Playoffs? Playoffs!?!? PLAYOFFS!!!!!?
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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.

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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 30

Total Pts. _________________Chase Driver _________2nd Pick
293 Terry's Peeps**** ________Brad Keselowski ____Kyle Busch
272 Dr. Ken****_____________Jimmie Johnson _____Joey Logano
272 RFDC* __________________Clint Bowyer _______*Ryan Newman
268 Free Ajent* ______________Tony Stewart _____Kurt Busch
256 Boilermaker Rick***** _____Denny Hamlin _______NP-Trevor Bayne
246 Scorehead** ____________Jeff Gordon ________*NP-Sam Hornish Jr.
234 newper** ________________Kasey Kahne ______D-Paul Menard
224 Urlacher's missing neck** __Greg Biffle ________*Carl Edwards
224 donspiracy ______________Kevin Harvick _______AJ Allmendinger
222 spanky* ________________Martin Truex Jr. _____*NP-Bobby Labonte
205 Hawg Ass _______________Matt Kenseth _______Mark Martin
191 chaspoppcap* ___________Regan Smith ________Juan Montoya
*Dealbreaker Pick ______________________________*2ndPick D-DeaalbreakerPick NP-NoPick


The Speeps Era continues!!! Dr. Ken holds 2nd, but he has two players right there with him in the standings. Big movers of the week are Scorehead, up to 6th, 47 points back of the lead. UMN with a green flag Dealbreaker to take Kyle Busch, and Hawg Ass.

The Big One. It happened on the final lap, in the final turn. I was at a bar being ridiculed for watching nascar during football season. For three hours, I was being scorned. Then after the final lap, 20 people were watching what happened, it was worth it. This weeks race is Saturday night in Charlotte. Still only a 102 points spread from lead to last in the contest.

ENTRY LIST
Bank of America 500 | Charlotte Motor Speedway
October 13, 2012 | Race 31 of 36



CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN MAKE SPONSOR OWNER
1 Jamie McMurray Joplin, MO Chevrolet McDonald's Felix Sabates
2 Brad Keselowski Rochester Hills, MI Dodge Miller Lite Roger Penske
5 Kasey Kahne Enumclaw, WA Chevrolet Time Warner Cable Linda Hendrick
6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Olive Branch, MS Ford Best Buy John Henry
9 Marcos Ambrose Launceston, Tasmania Ford Stanley Richard Petty
10 David Reutimann Zephyrhills, FL Chevrolet Tommy Baldwin Racing Tommy Baldwin
11 Denny Hamlin Chesterfield, VA Toyota FedEx Ground J D Gibbs
13 Casey Mears Bakersfield, CA Ford GEICO Bob Germain
14 Tony Stewart Rushville, IN Chevrolet Mobil 1 / Office Depot Margaret Haas
15 Clint Bowyer Emporia, KS Toyota 5-Hour Energy Benefiting Avon Foundation for Women Rob Kauffman
16 Greg Biffle Vancouver, WA Ford 3M / IDG Jack Roush
17 Matt Kenseth Cambridge, WI Ford Best Buy John Henry
18 Kyle Busch Las Vegas, NV Toyota M&M's Joe Gibbs
20 Joey Logano Middletown, CT Toyota The Home Depot Joe Gibbs
21 Trevor Bayne Knoxville, TN Ford Good Sam Club / Camping World Glen Wood
22 Sam Hornish Jr. Bryan, OH Dodge Shell / Pennzoil Walter Czarnecki
23 Scott Riggs Bahama, NC Chevrolet North Texas Pipe Robert Richardson
24 Jeff Gordon Pittsboro, IN Chevrolet Drive to End Hunger Rick Hendrick
26 Josh Wise* Riverside, CA Ford MDS Transport Jerry Freeze
27 Paul Menard Eau Claire, WI Chevrolet Menards / Pittsburgh Paints Richard Childress
29 Kevin Harvick Bakersfield, CA Chevrolet Jimmy Johns Richard Childress
30 David Stremme South Bend, IN Toyota SwanEnergyInc.com Kevin Buckler
31 Jeff Burton South Boston, VA Chevrolet Caterpillar Richard Childress
32 T.J. Bell Reno, NV Ford Greensmoke Jack Roush
33 Cole Whitt Alpine, CA Chevrolet Little Joes Autos.com Richard Childress
34 David Ragan Unadilla, GA Ford Glory Foods Bob Jenkins
36 Dave Blaney Hartford, OH Chevrolet Tommy Baldwin Racing Allan Heinke
37 J.J. Yeley Phoenix, AZ Ford Gunselman Motorsports Larry Gunselman
38 David Gilliland Riverside, CA Ford Glory Foods Brad Jenkins
39 Ryan Newman South Bend, IN Chevrolet Quicken Loans Tony Stewart
42 Juan Montoya Bogota, Colombia Chevrolet Target / Kellogg's Chip Ganassi
43 Aric Almirola Tampa, FL Ford Smithfield Richard Petty
47 Bobby Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Toyota Scott Products Tad Geschickter
48 Jimmie Johnson El Cajon, CA Chevrolet MyLowe's Jeff Gordon
51 AJ Allmendinger Los Gatos, CA Chevrolet Phoenix Construction James Finch
55 Mark Martin Batesville, AR Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine Bill Jenkins
56 Martin Truex Jr. Mayetta, NJ Toyota NAPA Auto Parts Michael Waltrip
78 Kurt Busch Las Vegas, NV Chevrolet Furniture Row / Farm American Barney Visser
83 Landon Cassill Cedar Rapids, IA Toyota Burger King / Dr Pepper Thomas Ueberall
87 Joe Nemechek Lakeland, FL Toyota AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves Andrea Nemechek
88 Regan Smith Cato, NY Chevrolet AMP Energy / National Guard Rick Hendrick
93 Travis Kvapil Janesville, WI Toyota Burger King / Dr Pepper Thomas Ueberall
98 Michael McDowell Phoenix, AZ Ford K-Love / Curb Records Mike Curb
99 Carl Edwards Columbia, MO Ford Kellogg's Jack Roush
119 Mike Bliss Milwaukie, OR Toyota Plinker Tactical Randy Humphrey
191 Reed Sorenson Peachtree City, GA Chevrolet Plinker Tactical Mark Smith
195 Scott Speed Manteca, CA Ford Jordan Truck Sales Bob Leavine
* Denotes Rookie
Overview
NASCAR's Competition Department distributes entry blanks for each race to owners in the series. Those entries must be returned before the deadline, which is set 13 days in advance of the event. When the entry is received by Competition, the car is added to the entry list. There is an inspection fee for each entry.

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Rowdy busch.

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

Shouldn't I have a dealbreaker from last week, or am I not reading the rules right again.

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Mark Martin

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No db's in the chase can be earned.

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

I new I missed a rule, thanks. Sorry Don.

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Logano

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You know me like that.

Edwards

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*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.

Damn you some greedy muthafuckas. A win by a driver you did not pick not good enough for you!?!?!?

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Kyle Busch

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

I just apologai

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UMN has been pm'ed.

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It's ok Hawger. The Razorbacks are -17 against the Wildcats of Kentucky this week.

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They shouldn't be 17 point favorites over: me, you, Boyd and any other collection of CSFMB misfits we could scrounge together. Krazy Ivan wouldn't show up though.

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We will just have to go for two after every touchdown we score against them.

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I'm staying with the #51 car. Regan Smith.

Fuck you Kurt Busch. Drive away from the officals without your helmet on? Seriously???

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Mr. EDwards

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

spany has been pm'ed.

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Kyle Busch

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RFDC has been pm'ed.

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Ryan Newman

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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

2nd pick Ryan Newman

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Scorehead has been pm'ed.

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I still can't believe I'm not in this.

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I'll try to save big money with Menard.

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

Blame Carl Edwards 36th place finish at Atlanta for your missing the playoffs.

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No kidding. I was in the chase the whole year until then.

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Paul MENARD!

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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

Newper has been pm'ed.

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Due to the injury to Dale Earnhardt Jr., chas will be assigned the interim driver of the #88, Regan Smith. As a result I need to pick a new driver and will take the allegedly hopped up AJ Allmendinger.

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