The thread is OPEN for making a single pick.
Party liquor for everybody!
The thread will CLOSE at the start of the Showdown Race
then the winner, 2nd place, and the fan vote transfer.
NOTE:
Yes, there are more players in the contest than there are drivers in the All-Star race, Virginia.
Yes, you can make your single pick the Showdown winner, Showdown 2nd place, or Fan Vote winner without knowing who they are.(no Dealbreaker award given though)
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LIVE COVERAGE
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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 11
Total Pts. Player ____________Driver
413 Urlacher's missing neck* __Greg Biffle
391 Dr. Ken* ______________Dale Earnhardt Jr.
377 Hawg Ass ______________Kasey Kahne
369 RFDC __________________Kyle Busch
369 Scorehead _______________Matt Kenseth
361 Free Ajent** _____________Brad Keselowski(pm'ed pick)
346 Terry's Peeps* ___________*Tony Stewart
344 newper* ________________Carl Edwards
344 Gloopan Kuratz _________*Kevin Harvick
342 Boilermaker Rick* ________*Jimmie Johnson
328 chaspoppcap ____________*Kurt Busch
314 mcbrides ________________NP-David Ragan
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305 spanky* ______________*Jeff Gordon
297 donspiracy ______________Regan Smith
293 doug-ep ________________*Marcos Ambrose
291 Peoria Matt* ____________*Clint Bowyer
286 sjboyd0137 ______________*Paul Menard
278 Apologist ________________*Ryan Newman
276 SHARK __________________*Martin Truex Jr
271 K Effective _______________David Reutimann
265 City Of Fools ____________NP-Showdown 2nd Place AJ Allmendinger
245 Hatchetman ______________*Denny Hamlin
245 Keeping Score ___________NP-Fan Vote Bobby Labonte
210 jimmypasta _______________Mark Martin
*Dealbreaker award ___________*2nd Pick NP-NoPick
2012 All-Star race awards table------------------------------------
125 points WINNER TAKE ALL!
Dealbreaker awards for the following:
-picking the Showdown winner, or Fan Vote winner, by name.
-winners of Segment 1, 2, 3, 4, and one for the guy who comes out of the pit first after the Segment 4 mandatory four-tire stop, if it's not the Segment 4 winner(no double-dippin' there).
-leading 10 laps
-catching on fire. gas/oil line failure, tire rubber on brakes, and engine destruction only. Unburnt fuel out the exhaust when restarting a stalled car does not count.
-avoiding a wreck by going thru the infield with no contact, splitter damage is ok and driving straight down pit lane does not count.(The glorious cheater JJ did this last year)
-being taken out by another driver. Thru either ill will or ill handling, a driver taken out of the race and must DNF the event to get the award. If your driver takes himself out or causes the wreck, no award is given.
-first car out. the last place finisher will get a prize too. It is possible for the double dip here if your guy is taken out and ends up last. Two Deals, Wow!
Some of these awards are judgment calls and thankfully the NASCAR Rules Cabal has great judgment. I'll have my big yellow pad out during the race and will do a racelog.
All disputes and pleading of cases will be heard and acted upon in a timely manner.
RACE LINEUP
Sprint All-Star Race | Charlotte Motor Speedway
May 19, 2012 | ExhibitionPOS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 45.335 119.112 Leader
2 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Tornados 45.067 119.821 -0.709
3 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Office 44.937 120.168 -1.056
4 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M / American Red Cross 44.843 120.420 -1.308
5 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Budweiser / Rheem 44.768 120.622 -1.510
6 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's Patriotic 44.600 121.076 -1.964
7 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet Menards / CertainTeed 44.574 121.147 -2.035
8 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 44.519 121.297 -2.185
9 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops 44.451 121.482 -2.370
10 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing 44.364 121.721 -2.609
11 21 Trevor Bayne Ford Good Sam Club / Camping World 44.313 121.861 -2.749
12 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 5-hour Energy 44.157 122.292 -3.180
13 99 Carl Edwards Ford Fastenal 44.110 122.420 -3.308
14 34 David Ragan Ford US Shredder 43.484 124.183 -5.071
15 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Fifth Third Bank 43.079 125.351 -6.239
16 55 Mark Martin Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 42.646 126.624 -7.512
17 51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet Monster Energy 42.163 128.074 -8.962
18 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford DEWALT 41.931 128.784 -9.672
19 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite 41.400 130.436 -11.324
20 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet Farmers Insurance
2012 Sprint Showdown Winner Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2012 Sprint Showdown 2nd place finisher AJ Allmendinger
Fan Vote Winner Bobby Labonte
RACE LINEUP
Sprint Showdown | Charlotte Motor Speedway
May 19, 2012 | ExhibitionPOS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 22 AJ Allmendinger Dodge Pennzoil 192.465 28.057 Leader
2 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 191.049 28.265 -0.208
3 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Dale Jr. Foundation / National Guard 191.002 28.272 -0.215
4 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet CAT / BB&T 189.693 28.467 -0.410
5 43 Aric Almirola Ford Smithfield 188.752 28.609 -0.552
6 83 Landon Cassill Toyota Burger King / Dr Pepper 188.679 28.620 -0.563
7 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 188.666 28.622 -0.565
8 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota Kingsford 188.370 28.667 -0.610
9 93 Travis Kvapil Toyota Burger King / Dr Pepper 187.977 28.727 -0.670
10 30 David Stremme Toyota Inception Motorsports 187.807 28.753 -0.696
11 13 Casey Mears Ford GEICO 187.748 28.762 -0.705
12 10 David Reutimann Chevrolet Tommy Baldwin Racing 187.643 28.778 -0.721
13 20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot 187.578 28.788 -0.731
14 33 Stephen Leicht* Chevrolet Little Joes Autos.com 186.709 28.922 -0.865
15 195 Scott Speed Ford Jordan's Truck Sales 186.677 28.927 -0.870
16 38 David Gilliland Ford Scorpion Window Film 186.670 28.928 -0.871
17 119 Mike Bliss Toyota Humphrey Smith Racing 186.496 28.955 -0.898
18 249 J.J. Yeley Toyota JPO Absorbents / America Israel Racing 186.046 29.025 -0.968
19 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Allstate 185.906 29.047 -0.990
20 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves 185.688 29.081 -1.024
21 26 Josh Wise* Ford MDS Transport 185.008 29.188 -1.131
22 36 Tony Raines Chevrolet Tommy Baldwin Racing 182.568 29.578 -1.521
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