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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 20
Total Pts. Player _____________Driver
799 Boilermaker Rick****** ____Jimmie Johnson
701 Dr. Ken**** _____________Denny Hamlin
694 Urlacher's missing neck*** _*Dale Earnhardt Jr.
692 Terry's Peeps** _________Kyle Busch
679 RFDC** _________________Tony Stewart
672 Free Ajent** ____________Brad Keselowski(pm'ed pick)
646 Scorehead* _____________Jeff Gordon
644 newper** ________________Carl Edwards
625 Hawg Ass _______________*Matt Kenseth
605 Gloopan Kuratz ___________*Mark Martin
602 spanky* ________________NP-Juan Montoya
597 chaspoppcap* ____________Kevin Harvick
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554 mcbrides ________________Jamie Mcmurray
554 donspiracy _____________*Greg Biffle
543 Hatchetman* ____________Clint Bowyer
540 SHARK __________________Joey Logano
524 doug-ep ________________Ryan Newman
523 City Of Fools ____________NP-Paul Menard
513 sjboyd0137 ______________NP-Marcos Ambrose
499 Peoria Matt* ____________*Kasey Kahne
481 Apologist ________________*Martin Truex Jr.
475 K Effective _____________NP-Kurt Busch
472 Keeping Score ___________Sam Hornish Jr.
441 jimmypasta ______________NP-Regan Smith
*Dealbreaker award ___________*2nd Pick NP-NoPick
6 races until the Chase.
UMN, players will start being eliminated from the contest real soon. After this weeks race will leave the max point spread of 240 points. Nascar historian Boilermaker Rick will clinch a playoff spot before jimmypasta is eliminated. As for the last spots to transfer for the playoffs, it looks like 8 trying to catch the final three spots held by chas, Gloop, and spanky. Peoria Matt is 100 points back of 12th place chas.
RACE LINEUP
Pennsylvania 400 | Pocono Raceway
August 05, 2012 | Race 21 of 36 POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 176.043 51.124 Leader
2 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Ground 175.795 51.196 -0.072
3 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet Menards / Serta 175.627 51.245 -0.121
4 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet Farmers Insurance 175.439 51.300 -0.176
5 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford Stanley 175.432 51.302 -0.178
6 51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet Phoenix Construction Services 175.339 51.329 -0.205
7 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Zest 175.169 51.379 -0.255
8 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Diet Mountain Dew / AMP Energy 175.131 51.390 -0.266
9 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Haas Automation / Quicken Loans 175.097 51.400 -0.276
10 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 175.067 51.409 -0.285
11 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row / Farm American 175.036 51.418 -0.294
12 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 174.964 51.439 -0.315
13 43 Aric Almirola Ford Automotive Lift Institute 174.805 51.486 -0.362
14 20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot 174.795 51.489 -0.365
15 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 174.618 51.541 -0.417
16 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Allstate 174.561 51.558 -0.434
17 99 Carl Edwards Ford Fastenal 174.432 51.596 -0.472
18 55 Mark Martin Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 174.419 51.600 -0.476
19 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 5-hour Energy 174.314 51.631 -0.507
20 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 174.277 51.642 -0.518
21 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Budweiser 174.213 51.661 -0.537
22 83 Landon Cassill Toyota Burger King / Dr Pepper 174.162 51.676 -0.552
23 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Enersys / Odyssey Battery 173.920 51.748 -0.624
24 10 David Reutimann Chevrolet TMone.com 173.571 51.852 -0.728
25 22 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Shell / Pennzoil 173.524 51.866 -0.742
26 38 David Gilliland Ford ModSpace 173.410 51.900 -0.776
27 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Drive to End Hunger 173.300 51.933 -0.809
28 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot "Back to School" 173.197 51.964 -0.840
29 13 Casey Mears Ford GEICO 172.864 52.064 -0.940
30 119 Mike Bliss Toyota Plinker Tactical 172.619 52.138 -1.014
31 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite 172.371 52.213 -1.089
32 34 David Ragan Ford Taco Bell 172.038 52.314 -1.190
33 23 Scott Riggs Chevrolet North Texas Pipe 171.917 52.351 -1.227
34 26 Josh Wise* Ford MDS Transport 171.913 52.352 -1.228
35 37 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Max Q Motorsports 171.808 52.384 -1.260
36 30 David Stremme Toyota Inception Motorsports 171.638 52.436 -1.312
37 93 Travis Kvapil Toyota Burger King / Dr Pepper 171.246 52.556 -1.432
38 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves 170.804 52.692 -1.568
39 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota Scott Products 170.658 52.737 -1.613
40 191 Reed Sorenson Ford Plinker Tactical 170.581 52.761 -1.637
41 32 Jason White+ Ford Zaxby's 167.876 53.611 -2.487
42 36 Tony Raines+ Chevrolet @TMone / CRM Hiring Veterans - - -
43 98 Mike Skinner Ford TRAQM.com 170.516 52.781 -1.657
Did Not Qualify
44 33 Stephen Leicht* Chevrolet Little Joes
Autos.com 170.487 52.790 -1.666
+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie
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