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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.
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.2. Driver picking priority will be based off of the weekly standings. Enforcement of rule #1 is ironclad and absolute, unless I feel otherwise or my belly is filled with party liquor. Whichever occurs first.
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 6
Total Pts. Player ___________Driver
228 Scorehead _____________Matt Kenseth
214 RFDC __________________Tony Stewart
207 Dr. Ken* _______________Dale Earnhardt Jr.
205 Hawg Ass ______________Jimmie Johnson
203 Urlacher's missing neck __Greg Biffle
201 newper* ________________Kyle Busch
192 Free Ajent* _____________NP-Jamie Mcmurray
187 Gloopan Kuratz _________Jeff Gordon
182 doug-ep _________________Marcos Ambrose
180 Boilermaker Rick* _______Kevin Harvick
179 Peoria Matt* ____________Ryan Newman
175 SHARK __________________Clint Bowyer
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175 chaspoppcap ____________Joey Logano
170 mcbrides ________________NP-Paul Menard
158 Terry's Peeps ____________*Denny Hamlin
154 sjboyd0137 ______________*Brad Keselowski
142 donspiracy ______________Martin Truex Jr.
140 City Of Fools ____________Mark Martin
139 Keeping Score ___________NP-AJ Allmendinger
139 spanky __________________Kasey Kahne
137 K Effective _____________Jeff Burton
122 Apologist _______________*Carl Edwards
119 Hatchetman ______________NP-Trevor Bayne
110 jimmypasta ______________NP-David Ragan
*Dealbreaker award _________*2ndPick NP-NoPick
RACE LINEUP
Samsung Mobile 500 | Texas Motor Speedway
04/12/2012 | Race 7 of 36 POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 190.369 28.366 Leader
2 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Best Buy 190.148 28.399 -0.033
3 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M Filtrete 190.121 28.403 -0.037
4 55 Mark Martin Toyota Aaron's 2011 Best of the Best 190.020 28.418 -0.052
5 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet Farmers Insurance 189.633 28.476 -0.110
6 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet U.S. Army 189.494 28.497 -0.131
7 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford Stanley 189.467 28.501 -0.135
8 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite 189.381 28.514 -0.148
9 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats 189.294 28.527 -0.161
10 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's / Kobalt Tools 189.281 28.529 -0.163
11 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet Quaker State / Menards 189.082 28.559 -0.193
12 22 AJ Allmendinger Dodge Shell / Pennzoil 189.023 28.568 -0.202
13 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Office / March of Dimes 188.884 28.589 -0.223
14 20 Joey Logano Toyota Dollar General 188.805 28.601 -0.235
15 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Budweiser 188.653 28.624 -0.258
16 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard 188.442 28.656 -0.290
17 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Interstate Batteries 188.298 28.678 -0.312
18 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 5-hour Energy 188.291 28.679 -0.313
19 21 Trevor Bayne Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center 188.186 28.695 -0.329
20 99 Carl Edwards Ford Fastenal 187.957 28.730 -0.364
21 34 David Ragan Ford Scorpion Truck Bed Liners 187.872 28.743 -0.377
22 13 Casey Mears Ford GEICO 187.813 28.752 -0.386
23 43 Aric Almirola Ford Smithfield 187.748 28.762 -0.396
24 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 187.676 28.773 -0.407
25 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 187.539 28.794 -0.428
26 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row / Farm American 187.292 28.832 -0.466
27 51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet Phoenix Construction Services 187.182 28.849 -0.483
28 83 Landon Cassill Toyota Burger King / Dr Pepper 187.110 28.860 -0.494
29 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Mobil 1 Advanced Fuel Economy / Office Depot 186.994 28.878 -0.512
30 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota Bush's Baked Beans 186.981 28.880 -0.514
31 10 David Reutimann Chevrolet Accell Construction 186.664 28.929 -0.563
32 26 Josh Wise* Ford Morristown Driver's Service 186.361 28.976 -0.610
33 98 Michael McDowell Ford Curb Records 185.925 29.044 -0.678
34 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 20 Years 185.605 29.094 -0.728
35 38 David Gilliland Ford ModSpace 185.605 29.094 -0.728
36 249 J.J. Yeley Toyota JPO Absorbents 185.542 29.104 -0.738
37 93 Travis Kvapil Toyota Dr Pepper 185.191 29.159 -0.793
38 195 Scott Speed Ford Tommy Williams Drywall 185.122 29.170 -0.804
39 32 Reed Sorenson Ford Jani-King 184.824 29.217 -0.851
40 23 Scott Riggs Chevrolet North Texas Pipe / Embassy Suites 184.748 29.229 -0.863
41 36 Dave Blaney+ Chevrolet Jimmie Johnson's Anything With an Engine 183.275 29.464 -1.098
42 33 Tony Raines+ Chevrolet Precon Marine 181.824 29.699 -1.333
43 119 Mike Bliss Toyota Humphrey Smith Racing 184.729 29.232 -0.866
Did Not Qualify
44 30 David Stremme Toyota Inception Motorsports 184.716 29.234 -0.868
45 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves 184.376 29.288 -0.922
46 74 Stacy Compton Chevrolet Turn One Racing 181.038 29.828 -1.462
+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie