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 35

Total Pts. _________________Chase Driver _________2nd Pick
633 Dr. Ken***______________Jimmie Johnson _____D-Carl Edwards
630 Terry's Peeps**** ________Brad Keselowski ____*NP-Joey Logano
587 RFDC* __________________Clint Bowyer _______*NP-Jamie Mcmurray
563 Hawg Ass* _______________Matt Kenseth _______Mark Martin
---SILLY SEASON---55th Annual Daytona 500---February 24, 2013---
545 Free Ajent* ______________Tony Stewart _____*NP-Sam Hornish Jr.
538 newper ________________Kasey Kahne _______D-Ryan Newman
528 Scorehead*** ___________Jeff Gordon ________*Aric Almirola
519 Urlacher's missing neck** _Greg Biffle __________D-Kyle Busch
503 donspiracy _______________Kevin Harvick _______Marcos Ambrose
471 Boilermaker Rick __________Denny Hamlin _______NP-Paul Menard
440 spanky* _________________Martin Truex Jr. ____NP-Trevor Bayne
432 chaspoppcap* ____________Dale Earnhardt Jr. __NP-Juan Montoya
*Dealbreaker Pick ______________________________*2ndPick D-DealbreakerPick


Well, the search party for Jeff Gordon's mind is officially underway. Meanwhile, back in the contest... Speeps is only 3 points Back of Dr. Ken with our final race of the season left. RFDC and Hawg Ass are the only other contestants left in title contention 46 and 70 points back respectively. Advantage to Dr. Ken since he can have any non-Chase driver he wants for next week. Speeps has the most dealbreakers left, except for the leader, so he will have any of the best 30 drivers still available to pick. If I am sobered up(enough) from next Saturday's poker game on Sunday, I will do a very special season ending Racecast on the Ustream channel.

RACE LINEUP
Ford EcoBoost 400 | Homestead-Miami Speedway
November 18, 2012 | Race 36 of 36



POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot / redbeacon.com 176.056 30.672 Leader
2 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford Black & Decker 175.342 30.797 -0.125
3 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite 175.092 30.841 -0.169
4 99 Carl Edwards Ford Fastenal 175.001 30.857 -0.185
5 43 Aric Almirola Ford Smithfield 174.887 30.877 -0.205
6 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 5-hour Energy 174.752 30.901 -0.229
7 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 174.644 30.920 -0.248
8 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 174.565 30.934 -0.262
9 55 Mark Martin Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 174.452 30.954 -0.282
10 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 174.081 31.020 -0.348
11 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Best Buy 173.980 31.038 -0.366
12 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet Farmers Insurance 173.969 31.040 -0.368
13 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M / SP Richards 173.930 31.047 -0.375
14 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats 173.807 31.069 -0.397
15 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 20 Years 'Celebratory' 173.740 31.081 -0.409
16 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew 173.472 31.129 -0.457
17 22 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Shell / Pennzoil 173.110 31.194 -0.522
18 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet Menards / Duracell 173.077 31.200 -0.528
19 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet U.S. Army 172.988 31.216 -0.544
20 21 Trevor Bayne Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center 172.662 31.275 -0.603
21 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 172.640 31.279 -0.607
22 30 David Stremme Toyota Swan Racing 172.563 31.293 -0.621
23 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Budweiser 172.546 31.296 -0.624
24 51 Regan Smith Chevrolet Phoenix Construction 172.507 31.303 -0.631
25 98 Michael McDowell Ford Phil Parsons Racing 172.474 31.309 -0.637
26 78 Kurt Busch Chevrolet Furniture Row 172.265 31.347 -0.675
27 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford Fifth Third Bank 172.106 31.376 -0.704
28 13 Casey Mears Ford GEICO 172.057 31.385 -0.713
29 119 Mike Bliss Toyota Plinker Tactical 171.882 31.417 -0.745
30 83 Landon Cassill Toyota Burger King 171.756 31.440 -0.768
31 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Florida Lottery 171.745 31.442 -0.770
32 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota Clorox 171.679 31.454 -0.782
33 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 171.630 31.463 -0.791
34 34 David Ragan Ford CertainTeed / 31-W Insulation 171.581 31.472 -0.800
35 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Mobil 1 171.483 31.490 -0.818
36 26 Josh Wise* Ford MDS Transport 171.445 31.497 -0.825
37 10 David Reutimann Chevrolet TMone.com 171.222 31.538 -0.866
38 93 Travis Kvapil Toyota Burger King 170.832 31.610 -0.938
39 37 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet C&C Audio Video & Appliance, Inc. 170.762 31.623 -0.951
40 38 David Gilliland Ford Long John Silver's 170.665 31.641 -0.969
41 11 Denny Hamlin+ Toyota FedEx Express 170.052 31.755 -1.083
42 32 Ken Schrader+ Ford Federated Auto Parts 169.476 31.863 -1.191
43 23 Scott Riggs Chevrolet North Texas Pipe 170.692 31.636 -0.964
Did Not Qualify
44 179 Reed Sorenson Toyota United Supermarkets / reload.biz 170.277 31.713 -1.041
45 33 Stephen Leicht* Chevrolet Little Joes Autos.com 170.057 31.754 -1.082
46 191 Jason Leffler Toyota Plinker Tactical 170.036 31.758 -1.086
47 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves 169.609 31.838 -1.166
+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie

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Ryan Newman

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Kyle Busch

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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

Scorehead has been pm'ed his pick was bumped by Ajent.

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Carl Edwards.

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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

Dealbreaker - Carl Edwards

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You know me like that.

Kyle Busch

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Mark Martin

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2018
#ExtendLafleur
10 More Wins

Scorehead has been pm'ed.

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Ajent has been pm'ed.

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Almirola.

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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

Ryan Newman

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Newper has been pm'ed.

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Marcos Ambrose

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Joey Logano is looking pretty good. Just an observation.

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You know me like that.

Won't finish in the Top 20.

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Shhhhh!

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

Dealbreaker for Ryan Newman

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Logano













for now

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

RFDC has used a dealbreaker to take Kyle Busch, Speeps has been pm'ed.

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Things have just gotten real. Excellent.

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Dealbreaker...Rowdy Busch in the glorious #18 car.

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oh the humanity!! RFDC has been pm'ed.

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So what are the championship scenarios here? Keslowski needs to finish in what spot to guarantee the championship?>

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15th

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lets go already. No one wants to see some fuel mileage bullshit to determine the championship.

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Fucking RFDC. What a jerk.

Thank you for stealing 18 away from him UMN.

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Big mistake by the 48 pit crew. Will it screw their chances??? Stay tuned.

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Yeah like UMN wasn't going to take him from you if I hadn't?

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