...

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Looks like I might actually get the 88.

Watch, this will be the week that Larson actually breaks through...

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I'll take Larson, let's find out.

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chas, UMN, Hussra, Dr. Ken????

Last call!!!!!!!!!

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Dale Jr. changes the rear gear. He will start from the back of the field.

Maybe he was inspired by Juan Pablo Montoya last weekend...

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Green flag!!!!!!!!!!!

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Lap 7 of 400.

Hamlin, Truex, Kenseth Top 3.

Dammit Larson!! Get to the inside lane.

Dale Jr. 31st!

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Back of the field already 11 seconds back. Each lap is about 22.5-23 seconds.

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Lap 16 of 400.

Hamlin and Truex have an almost 3 second breakaway from Harvick.

Back of the field about to start getting lapped.

Dale Jr. 27th. 16 seconds back.

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Lap 25 of 400.

Harvick running up on Hamlin and Truex.

Dale Jr. in 26th, 17 seconds back of the leader.

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