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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 29 of 36

Total pts.________________ Chase Driver____Non-Chase Driver
3 Peoria Matt*****______Joey Logano______Ryan Newman
3 Scorehead*__________Brad Keselowski__*Clint Bowyer
3 newper**_____________Jeff Gordon______Greg Biffle
0 RFDC***____________Dale Earnhardt Jr. __D-Matt Kenseth
0 Hawg Ass**_________Jimmie Johnson___Tony Stewart
0 Gloopan Kuratz***_____Kevin Harvick_____Paul Menard
0 donspiracy____________ Kasey Kahne_____Kyle Larson
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0 City Of Fools*_________Kyle Busch________NP-Brian Vickers
0 Hatchetman__________AJ Allmendinger____NP-Jamie Mcmurray
0 chaspopcapp_________Kurt Busch________Danica Patrick
---SILLY SEASON---57th Annual Daytona 500---February 22, 2015---
0 NearWSHussra*_______Carl Edwards______NP-Martin Truex Jr.
0 K Effective*__________Aric Almirola_______NP-Austin Dillon
0 spanky*_____________Denny Hamlin______NP-Justin Allgaier
*Dealbreaker award ________________________

Congrats to Jeff Gordon on taking the checkered flag at Dover. Season ending sadfaces for NWSHussra, K Effective, and spanky. They can still make picks and use their dealbreakers, but cannot win the title this year. Remember race fans, the driver picking priority for the first five weeks next year will be based off of the final standings of this year.

Next up is Kansas and we can only hope it is just a bit more exciting than the snoozer at Dover. Unlike Nascar, the Rules Cabal is awarding bonus points for race wins the first two transfers to the next rounds. None will rollover for the final race at Homestead, as that will all be decided on the track.

I might even not have stupid family or social commitments get in the way of a RaceLog next week. See you Sunday race fans!!!

This is how the Chase is going down this year, 13 get in to start. Yes, the three Chase drivers not assigned to a player are available for picking. After the 3rd race, the bottom three in points will be eliminated from title contention. Leaving 10 players left until the 6th race, the bottom three in points will be eliminated. Leaving 7 players left until the last race, when the Top 4 will advance to the final race with everybody’s points reset to zero after each round of eliminations. Yes, this is not exactly like how Nascar is doing it, but close enough for the Rules Cabal. Have at it boys!!!!

Starting Lineup
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Hollywood Casino 400
Kansas Speedway - 10/5/2014
Last Update: 9/29/2014 2:26:00 PM
Provided by NASCAR Public Relations Statistics

Starting
Position Car# Driver SponsorManu QualifyingSpeed(mph) QualifyingTime(secs)
1 4 Kevin Harvick Chevy 197.621 27.325
2 55 Brian Vickers Toyota 196.307 27.508
3 43 Aric Almirola Ford 196.150 27.530
4 22 Joey Logano Ford 196.050 27.544
5 24 Jeff Gordon (PC6) Chevy 196.050 27.544
6 2 Brad Keselowski (PC2) Ford 196.021 27.548
7 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 195.972 27.555
8 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 195.702 27.593
9 14 Tony Stewart (PC3) Chevy 195.518 27.619
10 5 Kasey Kahne Chevy 195.362 27.641
11 16 Greg Biffle Ford 194.974 27.696
12 99 Carl Edwards Ford 194.721 27.732
13 27 Paul Menard Chevy 195.270 27.654
14 1 Jamie McMurray Chevy 195.164 27.669
15 78 Martin Truex Jr. Chevy 195.080 27.681
16 3 Austin Dillon # Chevy 195.059 27.684
17 31 Ryan Newman Chevy 195.016 27.690
18 42 Kyle Larson # Chevy 194.918 27.704
19 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 194.868 27.711
20 47 A.J. Allmendinger Chevy 194.833 27.716
21 51 Justin Allgaier # Chevy 194.679 27.738
22 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 194.609 27.748
23 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 194.259 27.798
24 41 Kurt Busch (PC4) Chevy 194.021 27.832
25 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 193.736 27.873
26 13 Casey Mears Chevy 193.653 27.885
27 20 Matt Kenseth (PC5) Toyota 193.611 27.891
28 95 Michael McDowell Ford 192.678 28.026
29 10 Danica Patrick Chevy 192.096 28.111
30 36 Reed Sorenson Chevy 191.993 28.126
31 38 David Gilliland Ford 191.198 28.243
32 48 Jimmie Johnson (PC1) Chevy 191.123 28.254
33 23 Alex Bowman # Toyota 190.988 28.274
34 98 Josh Wise Chevy 190.840 28.296
35 40 Landon Cassill(i) Chevy 190.799 28.302
36 7 Michael Annett # Chevy 190.725 28.313
37-OP 34 David Ragan Ford 190.644 28.325
38-OP 83 J.J. Yeley Toyota 189.900 28.436
39-OP 26 Cole Whitt # Toyota 188.917 28.584
40-OP 33 Timmy Hill Chevy 188.547 28.640
41-OP 37 Mike Bliss(i) Chevy 188.416 28.660
42-OP 32 Joey Gase (i) Ford 186.767 28.913
43-OP 66 Mike Wallace(i) Toyota 183.057 29.499

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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Kenseth (Dealbreaker(s) if necessary)

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
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The Biffler

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

newman

Stewart

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2018
#ExtendLafleur
10 More Wins

Danica

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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?"

Kyle Larson

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Dealbreaker on 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

Multiple dealbreakers to keep Kenseth.

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Scorehead has been pm'ed to make another pick.

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Menard

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Clint Bowyer.

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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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Lap 20 of 267.

Harvick already lapping cars. Logano a second back. 3rd place Dale Jr. 5 seconds back.

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Lap 35 of 267.

Kurt Busch to the pits under green. Dale Jr. to 2nd. Busch speeding on pit road. Dumbass.

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Lap 45 of 267.

Green flag stops underway. Everybody coming to the pits.

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Lap 52 of 267.

Mcmurray assumes the lead over Dale Jr. And Harvick running 2-3.

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Lap 70 of 267.

Mcmurray holding the lead over Harvick and Logano. Jamie Mac is flying thru the field.

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Lap 80 of 267.

I guess a caution or something happened.... Dale Jr. Is now leading and Biffle almost wrecked half the field drifting out of turn 2 .

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Kurt Busch brings out the caution flag. Hit the wall in turn 4.

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TROUBLE!!!!

JJ and Biffle get into it at Lap 85.

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Hi Don

Hello. Sadface to see JJ getting interviewed during a race. You know he is gonna win at Charlotte or Talladega.

Lap 100 of 267. Dale Jr. Leading Harvick and Logano.

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Dale Jr. blows a tire while leading. Ouch!!!

He goes to the garage.

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Lap 145 of 267.

Logano now leads Kyle Larson. Dale Jr. 38th and JJ 40th.

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Lap 160 of 267.

Kese into the wall this time. Caution!!

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100 laps to go.

Kahne only took two tires to lead the restart. That was a dumb move.

Harvick and Logano easily drive around him with four fresh Goodyear Racing Eagles.

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This logano guy is not bad

He is slightly better than Morgan Shepard.

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Harvick, Larson, and Mcmurray only take two tires on pit road and will lead the restart.

74 laps to go under caution.

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