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Bristol race renamed to honor Steve Byrnes
In recognition of FOX Sports broadcaster Steve Byrnes' courageous and ongoing battle with head-and-neck cancer, FOX Sports, in coordination with Bristol Motor Speedway, Speedway Motorsports Inc., Stand Up To Cancer and NASCAR, is naming the April 19 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race from Bristol the Food City 500 In Support Of Steve Byrnes And Stand Up To Cancer. The event, which will be aired live on FOX at 12:30pm/et, pays tribute to Byrnes, a NASCAR television mainstay for 30 years, while also serving as a vehicle of support and awareness for all those battling cancer.
Byrnes, co-host of "NASCAR Race Hub" and play-by-play announcer for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, is on a medical leave of absence while he undergoes treatment. He has been part of the FOX NASCAR broadcast team since its inaugural year of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series coverage in 2001. "The support I have received from my teammates at FOX Sports, drivers, team members, track officials, NASCAR and the fans has been overwhelming," Byrnes said. "So many families are affected by cancer, and to play a small part in raising awareness is an honor to me."
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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.
If you pick someone and one of the above mentioned posters want that driver, you have to pick another driver. 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. *** 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 7
Total pts.______________ Driver
295 Scorehead**__________Matt Kenseth
276 chaspopcapp__________Joey Logano
251 Hatchetman*_________Greg Biffle
240 K Effective___________Kasey Kahne
235 Urlacher's missing neck__Brad Keselowski
220 donspiracy____________David Ragan
217 sjboyd0137___________Kevin Harvick
215 Hawg Ass____________Jeff Gordon
212 Gloopan Kuratz*_______Kurt Busch
206 RFDC*_______________*Dale Earnhardt Jr.
202 Peoria Matt___________*Denny Hamlin
197 newper______________Jimmie Johnson
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189 spanky______________*Kyle Larson
185 Matt Murton's Beard*___*Martin Truex Jr.
177.5 pittmike____________NP-Paul Menard
174 Apologist______________*Tony Stewart
158 doug-ep______________Carl Edwards
154 Hank Scorpio__________NP-Jamie Mcmurray
149 Dr. Ken_______________NP-Austin Dillon
122 Hussra_______________NP-Justin Allgaier
118 jimmypasta___________NP-Landon Cassill
109 City Of Fools__________NP-Ryan Newman
*Dealbreaker award_______*2nd Pick NP-NoPick
Entry List
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Food City 500
Bristol Motor Speedway - 4/19/2015
Car# Driver Manu Sponsor Owner OwnerPointsRank Race Attempts
1 1 Jamie McMurray Chevy McDonald's Felix Sabates 11 7
2 2 Brad Keselowski (PC3) Ford Miller Lite Roger Penske 4 7
3 3 Austin Dillon Chevy Dow Richard Childress 24 7
4 4 Kevin Harvick (PC1) Chevy Jimmy John's / Budweiser Tony Stewart 1 7
5 5 Kasey Kahne Chevy Great Clips Linda Hendrick 5 7
6 6 Trevor Bayne Ford AdvoCare Jack Roush 26 7
7 7 Alex Bowman Chevy TBA Tommy Baldwin 37 7
8 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Ford Nature Blast Richard Petty 31 7
9 10 Danica Patrick Chevy GoDaddy.com Tony Stewart 18 7
10 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Freight J D Gibbs 9 7
11 13 Casey Mears Chevy GEICO Bob Germain 16 7
12 14 Tony Stewart (PC4) Chevy Bas Pro Shops / Mobil 1 Margaret Haas 33 7
13 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 5-Hour Energy Rob Kauffman 19 7
14 16 Greg Biffle Ford Ortho Jack Roush 20 7
15 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford Zest John Henry 28 7
16 18 David Ragan Toyota Snickers Extreme Joe Gibbs 12 7
17 19 Carl Edwards Toyota Comcast Business J D Gibbs 15 7
18 20 Matt Kenseth (PC6) Toyota Dollar General Joe Gibbs 13 7
19 22 Joey Logano Ford AutoTrader Walter Czarnecki 2 7
20 23 J.J. Yeley(i) Toyota Dr. Pepper "I'm a Pepper" Ron Devine 38 7
21 24 Jeff Gordon (PC7) Chevy 3M Rick Hendrick 14 7
22 26 Jeb Burton # Toyota MaxinFantasySports.com Anthony Marlowe 43 7
23 27 Paul Menard Chevy Sylvania / Menards Richard Childress 17 7
24 30 Ron Hornaday Chevy Curtis Key Plumbing Curtis Key 49 3
25 31 Ryan Newman Chevy WIX Richard Childress 22 7
26 32 Mike Bliss(i) Ford CorvetteParts.net/Visone RV Frank Stoddard Jr. 36 7
27 33 Alex Kennedy Chevy TBA Joe Falk 34 7
28 34 Chris Buescher(i) Ford CSX / Play It Safe Bob Jenkins 29 7
29 35 Cole Whitt Ford Tweaker Energy Shots Jerry Freeze 30 7
30 38 David Gilliland Ford MDS Transport Brad Jenkins 27 7
31 40 Landon Cassill(i) Chevy TBA Mike Hillman 35 7
32 41 Kurt Busch (PC5) Chevy Haas Automation Gene Haas 6 7
33 42 Kyle Larson Chevy Target Chip Ganassi 21 7
34 43 Aric Almirola Ford Smithfield Richard Petty 10 7
35 46 Michael Annett Chevy Pilot Flying J Harry Scott Jr. 42 7
36 47 A.J. Allmendinger Chevy Bush's Beans Tad Geschickter 23 7
37 48 Jimmie Johnson (PC2) Chevy Lowe's Jeff Gordon 7 7
38 51 Justin Allgaier Chevy Auto Owners Insurance Harry Scott Jr. 32 7
39 55 Brett Moffitt # Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine Michael Waltrip 25 7
40 62 Brendan Gaughan (i) Chevy Vydox Plus Jay Robinson 45 7
41 78 Martin Truex Jr. Chevy Furniture Row / Visser Precision Barney Vissar 3 7
42 83 Matt Dibenedetto Toyota Dustless Blasting Ron Devine 39 7
43 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy Mountain Dew Dewshine Rick Hendrick 8 7
44 95 Michael McDowell Ford Thrivent Financial Bob Leavine 41 4
45 98 Josh Wise Ford Phil Parsons Racing Mike Curb 40 7
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 2015 Sprint Cup Series Championship Drivers Points
_________________ CSFMB: Home of the small minded Beardown wrote: I'm declaring a victory without research.
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