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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/Race Results
After Week 13

Total Pts._______________Driver
614 Terry's Peeps**______Matt Kenseth
436 Gloopan Kuratz**_____Tony Stewart
432 Dr. Ken_____________Ryan Newman
427 Peoria Matt** ________*Denny Hamlin
427 newper_____________Carl Edwards
400 Keeping Score*_______Jimmie Johnson
397 Otunga's Coffee Mug*** _NP-Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
389 K Effective*__________*Paul Menard
386 Apologist*___________Dale Earnhardt Jr.
376 Hawg Ass****_______Joey Logano
371 Urlacher's missing neck*_Kyle Busch
363 Hatchetman__________Aric Almirola
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353 spanky_____________NP-AJ Allmendinger
342 RFDC_______________*Jeff Gordon
339 Free Ajent__________NP-Kurt Busch
335 sjboyd0137__________Kasey Kahne
333 chaspoppcap________Kevin Harvick
325 SHARK_____________*Martin Truex Jr.
318 Scorehead___________Clint Bowyer
311 mcbrides*___________*Danica Patrick
303 doug-ep****_________*Mark Martin
295 donspiracy___________*Brad Keselowski
293 City Of Fools________NP-Jamie McMurray
270 jimmypasta*__________NP-Jeff Burton
256 Hank Scorpio________*NP-Greg Biffle
201 Boilermaker Rick*______NP-Juan Pablo Montoya
*Dealbreaker award ______*2nd Pick

A couple of notes. RFDC lost 6 points for bad Brad failing inspection. Somehow I am doing worse than almost everybody in the contest. Congrats to BoilerRick for breaking the 200 point mark. Peoria Matt is away on vacation and has been awarded Denny Hamlin with second pick protection for the Pocono race.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Party in the Poconos 400
Pocono Raceway - 6/9/2013
Provided by NASCAR Public Relations Statistics

Starting
Position Car# Driver Manu OwnersPointsRank RaceAttempts
1 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy 1 13
2 99 Carl Edwards Ford 2 13
3 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 3 13
4 20 Matt Kenseth Toyota 4 13
5 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy 5 13
6 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 6 13
7 5 Kasey Kahne Chevy 7 13
8 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 8 13
9 27 Paul Menard Chevy 9 13
10 2 Brad Keselowski Ford 10 13
11 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy 11 13
12 43 Aric Almirola Ford 12 13
13 16 Greg Biffle Ford 13 13
14 55 Mark Martin Toyota 14 13
15 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 15 13
16 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # Ford 16 13
17 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 17 13
18 51 AJ Allmendinger Chevy 18 13
19 14 Tony Stewart Chevy 19 13
20 78 Kurt Busch Chevy 20 13
21 22 Joey Logano Ford 21 13
22 1 Jamie McMurray Chevy 22 13
23 39 Ryan Newman Chevy 23 13
24 31 Jeff Burton Chevy 24 13
25 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevy 25 13
26 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 26 13
27 13 Casey Mears Ford 27 13
28 34 David Ragan Ford 28 13
29 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota 29 13
30 10 Danica Patrick # Chevy 30 13
31 38 David Gilliland Ford 31 13
32 7 Dave Blaney Chevy 32 13
33 30 David Stremme Toyota 33 13
34 83 David Reutimann Toyota 34 13
35 36 JJ Yeley Chevy 35 13
36 35 Josh Wise(i) Ford 36 13
37 33 Landon Cassill(i) Chevy 37 13
38 32 Timmy Hill # Ford 38 13
39 93 Travis Kvapil Toyota 39 13
40 87 Joe Nemechek(i) Toyota 40 13
41 98 Michael McDowell Ford 42 12
42 19 Jason Leffler Toyota 44 12
43 44 Scott Riggs Ford 46 6

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

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Jimmie Johnson

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
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Rowdy

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JJ (sorry R)

2nd pick: Jeff Gordon

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let's see if I can pick a driver that will finish higher than 35th this week...

Kasey Kahne

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My pick Sunday as TNT starts the "Summer Series" at Pocono won this race from the pole a year ago. In 8 career trips to Long Pond, PA, he's got 1 win, 1 Top 5 & 1 Top 10 finish driving the #20 Home Depot TOYOTA for Joe Gibbs Racing. Following a 7th place finish at Dover in the Spring NSCS race last Sunday, I think this guy finds his way to Victory Lane for team owner Roger Penske.

SHARK'S PICK: Party at the Poconos 400 (Spring NSCS Race-Pocono)
#22 JOEY LOGANO Pennzoil/Shell Ford

Scratch that

I'd like Jr.

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Bowyer

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K Effective has been pm'ed.

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Kahne

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Brad Keselowski

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Harvick

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Tony stewart

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Cousin Carl

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Kenseth

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Clint Bowyer.

Sorry DEP.

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Tony Stewart

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2nd Pick Mark Martin

Edit.

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are you using a dealbreaker for him?

He was my 2nd pick.

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Fixed

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Logano

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#ExtendLafleur
10 More Wins

Why you...

I'll change my pick.

Put me down for this driver instead...

SHARK'S PICK: Party at the Poconos 400 (Spring NSCS Race)
#56 MARTIN TRUEX, JR. NAPA Auto Parts TOYOTA

I guess I'm back on MENARD!!

mcbrides has been pm'ed.

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Not sure if Dr. Ken is going to pick...

So, let's just grab Ryan Newman for him now.

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AA

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Harvick

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Danica

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Hank Scorpio has been pm'ed.

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