Yes, the three Chase drivers not assigned to a player are available for picking.
Ryan Newman
Paul Menard
Clint Bowyer

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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 30

Total pts.______________ ChaseDriver__________Non-Chase Driver
77 Peoria Matt*__________Denny Hamlin________Ryan Newman
75 Urlacher's missing neck*__Kevin Harvick________*Greg Biffle
69 doug-ep______________Brad Keselowski_______Clint Bowyer
63 Gloopan Kuratz***____Kyle Busch__________Austin Dillon
63 Matt Murton's Beard**__Carl Edwards_________Paul Menard
57 newper**____________Kurt Busch____________NP-Ryan Blaney
56 chaspopcapp*_________Joey Logano_________Tony Stewart
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36 spanky*____________Dale Earnhardt Jr._______NP-Brian Scott
35 Scorehead***_______Jimmie Johnson______Kyle Larson
6 Hawg Ass**___________Matt Kenseth_______NP-Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
---SILLY SEASON---58th Annual Daytona 500---February 21, 2016---
41 K Effective*___________Martin Truex Jr._______
37 pittmike______________Jeff Gordon___________
32 Hatchetman****_______Jamie Mcmurray______
*Dealbreaker award__________________________*2nd Pick NP-NoPick

Too rainy Saturday night makes for a Sunday race. Weather was great in SW Florida both of those days. Stuff happened, and I might have checked the race twice while boating and partying on Lovers Key.
Them was good times. Next race is Kansas Speedway, which may not get a RaceLog since that will be Bears v. Lions and pre-gaming for NLCS Game 2.

Hawg Ass…? Six points?!?!! LOL indeed.

Starting Lineup
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Hollywood Casino 400
Kansas Speedway - 10/18/2015

Starting
Position Car# Driver SponsorManu QualifyingSpeed(mph) QualifyingTime(secs)
1 2 Brad Keselowski (PC3) Miller Lite Ford 195.503 27.621
2 19 Carl Edwards Sport Clips Toyota 195.454 27.628
3 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Halloween Toyota 194.826 27.717
4 4 Kevin Harvick (PC1) Budweiser/Jimmy John's Chevy 194.756 27.727
5 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 194.735 27.730
6 24 Jeff Gordon (PC7) 3M Chevy 194.623 27.746
7 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row/Visser Precision Chevy 194.370 27.782
8 21 Ryan Blaney(i) Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 194.363 27.783
9 41 Kurt Busch (PC5) Haas Automation Chevy 194.335 27.787
10 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevy 194.301 27.792
11 20 Matt Kenseth (PC6) Dollar General Toyota 194.161 27.812
12 16 Greg Biffle Roush Performance Ford 193.861 27.855
13 27 Paul Menard FVP/Menards Chevy 194.056 27.827
14 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 194.035 27.830
15 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Halo 5: Master Chief Chevy 194.000 27.835
16 33 Brian Scott (i) Shore Lodge Chevy 193.993 27.836
17 14 Tony Stewart (PC4) Rush Truck Centers/Arctic Cat Chevy 193.833 27.859
18 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford 193.743 27.872
19 6 Trevor Bayne AdvoCare Ford 193.715 27.876
20 42 Kyle Larson Target Plaid Chevy 193.486 27.909
21 48 Jimmie Johnson (PC2) Lowe's Chevy 193.340 27.930
22 55 David Ragan Aaron's Online Dream Machine Toyota 193.313 27.934
23 43 Aric Almirola Eckrich Ford 193.036 27.974
24 5 Kasey Kahne LiftMaster Chevy 193.036 27.974
25 3 Austin Dillon American Ethanol Chevy 192.342 28.075
26 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 191.795 28.155
27 47 A.J. Allmendinger Dillons/Bush's Beans Chevy 191.714 28.167
28 1 Jamie McMurray Halo 5: Spartan Locke/Cessna Chevy 191.707 28.168
29 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy.com Chevy 191.435 28.208
30 51 Justin Allgaier Brandt Chevy 190.995 28.273
31 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Sonic Ford 190.766 28.307
32 7 Alex Bowman Accell Construction Chevy 190.590 28.333
33 38 David Gilliland Love's Travel Stops Ford 190.040 28.415
34 83 Matt Dibenedetto # VooDoo BBQ Toyota 189.527 28.492
35 34 Brett Moffitt # Dockside Logistics LLC Ford 189.487 28.498
36 26 J.J. Yeley(i) Honey Creek Outfitters/Maxim Toyota 189.321 28.523
37-OP 46 Michael Annett TMC Transportation Chevy 189.148 28.549
38-OP 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevy 188.996 28.572
39-OP 35 Cole Whitt Rich Logistics Ford 187.839 28.748
40-OP 23 Jeb Burton # Dr Pepper Toyota 186.625 28.935
41-OP 40 Landon Cassill(i) Carsforsale.com Chevy 185.618 29.092
42-OP 98 Reed Sorenson Becker Auto's & Trailers Ford 185.300 29.142
43-OP 32 Will Kimmel Skuttle Tight Ford 185.268 29.147
DNQ 62 Timmy Hill(i) Becker Auto's & Trailers Chevy 185.211 29.156

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

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Menard

Bowyer

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@audioidkid

Austin Dillon

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Stewart

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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?"

Newman

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

Newman

Larson

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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

UMN has been pm'ed.

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2nd pick Biff

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

Welcome race fans!!!!!!

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Pace car pulls down to pit road.

GREEN FLAG!!!!!!!!!!

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Lap 3 of 267.

Kese out front and trying to drive away from the field.

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Lap 6.

Harvick to 2nd with a bullet. Logano exploring the third/outside line and making progress.

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Lap 10.

Kese with 2.5 seconds on Harvick. Carl, Logano, Kyle Busch.

Back of the pack cars already 20 seconds behind. About to start lapping.

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Lap 20 of 267.

Kese with 2 seconds on Harvick. Only Top 12 within 10 seconds of the lead.

39 cars on the lead lap.

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Logano up to 3rd. He is heading to the front as well.

Harvick reporting a vibration.

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Somebody hit the wall and was smoking.

Everybody to pit road. Harvick and Truex only take twooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Goodyear Racing Eagles, $2000 a set if you need them. And they win the race out of the pits.

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This is a long ass caution to clean up fluid on the track after last weeks shitshow.

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Back to green!!!

Lap 40 of 267.

Harvick, Truex, Logano Top 3.

36 cars on the lead lap.

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Lap 51 of 267.

Logano to the lead as he brezzes past Harvick thru turn 4.

Kenseth about to pass Harvick for 2nd.

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Tony Stewart goes for the spin in turn 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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under caution at Lap 65.

Let's see what happens on pit road. Gonna be more two tire gamblers.

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Carl, Kese, Blaney, and New take two tires and will lead the restart.

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Green flag!!!!

Lap 70 of 267.

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New leader, Matt Kenseth!!!

Wow that was quick!

Harvick to 2nd.

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Bus on fire in the parking lot behind the stands.

Awesome.

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Lap 78 of 267.

Kenseth, Logano, Harvick, Blaney, Kese.

15 cars within 10 seconds of the lead.

34 cars on the lead lap.

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Lap 86.

JJ up to 4th.

Top 9 within 10 seconds of the lead.

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Lap 100 of 267.

Kenseth, Logano, JJ, Harvick, Kurt Busch Top 5.

Top 6 within 10 seconds of the leader.

30 cars on the lead lap.

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