Everybody pick a driver each week. Nobody picks the same guy, picking is first come first served. The thread will be posted weekly AFTER QUALIFYING. By rule, I get to pick Jeff Burton each week. Tally up the points of the driver yous pick each week and reset the field after the Richmond race. This will be a 5 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 New Hampshire, the Top 12 posters shall be assigned to the driver corresponding in the NEXTEL 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.

After Week 2 Overall Standings

Pts.

282 - spanky

274 - RFDC

262.5 - City Of Fools

247 - donspiracy

241 - SHARK

195 - Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

175 - Darren-Tinley Park


RACE LINEUP
Sharpie 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway

POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 121.860 15.746 Leader
2 44 David Reutimann Toyota UPS 121.175 15.835 -0.089
3 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 121.121 15.842 -0.096
4 01 Regan Smith* Chevrolet DEI / Principal Financial Group 121.083 15.847 -0.101
5 21 Bill Elliott Ford Motorcraft 120.740 15.892 -0.146
6 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Pennzoil Platinum 120.649 15.904 -0.158
7 96 Ken Schrader Toyota DLP HDTV 120.634 15.906 -0.160
8 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota Red Bull 120.588 15.912 -0.166
9 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 120.550 15.917 -0.171
10 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Stanley Tools 120.528 15.920 -0.174
11 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Alltel 120.512 15.922 -0.176
12 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker / "Driven to the Outdoors" 120.324 15.947 -0.201
13 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 120.316 15.948 -0.202
14 16 Greg Biffle Ford DISH Network Turbo HD 120.248 15.957 -0.211
15 38 David Gilliland Ford Ford. Drive one. 120.203 15.963 -0.217
16 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Quaker State / Menards / "Driven to the Outdoors" 120.203 15.963 -0.217
17 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet Pop-Tarts / CARQUEST 120.180 15.966 -0.220
18 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 120.150 15.970 -0.224
19 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 120.120 15.974 -0.228
20 70 Tony Raines Chevrolet Hunt Brothers Pizza 120.090 15.978 -0.232
21 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Freight 120.083 15.979 -0.233
22 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's / "Driven to the Outdoors" 120.083 15.979 -0.233
23 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet U.S. Army 120.083 15.979 -0.233
24 109 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 120.038 15.985 -0.239
25 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 120.000 15.990 -0.244
26 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 119.970 15.994 -0.248
27 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance 119.783 16.019 -0.273
28 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 119.768 16.021 -0.275
29 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Wells Fargo 119.618 16.041 -0.295
30 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge TUMS Quik Pak 119.604 16.043 -0.297
31 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Planet Color / Barrett Jackson 119.589 16.045 -0.299
32 28 Travis Kvapil Ford "Knight Rider" 119.477 16.060 -0.314
33 00 Mike Skinner Toyota Champion Mortgage 119.395 16.071 -0.325
34 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 119.299 16.084 -0.338
35 77 Sam Hornish Jr.* Dodge Mobil 1 119.284 16.086 -0.340
36 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 119.188 16.099 -0.353
37 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios "Box Tops for Education" 118.877 16.141 -0.395
38 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet State Water Heaters 118.708 16.164 -0.418
39 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Juicy Fruit Slim Pack 118.650 16.172 -0.426
40 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.+ Chevrolet AMP Energy / National Guard 118.328 16.216 -0.470
41 26 Jamie McMurray+ Ford Sharpie 118.211 16.211 -0.465
42 55 Michael Waltrip+ Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 117.243 16.366 -0.620
43 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row
/ DenverMattress.com 119.165 16.102 -0.356

Did Not Qualify
44 34 Jeff Green Chevrolet Front Row Motorsports 119.025 16.121 -0.375
45 10 Patrick Carpentier* Dodge Valvoline 118.855 16.144 -0.398
46 08 Johnny Sauter Dodge getFUBAR.com 115.430 16.623 -0.877

*Denotes Rookie


***Picks Already Made***
Finish-Pts.
42nd 37 Jeff Burton - donspiracy

5th 160 Jeff Gordon - Darren-Tinley Park

18th 109 Dale Jr. - RFDC

2nd 180 Kyle Busch - spanky

1st 190 Carl Edwards - SHARK

26th 85 Bill Elliott - Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

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Jeff Burton

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Jeff Gordon.

Dale Jr.

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

Jeff Bur-....

Dammit! I'll take Kyle Busch!

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Folks, I think Carl Edwards and the #99 Office Depot/AFLAC Ford Fusion will be backflipping in victory lane again tomorrow night in Bristol, TN. He really seemed to turn on the gas in the second half of the 3M Performance 400 at Michigan last Sunday, and I really believe he wants to cut even further into the overall Sprint Cup points lead of Kyle Busch of the #18 M&M's Toyota with only 2 more races after tomorrow before the Top 12 drivers in points compete in NASCAR's "Chase for the Cup". SHARK's Pick: Carl Edwards.

Lookee here racefans!

Awesome Bill from Dawsonville qualified fifth!

They may have to cancel CollegeFootball next week for the victory parade if Bill Elliott brings home the checkered flag.


Georgia Bulldog! Hmmmmm...

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Bill Elliott

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My Maserati does 186.

Standings After Week 3 Bristol Half-Mile Bullring

Pts.

462 - spanky

431 - SHARK

383 - RFDC

335 - Darren-Tinley Park

284 - donspiracy

280 - Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

262.5 - City of Fools

Kyle Busch is a punk ass. Wants to start smashing up cars AFTER the checkered flag.
'Cause he's NEVER bumped into another car in his entire racing career.
http://www.nascar.com/video/cup/2008/08 ... ostPopular

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If you can't stand Kyle Busch and the #18 M & M's Toyota, there's a reason. Kyle's name has been mud among NASCAR fans since the conclusion of the first of two Sprint Cup races at Richmond. Fans there booed what Kyle did to Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and the #88 National Guard/AMP Energy Chevy when it appeared as if Dale Jr. was on the verge of taking the checkered flag. Busch seemed to cheapshot the #88 with only a few laps remaining, costing Dale Jr. a chance to win that night. Kyle has become as unpopular as Dale Jr.'s teammate with Hendrick Motorsports, the #24 DuPont Chevy of Jeff Gordon, and fans will actually cheer anytime Gordon doesn't finish a race.

Where are you cutting and pasting this from? It's old info - Kyle Busch hasn't been J. Gordon's teammate for a year now....

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nuts...out of town and I'm in last...

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Ба́бушка гада́ла, да на́двое сказа́ла—то ли до́ждик, то ли снег, то ли бу́дет, то ли нет.

I think he meant Dale was Jeff's teammate...

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Ба́бушка гада́ла, да на́двое сказа́ла—то ли до́ждик, то ли снег, то ли бу́дет, то ли нет.

That's exactly what I meant. Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s #88 National Guard/AMP Energy Chevy, the #24 DuPont Chevy for Jeff Gordon, and the defending Sprint Cup Champion, the #48 Lowe's Chevy of Jimmie Johnson, all drive for Rick Hendrick. Casey Mears, who currently drives the #5 CarQuest Chevy, also drives for Hendrick, but will have a new ride next season. For the record, Kyle Busch drives the #18 M & M's Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing.

Now I get it - my mistake.

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