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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 24
Total Pts. Player _____________Driver
933 Boilermaker Rick****** ____Jimmie Johnson
838 Dr. Ken*****____________Kasey Kahne
809 Free Ajent* ______________Brad Keselowski(pm'ed pick)
803 Terry's Peeps*** _________Denny Hamlin(pm'ed pick)
793 RFDC** _________________Tony Stewart
---------------------------------------------------786 Urlacher's missing neck*** __Dale Earnhardt Jr.
765 newper** ________________Greg Biffle
741 Scorehead** ____________Matt Kenseth
729 Gloopan Kuratz ___________*Carl Edwards
719 spanky* ________________NP-Mark Martin
715 Hawg Ass _______________*Kevin Harvick
712 chaspoppcap* ____________Kyle Busch
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699 donspiracy ______________Jeff Gordon
662 mcbrides ________________*JJ Yeley
661 doug-ep ________________*Ryan Newman
657 SHARK __________________Juan Montoya
646 Peoria Matt* ____________*Martin Truex Jr.
642 Hatchetman* ____________Clint Bowyer
---SILLY SEASON---55th Annual Daytona 500---February 24, 2013---
618 Keeping Score* ___________NP-Marcos Ambrose
608 sjboyd0137 ______________NP-Aric Almirola
592 Apologist ________________*Joey Logano
590 City Of Fools ____________NP-David Ragan
587 jimmypasta ______________NP-Sam Hornish Jr.
545 K Effective _____________NP-Kurt Busch
*Dealbreaker award ___________*2nd Pick NP-NoPick
2 races left. Atlanta and Richmond. 92 is now the max points spread. Keeping Score got Denny Hamlin when nobody picked him this week. It still wasn't enough to keep him from being knocked out of the playoffs. KS, boyd, Apologist, CoF, and jimmypasta have been sent away to dream about being relevant to this contest next year, a few weeks after the Bears raise the Super Bowl trophy.
Ajent, Speeps, and RFDC have all clinched their spots in the playoffs. Leaving seven spots for thirteen players. UMN and newper can clinch next week. Everybody below me could be knocked out next week. It's going to have to take two good picks and the 9th-12th place guys to come up with a couple of stinkers. Have at it boys!!
RACE LINEUP
AdvoCare 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway
September 02, 2012 | Race 25 of 36 POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Mobil 1 186.122 29.787 Leader
2 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M / Manheim Auctions 185.648 29.863 -0.076
3 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Wrigley's Doublemint 185.492 29.888 -0.101
4 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Ford EcoBoost 185.319 29.916 -0.129
5 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 185.307 29.918 -0.131
6 55 Mark Martin Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 185.232 29.930 -0.143
7 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota Sport Clips 185.220 29.932 -0.145
8 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's / Kobalt Tools 185.139 29.945 -0.158
9 20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot 185.084 29.954 -0.167
10 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford DEWALT 185.053 29.959 -0.172
11 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet HendrickCars.com 184.997 29.968 -0.181
12 99 Carl Edwards Ford Subway 184.930 29.979 -0.192
13 43 Aric Almirola Ford AdvoCare 184.874 29.988 -0.201
14 34 David Ragan Ford Glory Foods 184.738 30.010 -0.223
15 22 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Shell / Pennzoil 184.609 30.031 -0.244
16 51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet HendrickCars.com 184.566 30.038 -0.251
17 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Army Medicine 184.480 30.052 -0.265
18 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet Quaker State / Menards 184.425 30.061 -0.274
19 13 Casey Mears Ford GEICO 184.082 30.117 -0.330
20 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats 184.070 30.119 -0.332
21 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite 184.058 30.121 -0.334
22 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Tommy Baldwin Racing 183.747 30.172 -0.385
23 10 Danica Patrick Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 183.673 30.184 -0.397
24 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Rheem 183.643 30.189 -0.402
25 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota Kingsford 183.509 30.211 -0.424
26 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 183.412 30.227 -0.440
27 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row / Farm American 183.388 30.231 -0.444
28 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Shocks 183.370 30.234 -0.447
29 38 David Gilliland Ford House / Autry 183.364 30.235 -0.448
30 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 5-hour Energy 183.333 30.240 -0.453
31 30 David Stremme Toyota Inception Motorsports 183.037 30.289 -0.502
32 21 Trevor Bayne Ford Good Sam Club / Camping World 182.886 30.314 -0.527
33 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 182.759 30.335 -0.548
34 249 Jason Leffler Toyota Robinson-Blakeney Racing 182.675 30.349 -0.562
35 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew 182.627 30.357 -0.570
36 195 Scott Speed Ford Jordan Truck Sales 182.549 30.370 -0.583
37 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves 182.380 30.398 -0.611
38 191 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet Plinker Tactical 182.189 30.430 -0.643
39 23 Scott Riggs Chevrolet North Texas Pipe 182.141 30.438 -0.651
40 83 Landon Cassill+ Toyota Burger King 181.224 30.592 -0.805
41 93 Travis Kvapil+ Toyota Dr Pepper / Burger King 180.527 30.710 -0.923
42 32 T.J. Bell+ Ford Greensmoke 180.457 30.722 -0.935
43 37 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet MaxQworkforce.com 182.069 30.450 -0.663
Did Not Qualify
44 98 Michael McDowell Ford Phil Parsons Racing 181.777 30.499 -0.712
45 26 Josh Wise* Ford MDS Transport 181.390 30.564 -0.777
46 33 Stephen Leicht* Chevrolet Little Joes Autos.com 181.283 30.582 -0.795
47 119 Mike Bliss Toyota Plinker Tactical 180.651 30.689 -0.902
+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie
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