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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 22 of 26

Total pts.________________ Driver
749 Scorehead**__________Kevin Harvick
747 RFDC****____________*NP-Carl Edwards
728 newper**____________Greg Biffle
699 Hawg Ass****_________Dale Earnhardt Jr.
689 NearWSHussra*_______Kasey Kahne
687 Gloopan Kuratz***_____Brad Keselowski
632 Peoria Matt***________*Jeff Gordon
629 City Of Fools*_________NP-Paul Menard
625 chaspopcapp*________NP-Austin Dillon
622 K Effective*__________*NP-Brian Vickers
621 donspiracy____________Kyle Larson
605 sjboyd0137___________NP-Jamie Mucmurray
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602 spanky*_____________Jimmie Johnson
599 Dr. Ken*______________NP-Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
580 doug-ep***___________Joey Logano
559 Urlacher's missing neck*_NP-Ryan Newman
540 Hatchetman___________NP-Danica Patrick
520 Hank Scorpio**________NP-Kurt Busch
508 jimmypasta___________NP-Justin Allgaier
478 Apologist_____________Tony Stewart
*Dealbreaker award _______*2nd Pick NP-NoPick

Only 4 races until the playoffs. 184 is the max points differential. Nobody clinched or was eliminated this week.

The LCQ tournament will start with Week 24 at Bristol.
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 8 seed head to head tournament for a 13th playoff spot the last four weeks of the regular season. There are 8 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??" 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. Confused? Good!

"But Rules Cabal, what if I move up or down in the standings in the last three 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 three 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 - 8/17/2014
Last Update: 8/7/2014 8:46:00 AM
Provided by NASCAR Public Relations Statistics


Starting
PositionDriverSponsorManuQualifyingSpeed(mph)QualifyingTime(secs)
1 24Jeff Gordon (PC5)Axalta Chevy206.55834.857
2 22Joey LoganoShell Pennzoil Ford206.38134.887
3 99Carl EdwardsFord EcoBoost Ford206.11534.932
4 55Brian VickersAaron's Dream Machine Toyota205.68535.005
5 2Brad Keselowski (PC2)Miller Lite Ford205.64435.012
6 4Kevin HarvickJimmy John's Chevy205.43835.047
7 27Paul MenardCertainTeed/Menards Chevy204.5835.194
8 3Austin Dillon #American Ethanol Chevy204.46435.214
9 1Jamie McMurrayMcDonald's Chevy204.35435.233
10 17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Zest Ford204.17435.26
11 16Greg BiffleRoush Performance Ford203.82235.325
12 31Ryan NewmanWIX Filters Chevy203.4735.386
13 42Kyle Larson #Target Chevy204.08235.28
14 10Danica PatrickGoDaddy Chevy204.01235.292
15 5Kasey KahneGreat Clips Chevy203.94335.304
16 41Kurt Busch (PC3)Haas Automation Chevy203.85635.319
17 51Justin Allgaier #Brandt Professional Agriculture Chevy203.52835.376
18 20Matt Kenseth (PC4)Dollar General Toyota203.38435.401
19 15Clint Bowyer5-Hour Energy Toyota203.22335.429
20 9Marcos AmbroseBlack & Decker Ford203.09735.451
21 11Denny HamlinFedEx Freight Toyota203.02935.463
22 47A.J. AllmendingerKingsford Charcoal Chevy202.74335.513
23 43Aric AlmirolaEckrich Ford202.67435.525
24 18Kyle BuschInterstate Batteries Toyota201.96935.649
25 88Dale Earnhardt Jr.National Guard Chevy202.88535.488
26 13Casey MearsGeico Chevy202.45835.563
27 14Jeff BurtonMobil 1/Bass Pro Shops Chevy202.41235.571
28 21Ryan Blaney (i)Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford202.32735.586
29 38David GillilandLove's Travel Stops Ford201.82235.675
30 48Jimmie Johnson (PC1)Lowe's/Jimmie Johnson Foundation Chevy201.7235.693
31 83Ryan Truex #Burger King Toyota201.26335.774
32 23Alex Bowman #Dr Pepper Toyota200.49635.911
33 98Josh WisePhil Parsons Racing Chevy199.75636.044
34 34David RaganCSX - Play it Safe Ford199.53436.08
43 57Michael Annett #Allstate Peterbilt/Pilot Chevy199.22536.14
36 26Cole Whitt #Iowa City Capital Partners Toyota199.13236.157
37-OP 37Dave BlaneyAccell Construction Inc. Chevy197.85136.391
38-OP 32Travis KvapilSkuttle Tight Ford197.72636.414
39-OP 78Matt Crafton (i)Furniture Row Chevy197.46636.462
40-OP 36Reed SorensonChevy197.06636.536
41-OP 33Alex KennedyLittle Joe's Auto Chevy195.82836.767
42-OP 66Joe Nemechek(i)Land Castle Title Toyota195.17036.891
43-OP 40Landon Cassill(i)carsforsale.com Chevy194.04937.104

PC1 = is the first past champ 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

Starting Lineup (pdf)

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Harvick

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

Kyle Larson

Shoulda picked him last week too.

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Jimmie Johnson

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Dale Jr.

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2018
#ExtendLafleur
10 More Wins

Matt Kenseth

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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

bad brad

I'll take #16 - The Biffle

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

Joey Logano

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@audioidkid

Keselowski

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Jeff Gordon

Gordon.

Sorry, K.

Tony Stewart

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

Kasey Kahne

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Apologist has been pm'ed and will get Jeff Burton's points if he doesnt make another pick.

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What a great day! Car race, Southside Little League game, SummerSlam tonight. Them is good times!!

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An underwhelming "Start your engines" command from Figure Skating Olympians Charlie White & Meryl Davis is summarily booed by the crowd, much to my pleasure.

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I have been corrected that they are in fact, ice dancers. What the fuck ever...

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Parade laps underway. Let's do this!

And 40 minutes until Jackie Robinson West LL Game 2.

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Driver change to Kevin Harvick. Sorry Ralph.

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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

Green Flag!!

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Oh noes!!! Kyle Busch into the wall on lap 5! Ouch babe.

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Damn. He went straight to the garage.

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Logano and Gordon lead them off at Lap 7 of 200.

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Lap 13 of 200.

Carl Edwards dropping like a stone through the Top 10. Sadface for RFDC.

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Leaders Logano and Gordon are running 36 second laps. That is averaging 199 mph around the two mile track. Wow, zOMG.

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Only the Top 7 were within 10 seconds of the leaders after 13 green flag laps. This could get ugly after the competition caution here at lap 20.

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Only Ryan Newman stays out. I don't think is going to go well for him.

Although, Team Penske wins the race off pit road. With Kese taking Simoco Race Fuel only and Logano taking only twooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Goodyear Racing Eagles.

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And Dale Jr. and my guy Larson make contact on pit road.

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