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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 Jeff Burton each week if I am so compelled. The newly released off probation and racelog co-host Keeping Score gets to pick Joe Nemechek every week. 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.

Dealbreaker awards from last year will not be transferred.
1. Players list for driver picking priority for the first five races of the season. Only players who made the Chase last year are guaranteed their position in the lineup. Your second pick will be protected from getting bumped a second time. Unless someone uses a Dealbreaker award on you.
I sent out PM's to all of last year players, new participants will have to go to the bottom of the order.

Pts. Player _________________Driver
81 K Effective _2011 Champ __Kyle Busch
65 Free Ajent _____________ Brad Keselowski (pm'ed pick)
72 spanky _________________*NP-Aric Amirola
102 SHARK _2008 Chomp _____Kasey Kahne
89 Urlacher's missing neck ___Jimmie Johnson
125 Boilermaker Rick* _________Tony Stewart
92 Hawg Ass ______________Dale Earnhardt Jr.
83 Apologist _______________Carl Edwards
97 newper ________________Greg Biffle
122 Scorehead* _____________*Kevin Harvick
104 chaspoppcap ____________*Joey Logano
110 RFDC _2010 Champ _______Kurt Busch
62 doug-ep ________________Martin Truex .Jr
80 Gloopan Kuratz _________Paul Menard
74 donspiracy ______________Regan Smith
86 Dr. Ken _2009 Champ _____*Matt Kenseth
84 Peoria Matt* _____________*Denny Hamlin
59 Hatchetman _____________AJ Allmendinger
59 Keeping Score ___________*Jeff Gordon
50 sjboyd0137 _____________*Juan Montoya
49 jimmypasta _____________NP-Marcos Ambrose
58 City Of Fools ____________Ryan Newman
45 Terry's Peeps ____________Clint Bowyer
73 mcbrides _________________NP-Jamie Mcmurray
*Dealbreaker award _________*2nd Pick NP-NoPick

*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. Driver picking priority based on the 2011 standings will go on for the first five weeks, 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.

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 2012 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.

RACE LINEUP
Food City 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway
March 18, 2012 | Race 4 of 36


POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M / 811 125.215 15.324 Leader
2 22 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Shell / Pennzoil 125.207 15.325 -0.001
3 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Quicken Loans 125.158 15.331 -0.007
4 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Drive to End Hunger 125.085 15.340 -0.016
5 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite 124.865 15.367 -0.043
6 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row / CSX "Play it Safe" 124.816 15.373 -0.049
7 43 Aric Almirola Ford Charter Comm. 124.719 15.385 -0.061
8 99 Carl Edwards Ford Cheez-It 124.687 15.389 -0.065
9 20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot 124.662 15.392 -0.068
10 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet Farmers Insurance 124.355 15.430 -0.106
11 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet Moen / Menards 124.339 15.432 -0.108
12 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford Mac Tools 124.331 15.433 -0.109
13 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Wrigley 124.178 15.452 -0.128
14 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Budweiser 124.106 15.461 -0.137
15 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 124.106 15.461 -0.137
16 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 5-hour Energy 124.002 15.474 -0.150
17 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet McDonald's 123.953 15.480 -0.156
18 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew 123.866 15.491 -0.167
19 10 David Reutimann Chevrolet Tradebank 123.866 15.491 -0.167
20 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Ground 123.834 15.495 -0.171
21 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Best Buy 123.666 15.516 -0.192
22 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's / Kobalt Tools 123.538 15.532 -0.208
23 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Mobil 1 123.467 15.541 -0.217
24 13 Casey Mears Ford GEICO 123.419 15.547 -0.223
25 55 Brian Vickers Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 123.419 15.547 -0.223
26 38 David Gilliland Ford Taco Bell 123.269 15.566 -0.242
27 51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet HendrickCars.com 123.182 15.577 -0.253
28 30 David Stremme Toyota Food Country USA / Inception Motorsports 123.087 15.589 -0.265
29 83 Landon Cassill Toyota Burger King / Dr Pepper 123.047 15.594 -0.270
30 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 122.992 15.601 -0.277
31 34 David Ragan Ford Front Row Motorsports 122.968 15.604 -0.280
32 33 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet South Point Hotel & Casino 122.866 15.617 -0.293
33 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet BB&T 122.780 15.628 -0.304
34 93 Travis Kvapil Toyota Burger King / Dr Pepper 122.701 15.638 -0.314
35 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet SealWrap / Widow Wax 122.638 15.646 -0.322
36 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota Clorox / Scott Products 122.623 15.648 -0.324
37 26 Josh Wise* Ford Morristown Driver's Service 122.380 15.679 -0.355
38 74 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet Turn One Racing / Carnegie Hotel 122.287 15.691 -0.367
39 98 Michael McDowell Ford K-Love "Let it start with me" 121.968 15.732 -0.408
40 249 J.J. Yeley Toyota JPO Absorbents 121.829 15.750 -0.426
41 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves 121.713 15.765 -0.441
42 32 Ken Schrader+ Ford TMone "We Drive Sales" 120.626 15.907 -0.583
43 23 Scott Riggs Chevrolet North Texas Pipe 121.374 15.809 -0.485
Did Not Qualify
44 37 Timmy Hill* Ford Poynt.com 120.278 15.953 -0.629
+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie

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Carl edwards

Double J in the 48 car

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That's my purse! I don't know you!

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You know me like that.

How am I so good at this contest?

Tony Stewart

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Jr.

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2018
#ExtendLafleur
10 More Wins

Kyle Busch

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Martin Truex Jr.

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@audioidkid

It's too damn early for me to deal with numbers.

Kevin Harvick

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Truex Jr.

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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

Kyle Busch

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I already took him...and you are behind me for another two weeks. pick again.

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@audioidkid

Kenseth

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You know me like that.

Edwards

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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?"

good old Paul Menard

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Kurt Busch

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

Hamlin

Last week, he started the Kobalt Tools 400 on the pole, but finished 19th at Las Vegas Sunday. This week, my pick has 3 Top 5s & 6 Top 10s, including a 9th place finish in the first race won by Kyle Busch's #18 M&Ms TOYOTA & an 11th place finish in the second race won by Brad Keselowski's #2 Miller Lite Dodge at this track last year. He's my pick Sunday in Bristol, TN.

SHARK's PICK Food City 500
#5 KASEY KAHNE Farmers Insurance Chevy

orig. pick: Ambrose... [see below]

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Carl Edwards.

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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

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?"

Waitaminute.... strike Ambrose for now. I would like to [temporarily] grab Carl Edwards!

[Ambrose can be considered my "contingency" pick...]

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

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

2nd pick, Kevin Harvick.

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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

sjboyd has been pm'ed.

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Please check the lineup, let me know if I got any of it wrong.

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Newman?

If not Newman, McMurray.

If not McMurray, Ragan.

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

JPM

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Regan Smith.

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