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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 Kasey Kahne each week if I am so compelled. 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.

Dealbreaker awards from last year will not be transfered.
1. Players list for driver picking priority for the first five races of the season. Only players who made the Chase last year are guaranteed their position in the lineup. Your second pick will be protected from getting bumped a second time. Unless someone uses a Dealbreaker award on you.
I sent out PM's to all of last year players, new participants will have to go to the bottom of the order.

______________________Driver
Peoria Matt_2013 Champ_Kyle Busch
chaspoppcap___________Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Gloopan Kuratz_________Jimmie Johnson
Terry's Peeps_2012 Champ_NP-Kasey Kahne
Urlacher's missing neck__Martin Truex Jr.
RFDC_____2010 Champ__*Kevin Harvick
Apologist______________Austin Dillon
newper_______________Carl Edwards
Dr. Ken___2009 Champ__*Danica Patrick
Hawg Ass_____________Matt Kenseth
Hatchetman___________Cliny Bowyer
spanky_______________Denny Hamlin
K Effective_2011 Champ_*Jeff Gordon
Scorehead____________Brad Keselowski
Hank Scorpio__________Aric Almirola
SHARK___2008 Chomp__NP-Marcos Ambrose
sjboyd0137___________Greg Biffle
doug-ep______________Ryan Newman
donspiracy____________Kurt Busch
City Of Fools__________Reed Sorenson
mcbrides_____________NP-Paul Menard
jimmypasta___________Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Boilermaker Rick_______NP-Josh Wise
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*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.

If you pick someone and one of the above mentioned posters want that driver, you have to pick another driver. Driver picking priority based on the 2013 standings will go on for the first five weeks, 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.

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.

2. After the fifth race of the season driver picking priority will be based off of the 2014 standings. *** A poster can only have their pick bumped ONCE per week. Your second pick will be protected from getting bumped a second time. ***
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.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
56th Daytona 500 Starting Lineup
Daytona International Speedway
Provided by NASCAR Statistics


Starting
Position Car# Driver Sponsor / Manu QualifyingSpeed Reason for making Daytona 500
1 3 Austin Dillon # Chevy 196.019 Pole
2 78 Martin Truex. Jr.(B) Chevy 195.852 Outside Pole
3 20 Matt Kenseth(PC5) Toyota 194.574 Finished 1st in Duel 1
4 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 194.477 Finished 1st in Duel 2
5 5 Kasey Kahne Chevy 194.544 Finished 2nd in Duel 1
6 24 Jeff Gordon(PC6) Chevy 195.042 Finished 2nd in Duel 2
7 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 194.894 Finished 3rd in Duel 1
8 41 Kurt Busch(PC4) Chevy 194.078 Finished 3rd in Duel 2
9 88 Dale Earnhardt. Jr. Chevy 195.211 Finished 4th in Duel 1
10 27 Paul Menard Chevy 194.919 Finished 4th in Duel 2
11 98 Josh Wise Ford 192.061 Finished 5th in Duel 1
12 33 Brian Scott(i) Chevy 194.776 Finished 5th in Duel 2
13 43 Aric Almirola Ford 194.658 Finished 6th in Duel 1
14 21 Trevor Bayne(i) Ford 194.334 Finished 6th in Duel 2
15 47 AJ Allmendinger Chevy 194.108 Finished 7th in Duel 1
16 42 Kyle Larson # Chevy 194.410 Finished 7th in Duel 2
17 38 David Gilliland Ford 193.736 Finished 8th in Duel 1
18 40 Landon Cassill Chevy 193.732 Finished 9th in Duel 2
19 31 Ryan Newman Chevy 195.707 Finished 9th in Duel 1
20 15 Clint Bowyer(B) Toyota 194.523 Finished 10th in Duel 2
21 14 Tony Stewart(PC3)(E) Chevy 193.365 Finished 10th in Duel 1
22 1 Jamie McMurray(B) Chevy 192.695 Finished 11th in Duel 2
23 26 Cole Whitt # Toyota 192.538 Finished 11th in Duel 1
24 32 Terry Labonte(PC8) Ford 192.135 Finished 12th in Duel 2
25 16 Greg Biffle Ford 195.818 Finished 12th in Duel 1
26 52 Bobby Labonte(PC7)(E) Chevy 191.493 Finished 13th in Duel 2
27 10 Danica Patrick(E) Chevy 194.380 Finished 13th in Duel 1
28 13 Casey Mears Chevy 194.582 Finished 14th in Duel 2
29 23 Alex Bowman # Toyota 189.685 Finished 14th in Duel 1
30 99 Carl Edwards Ford 195.712 Finished 15th in Duel 2
31 55 Brian Vickers Toyota 192.798 Finished 15th in Duel 1
32 48 Jimmie Johnson(PC1)(B) Chevy 194.637 Finished 16th in Duel 2
33-SPD 2 Brad Keselowski(PC2) Ford 195.296 6th fastest speed
34-SPD 17 Ricky Stenhouse. Jr. Ford 195.004 9th fastest speed
35-SPD 22 Joey Logano Ford 194.582 15th fastest speed
36-SPD 7 Michael Annett # Chevy 194.574 6th fastest speed
37-OP 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 194.502 2013 owners points 4th
38-OP 4 Kevin Harvick Chevy 194.422 2013 owners points 11th
39-OP 36 Reed Sorenson Chevy 194.066 2013 owners points 35th
40-OP 51 Justin Allgaier # Chevy 193.815 2013 owners points 30th
41-OP 30 Parker Kligerman # Toyota 193.594 2013 owners points 33rd
42-OP 66 Michael Waltrip(B) Toyota 193.428 2013 owners points 24th
43-OP 34 David Ragan Ford 192.328 2013 owners points 29th

44-DNQ 35 Eric McClure(i) Ford 192.905 DNQ
45-DNQ 95 Michael McDowell Ford 192.291 DNQ
46-DNQ 87 Joe Nemechek(i) Toyota 190.480 DNQ
47-DNQ 83 Ryan Truex # Toyota 190.347 DNQ
48-DNQ 93 Morgan Shepherd(i) Toyota 189.542 DNQ
49-WD 77 Dave Blaney Ford 0.000 Withdrew

(B) - drops to rear before start, in a backup car
(E) - drops to rear before start, engine change
PC1 = is the first past champ eligible, PC2 is the 2nd...and so on if more
# Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate
(i) = driver not running for 2014 Sprint Cup Series Championship Drivers Points
NOTE: the 6 cars [and 7 if Champ provisional is not used] eligible for the provisional spots are chosen by highest owners points rank THEN set in order by their qualifying speed NOT by their owners points rank/standings

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Dale Jr

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

biffle

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Kenseth

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2018
#ExtendLafleur
10 More Wins

Not so fast there sparky

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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?"

2nd pick: Harvick

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
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3

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You know me like that.

Kyle Busch

I'll respectfully steal Mr. Dillon from the good Doctor,, as i believe it is within the rules to do so.

Adjusts tin foil hat*

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1926-1931-1934-1942-1944-1946-1964-1967-1982-2006-2011

Brad K.

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CSFMB 2014 Nascar Pick 'em Champion

We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

Dr. Ken has been pm'ed.

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I'd like some Johnson, please. Now, where are those bouncing smilies?

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Reed Sorenson

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Ба́бушка гада́ла, да на́двое сказа́ла—то ли до́ждик, то ли снег, то ли бу́дет, то ли нет.

Danica

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You know me like that.

Truex

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

Ryan Newman

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@audioidkid

48

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5 17 Ricky Stenhouse. Jr. Nationwide Insurance Ford

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

bowyer

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

Almirola

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Cousin Carl

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

Go r Don

Kurt Busch

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K Effective has been pm'ed.

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Welcome race fans!!!!!!!

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This is a very special episode of the race cast. Not only has the door to the RaceLog Announce Booth been left open by somebody that left, but anybody is more than encouraged to share their thoughts, comments, criticisms, or good good old fashioned trolling. And I am poolside in the islands.

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And I am also poolside. Indoors at the hometown rec center.

Nice!!

Huge line of storms heading for Daytona. Get ready for rain delay theatre.

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So we get the Miami network stations down here. There was a fatal car wreck with a truck that hit a guardrail, smacked a tree and vehicle was torn up. Saw it on the six o'clock news, traffic totally stopped. Went out for the night, turn on 11pm news only one lane had been opened up and traffic was still backed up for miles!! It was insane.

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