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 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 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/Race Results
After Week 31

Total Pts. _______________Chase Driver_______Non-Chase Pick
345 Terry's Peeps****_____Matt Kenseth______Brad Keselowski
337 Peoria Matt***________Kevin Harvick______David Ragan
335 Racelog Announce Team**__Kyle Busch____Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
321 Otunga's CoffeeMug***_Jeff Gordon_______NP-Casey Mears
316 Gloopan Kuratz***____Jimmie Johnson_____*David Gilliland
308 chaspoppcap*_______Dale Earnhardt Jr____Jamie McMurray
303 Urlacher's missing neck*_Greg Biffle_________*Austin Dillon
301 Apologist*____________Carl Edwards_______Aric Almirola
278 Dr. Ken_______________Kasey Kahne______Danica Patrick
270 newper_______________Ryan Newman_____Marcos Ambrose
261 Hawg Ass*____________Kurt Busch_________Michael Waltrip
259 RFDC*________________Clint Bowyer_______*Jeff Burton
240 Hatchetman___________Joey Logano________NP-Josh Wise
*Dealbreaker Pick __________________________*2ndPick

The Terry’s Peeps Era continues! Peoria Matt moves into second place with Kese winning and Harvick’s 6th place finish. Top 3 within 10 points of each other. Congrats to Apologist for also getting the double Top 10 result. Next week is Talladega where anyting can happen. See you Sunday at 1pm race fans!

Starting Lineup
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Camping World RV Sales 500
Talladega SuperSpeedway - 10/20/2013
Provided by NASCAR Public Relations Statistics


Position Car# Driver SponsorManu FirstPracticeSpeed(mph) OwnerPointsRank RaceAttempts
1 43 Aric Almirola Charter Ford 202.000 19 31
2 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevy 201.987 21 31
3 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt Ford 201.876 20 31
4 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 201.855 16 31
5 99 Carl Edwards Subway Ford 201.604 10 31
6 16 Greg Biffle Scotch Blue Ford 201.341 6 31
7 34 David Ragan Safecar.gov Ford 201.168 28 31
8 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Mountain Dew / XBox One Chevy 201.092 9 31
9 1 Jamie McMurray Cessna Chevy 201.071 15 31
10 13 Casey Mears GEICO Ford 200.911 26 31
11 48 Jimmie Johnson (PC2) Lowe's Chevy 200.100 2 31
12 20 Matt Kenseth (PC4) Home Depot Let's Do This Toyota 199.492 1 31
13 2 Brad Keselowski (PC1) Miller Lite Ford 199.475 14 31
14 35 Josh Wise(i) A&W All American Food Ford 199.417 39 31
15 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 199.342 25 31
16 14 Austin Dillon(i) Bass Pro Shops / Mobil 1 Chevy 199.338 17 31
17 39 Ryan Newman WIX Filters Chevy 199.189 12 31
18 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 199.164 11 31
19 24 Jeff Gordon (PC5) Axalta Chevy 199.085 4 31
20 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 199.031 8 31
21 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # Nationwide Insurance Ford 198.850 23 31
22 55 Michael Waltrip Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 198.784 24 31
23 10 Danica Patrick # GoDaddy Breast Cancer Awareness Chevy 198.512 29 31
24 38 David Gilliland Long John Silver's Ford 198.331 31 31
25 83 David Reutimann Burger King / Dr Pepper Toyota 198.286 35 31
26 21 Trevor Bayne (i) Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 198.220 41 9
27 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Halloween Toyota 197.733 5 31
28 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevy 197.623 13 31
29 47 Bobby Labonte (PC6) Scott Products Toyota 197.598 27 31
30 78 Kurt Busch (PC3) Furniture Row / Wonder Bread Chevy 197.529 7 31
31 30 Cole Whitt(i) Black Clover Toyota 197.508 33 31
32 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevy 197.216 22 31
33 29 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John's Chevy 196.879 3 31
34 27 Paul Menard Menards / Duracell Chevy 196.061 18 31
35 51 Justin Allgaier(i) Brandt Chevy 191.092 30 31
36 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 189.133 43 28
37 36 J.J. Yeley Golden Corral Chevy 188.790 36 31
38 93 Travis Kvapil Dr Pepper Toyota 188.489 34 31
39 7 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevy 188.089 32 31
40 32 Terry Labonte (PC7) C&J Energy Services Ford 187.412 38 31
41 40 Tony Raines(i) Hillman Racing Chevy 186.947 42 11
42 87 Joe Nemechek (i) NEMCO - JRR Toyota 186.278 40 31
43 33 Landon Cassill(i) ERC Acquired TMone Chevy 184.494 37 31
DNQ 12 Sam Hornish Jr.(i) SKF Ford 199.172 48 1

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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Keselowski

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
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Jamie Mac

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

Keselowski

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2nd pick: Jeff Burton

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Montoya

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ragan

Almirola

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B.S.!!!!!!

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Michael Waltrip

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Stenhouse jr

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So, you are welching on the Danica thing?

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I want to change my pick to Danica.

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So you welched out, I will make sure that Speeps get this news as I don't think he will be getting it here.

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MacMurray

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

Did you just cut and paste this along with the rest of the entry list or does it actually apply to the contest?

If the points count I am going with Austin Dillon.

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Just part of the cut and paste.

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Just part of the cut and paste.

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The RaceLog Announce Team is changing their pick to Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Gloopan has been pm'ed.

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Marcos Ambrose

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2nd pick Gilliland

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In light of Parrott getting suspended for party favors, I will be changing to Hamlin

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...and he's looked good in practice and was awarded the pole. Hmmm....

you know what, give me David Cabal guy Ragan.


*edit.. ah crap, Matt has him..

I'll default back to Almirola. screw a Crew Chief... I mean, how important is that? WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG!?


I apologi for all the waffling

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Parade laps underway. It's almost green flag time!!

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Somebody find Keeping Score and tell him to report to the RaceLog Announce Booth.

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Green flag!!

Burton and ALmirola lead them off.

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And they are three wide by the middle of the back stretch.

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Caution!!

Tony Raines done blow'd up.

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Harvick and Kahne among others going to riding be around in the back for the early part of the race.

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