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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 enshrined Cribbage Hall Of Famer and racelog co-host Keeping Score gets to pick Juan Pablo Montoya 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 coyntest. 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 All-Star Race
Total Pts._______________Driver
555 Terry's Peeps***______Matt Kenseth
380 Peoria Matt** ________Kasey Kahne
373 Dr. Ken_____________Jimmie Johnson
356 Hawg Ass****_______Brad Keselowski
351 newper_____________Carl Edwards
341 Gloopan Kuratz*______Tony Stewart
335 K Effective*__________Greg Biffle
327 Keeping Score_______*Kevin Harvick
325 Apologist*___________Martin Truex Jr.
320 Otunga's Coffee Mug*** _NP-Kurt Busch
318 Free Ajent__________NP-Mark Martin
316 Hatchetman________Ryan Newman
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301 RFDC_______________*Kyle Busch
296 Urlacher's missing neck*_Clint Bowyer
286 spanky_____________NP-Jamie Mcmurray
281 SHARK_____________Aric Almirola
280 sjboyd0137__________NP-Juan Montoya
278 donspiracy___________Jeff Gordon
261 doug-ep****_________*Dale Earnhardt Jr.
260 chaspoppcap________Joey Logano
255 Scorehead___________*Denny Hamlin
253 mcbrides*___________NP-Marcos Ambrose
237 jimmypasta*__________NP-Casey Mears
233 City Of Fools________NP-Paul Menard
215 Hank Scorpio________*Danica Patrick
170 Boilermaker Rick*______ NP-JJ Yeley
*Dealbreaker award ______*2ndPick NP-NoPick
Starting Lineup
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Coca-Cola 600
Charlotte Motor Speedway - 5/26/2013
Provided by NASCAR Public Relations StatisticsStarting
Position Car# Driver Manu QualifyingSpeed(mph) QualifyingTime(secs)
1 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 195.624 27.604
2 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row Racing / Sealy Chevy 195.221 27.661
3 20 Matt Kenseth Home Depot / Husky Toyota 195.094 27.679
4 55 Mark Martin Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 194.595 27.750
5 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 194.503 27.763
6 5 Kasey Kahne Time Warner Cable Chevy 194.349 27.785
7 16 Greg Biffle Fastenal Ford 194.238 27.801
8 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Red-White-Blue M-Prove America Toyota 193.952 27.842
9 1 Jamie McMurray Bad Boy Buggies Chevy 193.694 27.879
10 39 Ryan Newman Quicken Loans Chevy 193.639 27.887
11 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard Chevy 193.444 27.915
12 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Patriotic Chevy 193.292 27.937
13 99 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford 193.271 27.940
14 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevy 192.961 27.985
15 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Folds of Honor Chevy 192.520 28.049
16 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevy 192.287 28.083
17 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 192.191 28.097
18 43 Aric Almirola US Air Force Ford 192.130 28.106
19 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt Ford 192.123 28.107
20 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford 191.884 28.142
21 13 Casey Mears GEICO Ford 191.884 28.142
22 27 Paul Menard Menards / Serta Chevy 191.727 28.165
23 36 JJ Yeley World Trade Barter Solutions Chevy 190.988 28.274
24 10 Danica Patrick # GoDaddy.com Chevy 190.826 28.298
25 14 Tony Stewart Bass Pro Shops / Mobil 1 Chevy 190.792 28.303
26 38 David Gilliland Long John Silver's Ford 190.665 28.322
27 31 Jeff Burton Cheerios Chevy 190.490 28.348
28 93 Travis Kvapil Burger King / Dr Pepper Toyota 190.416 28.359
29 21 Trevor Bayne Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 190.409 28.360
30 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # Fastenal Ford 190.241 28.385
31 22 Joey Logano Pennzoil Shell Ford 190.047 28.414
32 98 Michael McDowell Hyde Park Storage Suites Ford 189.967 28.426
33 7 Dave Blaney SANY Chevy 189.793 28.452
34 47 Bobby Labonte Bush's Grillin' Beans Toyota 189.401 28.511
35 34 David Ragan Dockside Logistics Ford 189.049 28.564
36 51 Regan Smith(i) Hendrickcars.com Chevy 188.725 28.613
37-OP 83 David Reutimann Burger King / Dr Pepper Toyota 188.383 28.665
38-OP 30 David Stremme Lean 1 / Swan Energy Toyota 188.265 28.683
39-OP 32 Timmy Hill # OXY Water Ford 188.114 28.706
40-OP 87 Joe Nemechek(i) NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 188.081 28.711
41-OP 33 Landon Cassill(i) ShopBicycleCards.com / Little Joe's Autos Chevy 188.075 28.712
42-OP 35 Josh Wise(i) MDS Transport Ford 186.406 28.969
43-OP 95 Scott Speed Leavine Family Racing Ford 188.659 28.623
44-DNQ 19 Mike Bliss(i) Gentry Plastics / Plinker Tactical Toyota 188.219 28.690
PC1 = is the first past champion eligible, PC2 is the 2nd...and so on if more
# Simoco Rookie of the Year candidate
(i) = driver not running for 2013 Sprint Cup Series Championship Drivers Points