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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 22

Total Pts._______________Driver
860 Terry's Peeps****____Matt Kenseth
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770 Gloopan Kuratz***____*Jimmie Johnson
729 Dr. Ken_____________*Kyle Busch
728 Keeping Score**_____*Brad Keselowski
715 Apologist___________D-Dale Earnhardt Jr.
702 Peoria Matt*** _______*Kasey Kahne
691 Urlacher's missing neck*_Greg Biffle
663 newper_____________Carl Edwards
649 Hatchetman__________Kurt Busch
616 Free Ajent____________NP-Juan Pablo Montoya
601 chaspoppcap__________*Joey Logano
591 spanky*______________NP-Denny Hamlin
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589 Hawg Ass*__________D-Jeff Gordon
584 RFDC_______________*Kevin Harvick
582 Scorehead___________Clint Bowyer
567 Hank Scorpio________*NP-Mark Martin
564 Otunga's Coffee Mug*** _NP-Aric Almirola
557 K Effective*__________NP-Trevor Bayne
545 sjboyd0137__________*Ryan Newman
543 doug-ep**___________Martin Truex Jr.
538 SHARK_____________Paul Menard
497 donspiracy___________Jeff Burton
491 City Of Fools__________NP-Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
477 mcbrides*___________NP-David Gilliland
459 jimmypasta*__________NP-David Ragan
---SILLY SEASON---56th Annual Daytona 500---February 23, 2014---
365 Boilermaker Rick*______NP-David Reutimann
*Dealbreaker award ______*2ndPick D-Dealbreaker Pick

4 races until the Chase. 184 is the max points differential. BoilerRick cannot catch race winner spanky(Welcome back!) and has been mathematically eliminated from the playoffs. Thankfully, BRick has drawn Scorehead in the first round of the LCQ and will easily nitpick him into submission with vague syntax and no context. Speeps once insurmountable lead, fueled by his All-Star race win , doesn't look so GLORIOUS these days. Gloop is on his way to locking up 2nd place. newper and Hatchetman with bad finishes fade from the lead pack.

The LCQ tournament will start with Week 23 at Michigan.
Week 1 of 4
Link: http://betterbracketmaker.com/#!/16216774b9025

The following memo has been released from the Nascar Rules Cabal PR Office.

LCQ for a thirteenth playoff spot announced. That's Last Chance Qualifier for those that don't know. There will be a 16 seed head to head tournament for a 13th playoff spot the last four weeks of the regular season. There are 14 players on the outside looking in of the playoffs. There have been many sadfaces and hurt feelings over the first half of the Nascar calendar. "That asswipe stole my Top 5 finish", "Dammit, why do they still let Juan Montoya on the track??", or "How they only got one paved road in Arkansas, but Mark Martin gets at least 30 points every week he races!?!?" These cries and gnashing of teeth have been heard for ages. SO we will have a single elimination bracket style tournament to get one more player in the, errr, playoffs. The 13th and 14th positions will be the Top and 2nd seeds and get a bye the first week. Confused? Good!

"But Rules Cabal, what if I move up or down in the standings in the last four weeks, how will that affect my position?" Great question! We are going with Standard Staffordshire Relagation Ruleset on this deal. In English, seeding is only changed for those coming and going from the Top 12. There will be lots of swindlin' and swerve-in the last four weeks, but in the end, 13 will advance to the playoffs. Feel free to ask any questions and file complaints and grievances up front.

Starting Lineup
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Pure Michigan 400
Michigan International Speedway - 8/18/2013
Provided by NASCAR Public Relations Statistics

Starting
Position Car# Driver SponsorManu QualifyingSpeed(mph) QualifyingTime(secs)
1 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 203.949 35.303
2 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row / Serta Chevy 203.695 35.347
3 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevy 203.470 35.386
4 55 Mark Martin Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 203.218 35.430
5 31 Jeff Burton Cheerios Chevy 203.114 35.448
6 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevy 202.988 35.470
7 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard Youth Foundation Chevy 202.817 35.500
8 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 202.800 35.503
9 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite / Luke Bryan Ford 202.726 35.516
10 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota 202.384 35.576
11 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 202.304 35.590
12 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota 202.230 35.603
13 24 Jeff Gordon Standox Chevy 202.117 35.623
14 43 Aric Almirola Eckrich Ford 201.799 35.679
15 29 Kevin Harvick Rheem Chevy 201.641 35.707
16 16 Greg Biffle First / 3M Ford 201.590 35.716
17 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 201.590 35.716
18 21 Trevor Bayne(i) Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 201.337 35.761
19 99 Carl Edwards Best Buy Geek Squad / Fastenal Ford 201.033 35.815
20 27 Paul Menard Nibco / Menards Chevy 200.736 35.868
21 39 Ryan Newman Quicken Loans / PTA Chevy 200.613 35.890
22 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # Fifth Third Ford 200.613 35.890
23 38 David Gilliland Long John Silver's Ford 200.518 35.907
24 34 David Ragan Taco Bell Ford 200.261 35.953
25 83 David Reutimann Burger King / Dr Pepper Toyota 200.178 35.968
26 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt Ford 199.994 36.001
27 14 Austin Dillon(i) Mobil 1 / Bass Pro Shops Chevy 199.983 36.003
28 10 Danica Patrick # GoDaddy Chevy 199.689 36.056
29 1 Jamie McMurray Advil Chevy 199.518 36.087
30 47 Bobby Labonte KingsFord Charcoal Toyota 198.829 36.212
31 5 Kasey Kahne Pepsi Max Chevy 197.906 36.381
32 95 Scott Speed Leavine Family Racing Ford 197.704 36.418
33 13 Casey Mears Valvoline NextGen Ford 197.672 36.424
34 32 Timmy Hill # U.S. Chrome Ford 197.028 36.543
35 36 JJ Yeley Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevy 197.012 36.546
36 30 David Stremme Lean1 Toyota 196.980 36.552
37-OP 87 Joe Nemechek(i) Toyota 196.818 36.582
38-OP 93 Travis Kvapil Burger King / Dr Pepper Toyota 196.148 36.707
39-OP 51 Brendan Gaughan(i) South Point Hotel & Casino Chevy 195.679 36.795
40-OP 35 Josh Wise(i) MDS Transport Ford 195.610 36.808
41-OP 98 Johnny Sauter(i) Phil Parsons Racing Ford 195.180 36.889
42-OP 7 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevy 194.542 37.010
43-OP 33 Landon Cassill(i) LittleJoesAutos.com Chevy 192.627 37.378
44-DNQ 19 Scott Riggs Plinker Tactical Toyota 193.372 37.234

# Simoco Rookie of the Year candidate

(i) = driver not running for 2013 Sprint Cup Series Championship Drivers Points

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Edwards

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Biff

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kenseth

Martin Truex Jr.

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Jimmie Johnson

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Keselowski

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Kenseth

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Kahne.

Logano

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Dale Jr.

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Clint Bowyer

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kurt busch.

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2nd pick: Ryan Newman

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Wow, take a look at this cocksucker! Do you often take people's picks Gloop? What if he did kill himself? What then you bottom feeding, horse fucking, racist, lowlife piece of shit? You really are a dumb fuck. You live in a fantasy NASCAR world where you failed as a cop, you failed as a painter, and the only acting you've done is pretending not to be gay. Your idea of a fantasy NASCAR convention is putting on a dress, tucking your tiny dick between your legs, and being the center of a 50 man gangbang. No wonder you can't keep a wife. As soon as the poor unfortunate girl learns your a phony blowhard that likes the taste of semen, she's leaves your ass in the dust. You are a waste of oxygen. Your "clever" sports thoughts are worse than any racist thing you ever said. Your phone calls to radio stations get put on the air so quick because the hosts pity you. You have the mental capacity of a watermelon, the looks of a dead hookers asshole, the personality of an Iraqi suicide bomber, and the breath of a pile of lion shit. A used condom is worth more to this message board than your pathetic ass. I hope you suffer the pain of a thousand cancers as you grow old. Fuck off.

2nd pick: Kyle Busch

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what kind of mind can go on a tirade like that?

anyhoo, why isn't vickers in this race. dude has been great at this track. I was going to take him til I realized he wasn't in the race!

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I suspect that was Steve, himself, looking for some heat. It was too out of nowhere.

I would think Vickers would be a natural for Tony's car for the rest of the year. Not sure why he isn't.

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2nd pick: Harvick

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Back in June, he finished 14th at this track. He's very much seeking a win just to make things more interesting in the battle for one of the two Wildcards in the "Chase for the Cup". I'll "save big money" and select this driver for Sunday's Pure Michigan 400:

SHARK'S PICK: Pure Michigan 400
#27 PAUL MENARD MENARDS Chevy

Apologist has been pm'ed.

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Apologist has been pm'ed.

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You no good Sonova...

Dealbreaker on Dale, Junior

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Gloop has been pm'ed.

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2nd pick Jimmy Johnson

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