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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 Week 16
Total Pts._______________ Driver
687 Terry's Peeps**______Matt Kenseth
553 Gloopan Kuratz**_____Dale Earnhardt Jr.
526 Keeping Score**_______Jimmie Johnson
525 newper_____________Carl Edwards
518 Peoria Matt** ________Brad Keselowski
515 Dr. Ken_____________Jeff Gordon
497 Apologist*___________Kyle Busch
493 Urlacher's missing neck**_*Clint Bowyer
476 Otunga's Coffee Mug*** _NP-Brian Vickers
462 K Effective*__________Paul Menard
455 Hatchetman__________*Kurt Busch
440 chaspoppcap________*NP-Marcos Ambrose
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437 Hawg Ass****_______*NP-Ryan Newman
430 Free Ajent__________NP-Juan Pablo Montoya
412 spanky_____________NP-Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
405 SHARK_____________Martin Truex Jr.
404 Scorehead___________*Kasey Kahne
392 RFDC_______________Kevin Harvick
387 sjboyd0137__________*Joey Logano
380 City Of Fools__________NP-AJ Allmendinger
373 Hank Scorpio__________*Tony Stewart
367 doug-ep***_________*Denny Hamlin
366 mcbrides*___________NP-Aric Almirola
364 donspiracy___________*Jeff Burton
348 jimmypasta*__________NP-Greg Biffle
254 Boilermaker Rick*______NP-Jamie McMurray
*Dealbreaker award ______*2nd Pick NP-NoPick
10 races to the Chase. Dr. Ken made a stunningly bad pick of Jacquez Villnuuuve, dropping him to 6th in the standings. Hawg Ass picked fellow Formula Once champeen Juan Crashy Montoya and fell out of of the Top 12. So much for best drivers in the world, eh compadres? There is a terrible rumor running around the Rules Cabal compound that a 13th player will make playoffs. This is pure speculation and it has nothing to do with the 16 name bracket that was drawn on the white board in the conference room. Thank you for your cooperation.
Starting Lineup
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Quaker State 400
Kentucky Speedway - 6/29/2013
Provided by NASCAR Public Relations StatisticsStarting
Position Car# Driver Manu QualifyingSpeed(mph) QualifyingTime(secs)
1 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 183.636 29.406
2 99 Carl Edwards Ford 183.306 29.459
3 48 Jimmie Johnson (PC3) Chevy 183.144 29.485
4 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 182.593 29.574
5 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 182.587 29.575
6 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 182.340 29.615
7 39 Ryan Newman Chevy 182.254 29.629
8 2 Brad Keselowski (PC1) Ford 182.192 29.639
9 55 Brian Vickers(i) Toyota 181.922 29.683
10 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevy 181.720 29.716
11 22 Joey Logano Ford 181.708 29.718
12 24 Jeff Gordon (PC6) Chevy 181.653 29.727
13 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # Ford 181.391 29.770
14 31 Jeff Burton Chevy 181.360 29.775
15 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 181.159 29.808
16 20 Matt Kenseth (PC5) Toyota 181.111 29.818
17 47 AJ Allmendinger Toyota 180.892 29.852
18 43 Aric Almirola Ford 180.868 29.856
19 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 180.832 29.862
20 16 Greg Biffle Ford 180.765 29.873
21 5 Kasey Kahne Chevy 180.638 29.894
22 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy 180.578 29.904
23 1 Jamie McMurray Chevy 180.445 29.926
24 27 Paul Menard Chevy 179.970 30.005
25 14 Tony Stewart (PC2) Chevy 179.964 30.006
26 51 Austin Dillon(i) Chevy 179.802 30.033
27 78 Kurt Busch (PC4) Chevy 179.390 30.102
28 30 David Stremme Toyota 179.075 30.155
29 10 Danica Patrick # Chevy 178.944 30.177
30 33 Landon Cassill(i) Chevy 178.265 30.292
31 13 Casey Mears Ford 178.235 30.297
32 7 Dave Blaney Chevy 177.983 30.340
33 98 Michael McDowell Ford 177.713 30.386
34 38 David Gilliland Ford 177.486 30.425
35 36 JJ Yeley Chevy 176.638 30.571
36 83 David Reutimann Toyota 176.488 30.597
37-OP 35 Josh Wise(i) Ford 176.384 30.615
38-OP 34 David Ragan Ford 176.344 30.622
39-OP 19 Mike Bliss(i) Toyota 175.816 30.714
40-OP 93 Travis Kvapil Toyota 175.707 30.733
41-OP 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 175.234 30.816
42-OP 44 Scott Riggs Ford 175.143 30.832
43-OP 32 Ken Schrader Ford 172.988 31.216
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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man, I suck at this. didn't read the forum, just glanced at the op. for my penance, I will return to my normal sucky pick of MENARD!
