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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.

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.

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.

Overall Standings
After Week 18 of 26

Total pts.________________Driver
622 RFDC***_____________Jimmie Johnson
613 Scorehead*___________*NP-Tony Stewart
581 newper**____________Dale Earnhardt Jr.
563 NearWSHussra*_______Kevin Harvick
559 Gloopan Kuratz**______Brad Keselowski
548 Hawg Ass***__________Carl Edwards
538 doug-ep***___________Joey Logano
528 K Effective*____________Denny Hamlin
524 Peoria Matt***________*Matt Kenseth
515 chaspopcapp**________Kasey Kahne
514 donspiracy____________Jamie Mcmurray
510 City Of Fools*_________NP-Clint Bowyer
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488 spanky**_____________*Kyle Busch
479 sjboyd0137___________NP-Martin Truex Jr.
467 Urlacher's missing neck*_NP-Kyle Larson
461 Dr. Ken*______________NP-Kurt Busch
445 Hatchetman___________D-Jeff Gordon
443 Hank Scorpio**________NP-Aric Almirola
427 jimmypasta___________NP-AJ Allmendinger
397 Apologist_____________Brian Vickers
*Dealbreaker award _______*2nd Pick D-Dealbreaker Pick


Entry List
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Camping World RV Sales 301
New Hampshire Motor Speedway - 7/13/2014
Last Update: 7/9/2014 3:30:00 PM
Provided by NASCAR Public Relations Statistics

Starting
Position Car# Driver SponsorManu QualifyingSpeed(mph) QualifyingTime(secs)
1 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota 138.130 27.574
2 48 Jimmie Johnson (PC1) Lowe's Chevy 137.790 27.642
3 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 137.081 27.785
4 14 Tony Stewart (PC3) Mobil 1 Chevy 137.076 27.786
5 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald's Chevy 137.017 27.798
6 22 Joey Logano AutoTrader.com Ford 136.815 27.839
7 2 Brad Keselowski (PC2) Redd's Ford 136.805 27.841
8 15 Clint Bowyer 5-Hour Energy Toyota 136.702 27.862
9 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Chevy 136.629 27.877
10 5 Kasey Kahne Great Clips/Shark Week Chevy 136.174 27.970
11 24 Jeff Gordon (PC6) Drive to End Hunger Chevy 136.058 27.994
12 4 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevy 135.912 28.024
13 42 Kyle Larson # Target Chevy 136.384 27.927
14 99 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford 136.296 27.945
15 20 Matt Kenseth (PC5) Dollar General Toyota 136.257 27.953
16 27 Paul Menard Duracell/Menards Chevy 136.257 27.953
17 55 Brian Vickers Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 136.223 27.960
18 41 Kurt Busch (PC4) Haas Automation Chevy 136.184 27.968
19 43 Aric Almirola Charter Ford 136.170 27.971
20 47 AJ Allmendinger Kingsford Charcoal Chevy 136.150 27.975
21 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt Ford 136.116 27.982
22 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Wegmans/Cargill Ford 135.922 28.022
23 3 Austin Dillon # Dow Chevy 135.820 28.043
24 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevy 135.718 28.064
25 51 Justin Allgaier # AccuDoc Solutions Chevy 135.487 28.112
26 34 David Ragan Taco Bell Ford 135.385 28.133
27 16 Greg Biffle NESN 30th Anniversary Ford 135.304 28.150
28 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard Chevy 135.217 28.168
29 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevy 135.117 28.189
30 66 Jeff Burton Toyota Let's Go Places Toyota 135.117 28.189
31 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevy 134.667 28.283
32 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevy 134.435 28.332
33 38 David Gilliland Long John Silver's Ford 134.288 28.363
34 40 Landon Cassill(i) Newtown Building Supplies Chevy 133.614 28.506
35 26 Cole Whitt # TapOut Muscle Recovery Toyota 133.576 28.514
36 23 Alex Bowman # Dr Pepper Toyota 133.254 28.583
37-OP 36 Reed Sorenson Chevy 133.217 28.591
38-OP 83 Ryan Truex Burger King Toyota 132.177 28.816
39-OP 7 Michael Annett # Pilot/Flying J Chevy 131.719 28.916
40-OP 32 Eddie MacDonald tryandrozene.com Ford 131.560 28.951
41-OP 93 Mike Bliss(i) Dr Pepper Toyota 130.779 29.124
42-OP 87 Timmy Hill Toyota 129.379 29.439
43-OP 33 Morgan Shepherd(i) Thunder Coal Chevy 127.885 29.783

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 2014 Sprint Cup Series Championship Drivers Points

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Bad Brad

jimmie johnson

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

Jeff Gordon.

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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

Kevin Harvick

Kahner!

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

Dale Jr

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

Kenseth

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DS--looks like newper's ahead of me in points.

Somehow I've had 3 driver selections crash in only 2 races.

Bad brad

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Cousin Carl

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2018
#ExtendLafleur
10 More Wins

Khane

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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?"

Hamlin

Kenseth.

Sorry Spanky.

Vicker


Last place! No, a SOLID last place I'll have you know...

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

Damn you!


Kyle Busch

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Jeff Gordon

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Doug has been pm'ed to make another first pick.

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Hatchetman has been pm'ed.

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Joey Logano

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dealbreaker for whoever Scorehead has at the moment

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Welcome race fans!!!!!!

Thank the lord almighty that this is the last TNT race. Although I will enjoy the classic footage from 35 years of Turner's Nascar coverage.

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Jamie Mcmurray

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Parade laps underway!!

Let's do this.

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Green flag!!!!!!

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Cloudy conditions should provide more grip and speeds for the drivers. I hope the tires and setups can hold up.

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Lap 4 of 301.

Either tire rub or Biffle is blowing up!!

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JJ to the pits with a flat tire!! Oh my.

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And now JJ is out of the race.

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They cheated too hard!!! This rear camber deal is really massing some teams up. I demand an investigation that only one Chevy is in the top 5.

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