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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
93 K Effective _2011 Champ __Brad Keselowski
133 Free Ajent* _____________*NP-Joey Logano
97 spanky _________________Jeff Gordon
109 SHARK _2008 Chomp _____Mark Martin
124 Urlacher's missing neck ___Carl Edwards
155 Boilermaker Rick* _________NP-David Reutimann
122 Hawg Ass ______________Dale Earnhardt Jr.
88 Apologist _______________AJ Allmendinger
129 newper ________________Tony Stewart
155 Scorehead _____________D-Jimmie Johnson
132 chaspoppcap ____________*NP-Jamie Mcmurray
136 RFDC _2010 Champ _______*Kyle Busch
103 doug-ep ________________Ryan Newman
114 Gloopan Kuratz _________*Kevin Harvick
94 donspiracy ______________Jeff Burton
129 Dr. Ken _2009 Champ _____*Matt Kenseth
108 Peoria Matt* _____________*Clint Bowyer(pm'ed 2nd pick)
87 Hatchetman _____________NP-David Stremme
69 Keeping Score ___________Denny Hamlin
86 sjboyd0137 _____________*Greg Biffle
57 jimmypasta _____________NP-Regan Smith
90 City Of Fools ____________Kasey Kahne
85 Terry's Peeps ____________*Martin Truex Jr.
110 mcbrides _________________NP-Kurt Busch
*Dealbreaker award _________*2nd Pick NP-NoPick D-DealbreakerPick

*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
Auto Club 400 | Auto Club Speedway
March 25, 2012 | Race 5 of 36



POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express 186.403 38.626 Leader
2 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Interstate Batteries 185.533 38.807 -0.181
3 55 Mark Martin Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 185.533 38.807 -0.181
4 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 185.510 38.812 -0.186
5 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet Quaker State 185.510 38.812 -0.186
6 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet U.S. Army 185.328 38.850 -0.224
7 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches 185.199 38.877 -0.251
8 20 Joey Logano Toyota Dollar General 185.195 38.878 -0.252
9 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Mobil 1 185.185 38.880 -0.254
10 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's / Jimmie Johnson Foundation 185.123 38.893 -0.267
11 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 5-hour Energy 185.052 38.908 -0.282
12 99 Carl Edwards Ford Subway 185.000 38.919 -0.293
13 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 184.724 38.977 -0.351
14 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard 184.530 39.018 -0.392
15 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Ford EcoBoost 184.322 39.062 -0.436
16 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Allstate 184.068 39.116 -0.490
17 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite 184.044 39.121 -0.495
18 10 David Reutimann Chevrolet Accell Construction 183.913 39.149 -0.523
19 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 183.744 39.185 -0.559
20 30 David Stremme Toyota @TheNASCARFans 183.397 39.259 -0.633
21 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Drive to End Hunger 183.379 39.263 -0.637
22 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row / Farm American 183.052 39.333 -0.707
23 51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet Phoenix Construction Services 182.681 39.413 -0.787
24 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 182.560 39.439 -0.813
25 22 AJ Allmendinger Dodge Southern California AAA 182.542 39.443 -0.817
26 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota Charter 182.445 39.464 -0.838
27 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet CertainTeed / Menards 182.366 39.481 -0.855
28 43 Aric Almirola Ford Medallion Financial 182.094 39.540 -0.914
29 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford Dewalt 182.007 39.559 -0.933
30 26 Josh Wise* Ford Morristown Driver's Service 181.087 39.760 -1.134
31 83 Landon Cassill Toyota Burger King / Dr Pepper 180.850 39.812 -1.186
32 98 Michael McDowell Ford Curb Records 180.610 39.865 -1.239
33 13 Casey Mears Ford GEICO 180.542 39.880 -1.254
34 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Tommy Baldwin Racing 180.433 39.904 -1.278
35 23 Scott Riggs Chevrolet North Texas Pipe 180.356 39.921 -1.295
36 249 J.J. Yeley Toyota America Israel Racing 180.298 39.934 -1.308
37 33 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet South Point Hotel & Casino 179.609 40.087 -1.461
38 34 David Ragan Ford Front Row Motorsports 179.466 40.119 -1.493
39 119 Mike Bliss Toyota Humphrey Smith Racing 179.296 40.157 -1.531
40 93 Travis Kvapil Toyota Burger King / Dr Pepper 178.864 40.254 -1.628
41 38 David Gilliland Ford 1-800LoanMart 178.602 40.313 -1.687
42 32 Ken Schrader+ Ford U.S. Chrome / 1 Less Than 2 Ltd. 178.333 40.374 -1.748
43 74 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet Turn One Racing 179.131 40.194 -1.568
Did Not Qualify
44 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Speed Energy 178.470 40.343 -1.717
45 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves 178.443 40.349 -1.723
46 37 Timmy Hill* Ford Poynt.com 177.936 40.464 -1.838
+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie

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Kenseth

Jeff Gordon

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48

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You know me like that.

Biffle

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Mr. EDwards.

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

Dale Jr.

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2018
#ExtendLafleur
10 More Wins

stewart

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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?"

Jeff Gordon

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Harvick

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2nd pick Harvick

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2nd pick Biffle

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2nd Pick- Truex

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Ryan Newman

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@audioidkid

Jimmie Johnson

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

Stewart

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

2nd pick
Kenseth

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You know me like that.

chaschaschas has been pm'ed.

And since not picking him yet this year has already cost me 40 points...

I'll take my long time guy Jeff Burton.

Who made the #99 car cool before some reckless clownshoes rube got him fired out of it.

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JJ

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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?"

2nd pick: Kyle Busch

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

Jimmie Johnson

After a real dud last Sunday in Bristol, TN, I hope to bounce back Sunday as NASCAR makes their only visit to Fontana, CA this Sprint Cup season for the Auto Club 400. My choice is a guy who returns this Sunday after Brian Vickers ran the first of 6 Sprint Cup races to a 5th place finish at Bristol, sharing the #55 TOYOTA for "NASCAR on FOX's" own Michael Waltrip Racing. He has 3 Top 5s & 4 Top 10s at Fontana, and is off to a good start on a part-time basis. I picked him once before, and I'll take him again in this race.

SHARK's PICK: Auto Club 400
#55 MARK MARTIN Aaron's Dream Machine TOYOTA

K Effective has been pm'ed that JJ is chas' 2nd pick and protected from getting bumped. Only players with a dealbreaker can take away JJ from chas.

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Kasey Kahne

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

Allmendinger

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

Keselowski.

Ill use my dealbreaker on Jimmie Johnson.
Sorry Chas.

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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

Green flag!

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You are a no-good floorflushing dead dog cock sucker who votes Democrat on the sly. Fuck this happens to me at least once every fucking year and it is always you that does it to me.

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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?"

chas has been pm'ed. He has Jamie Mcmurray this race.

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