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. Then, starting with the first Chase race at New Hampshire, the posters shall be assigned to the driver corresponding in the NEXTEL CUP standings. They keep this driver for the duration of the Chase. The players will also get to pick a driver out of the Chase to make things more interesting. And rack up the points for the championship.

For the second driver picked each week, you cannot pick one of the leftover chase drivers. The chase drivers not picked are effectively dead to us. Until they wreck out your guy and then you'll wish they were someplace else.


Standings

Pts.
Qual.
Pts.Back

2,579-Darren-Tinley Park
30th__JIMMIE JOHNSON
1st___David Reutimann
Leader

2,460-SHARK
4th__CARL EDWARDS
18th_Kasey Kahne
-119

2,213-donspiracy
27th__CLINT BOWYER
6th___David Ragan
-366

2,162-redneckmommy
23rd__GREG BIFFLE
2nd__Scott Speed
-417

2,133-RFDC
22nd__DALE EARNHARDT JR.
7th___Jamie McMurray
-446

2,103-City Of Fools
25th__DENNY HAMLIN
9th___Reed Sorenson
-476

2,054-Baby McNown
37th__JEFF GORDON
10th__Martin Truex Jr.
-525

2,027-spanky
8th__KYLE BUSCH
11th_Juan Montoya
-552

1,858-Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
13th__TONY STEWART
12th__Casey Mears
-721

Chase drivers NO LONGER available:
JEFF BURTON,
KEVIN HARVICK,
MATT KENSETH.


RACE LINEUP
Ford 400 | Homestead-Miami Speedway
November 16, 2008 | Race 36 of 36


POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR_________________________SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 44 David Reutimann Toyota UPS________________________171.636 31.462 Leader
2 83 Scott Speed Toyota Red Bull________________________171.461 31.494 -0.032
3 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWAL__________________________171.429 31.500 -0.038
4 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot______________________171.418 31.502 -0.040
5 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil_______________171.043 31.571 -0.109
6 6 David Ragan Ford AAA______________________________170.919 31.594 -0.132
7 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal____________________170.854 31.606 -0.144
8 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's___________________________170.729 31.629 -0.167
9 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target________________________170.627 31.648 -0.186
10 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker_____170.541 31.664 -0.202
11 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Juicy Fruit Slim Pack____________170.449 31.681 -0.219
12 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet Kellogg's / CARQUEST__________170.411 31.688 -0.226
13 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot______________170.363 31.697 -0.235
14 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Jim Beam______________________170.213 31.725 -0.263
15 21 Bill Elliott Ford Motorcraft_________________________170.181 31.731 -0.269
16 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing________170.181 31.731 -0.269
17 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility_________________170.116 31.743 -0.281
18 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser______________________170.116 31.743 -0.281
19 28 Travis Kvapil Ford All Sport________________________170.052 31.755 -0.293
20 84 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull______________________169.929 31.778 -0.316
21 109 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming_169.897 31.784 -0.322
22 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard/AMP Energy_169.731 31.815 -0.353
23 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M_______________________________169.534 31.852 -0.390
24 19 Elliott Sadle rDodge Hellmann's______________________169.460 31.866 -0.404
25 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express__________________169.454 31.867 -0.405
26 01 Regan Smith* Chevrolet DEI / Principal Financial Group___169.380 31.881 -0.419
27 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's___________________169.322 31.892 -0.430
28 45 Chad McCumbee Dodge Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil_169.305 31.895 -0.433
29 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Alltel____________________________169.279 31.900 -0.438
30 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's / Kobalt Tools__________169.253 31.905 -0.443
31 25 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet GoDaddy.com________________169.194 31.916 -0.454
32 70 Tony Raines Chevrolet Haas Automation_________________169.094 31.935 -0.473
33 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Bad Boy Mowers___________________169.051 31.943 -0.481
34 38 David Gilliland Ford Digital TV Transition_________________169.025 31.948 -0.486
35 10 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Valvoline______________________169.025 31.948 -0.486
36 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Liberty Medical___________________168.972 31.958 -0.496
37 24 Jeff Gordon+ Chevrolet DuPont________________________168.334 32.079 -0.617
38 2 Kurt Busch+ Dodge Miller Lite___________________________168.308 32.084 -0.622
39 66 Scott Riggs+ Chevrolet State Water Heaters_____________168.251 32.095 -0.633
40 8 Aric Almirola+ Chevrolet U.S. Army______________________168.020 32.139 -0.677
41 347 Marcos Ambrose+ Toyota Little Debbie_________________167.359 32.266 -0.804
42 55 Michael Waltrip+ Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS______________145.753 37.049 -5.587
43 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Johns Manville / Menards__________168.919 31.968 -0.506

Did Not Qualify
44 96 Ken Schrader Toyota DLP HDTV________________________168.803 31.990 -0.528
45 213 Max Papis Toyota GEICO_____________________________168.523 32.043 -0.581
46 77 Sam Hornish Jr.* Dodge Mobil 1________________________168.371 32.072 -0.610

+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie

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Jamie McMurray

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

David Ragan

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CSFMB: Home of the small minded

Ron Zook

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You know me like that.

David Reutimann

No Fair!!! I wanted an all-recruiting, no coaching race car driver!

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My name is Juan Pablo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die.

I'll take him.

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Regardless of who wins the last race of the Sprint Cup season Sunday in Homestead, FL, Jimmie Johnson is all but a lock to three-peat as Champion, as long as the #48 Lowe's Chevy doesn't finish 40th or worse. As much as I would like to see the #99 Office Depot Ford of Carl Edwards win Sunday and claim the Sprint Cup championship instead of Jimmie, I'll take a chance in the finale with a guy I think who will be in the "Chase for the Cup" next year. I'll take the "Great American Lager" and the #9 Budweiser Dodge of Kasey Kahne.

Unofficial Final Standings


Pts.
Fin-Pts.
TotalPts.____Pts.Back


2,460-SHARK
1st-195__CARL EDWARDS
6th-150_Kasey Kahne
2,805_______Leader

2,579-Darren-Tinley Park
16th-120__JIMMIE JOHNSON
23rd-99___David Reutimann
2,798_______-7

2,213-donspiracy
5th-155__CLINT BOWYER
20th-103__David Ragan
2,471_______-334

2,162-redneckmommy
19th-106__GREG BIFFLE
17th-112__Scott Speed
2,380_______-425

2,054-Baby McNown
4th-165__JEFF GORDON
9th-138__Martin Truex Jr.
2,357_______-448

2,133-RFDC
41st-40__DALE EARNHARDT JR.
3rd-165___Jamie McMurray
2,338_______-467

2,103-City Of Fools
14th-121__DENNY HAMLIN
31st-70___Reed Sorenson
2,294_______-511

2,027-spanky
12th-127__KYLE BUSCH
18th-114_Juan Montoya
2,268_______-537

1,858-Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
10th-139__TONY STEWART
8th-142__Casey Mears
2,139_______-666

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I knew I should have taken Kahne . And I knew Johnson's situation of having the Cup pretty much wrapped up would bite me in the ass as well .

"Not only did you blow it, you typhooned it!

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You cannot control SHARK, you can only hope to contain him.

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

Thank you, Dan Patrick...

While Carl Edwards and the #99 Office Depot Ford won the Ford 400 as well as Saturday's Nationwide finale, the Ford 300, Carl came up a little short where it mattered. He lost a very close points race in the Nationwide Series, the former Busch Series, to Clint Bowyer by just 21 points. Clint's #05 Nationwide BB&T Chevy won the points title there. He lost the Sprint Cup title by only 69 points to Jimmie Johnson, even though Jimmie's #48 Lowe's Chevy finished 15th. I was watching a little bit of Speed's "Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain" last night, and one of the guests, former champion and current FOX Sports' NASCAR analyst Darrell Waltrip, wants a couple of things changed for next year. He wants the schedule moved up a little bit & to end sooner, especially because NASCAR gets dwarfed in the TV ratings by the NFL. D.W. also would like the "Chase for the Cup" format altered, especially with the lack of drama & suspense with Jimmie winning the title for three straight years.