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 31

Total pts._______________ChaseDriver__________Non-Chase Driver
152 Peoria Matt*__________Denny Hamlin________Ryan Newman
133 newper**____________Kurt Busch____________NP-Ryan Blaney
131 Urlacher's missing neck*__Kevin Harvick________AJ Allmendinger
126 Matt Murton's Beard**__Carl Edwards_________Clint Bowyer
112 chaspopcapp*_________Joey Logano_________Kasey Kahne
109 doug-ep______________Brad Keselowski_______Cole Whitt
105 Gloopan Kuratz***____Kyle Busch__________*NP-Trevor Bayne
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92 Scorehead***_______Jimmie Johnson______Greg Biffle
91 spanky*____________Dale Earnhardt Jr._______*Austin Dillon
69 Hawg Ass**___________Matt Kenseth_______Paul Menard
---SILLY SEASON---58th Annual Daytona 500---February 21, 2016---
71 pittmike______________Jeff Gordon___________
70 K Effective*___________Martin Truex Jr._______
56 Hatchetman****_______Jamie Mcmurray______
*Dealbreaker award__________________________*2nd Pick NP-NoPick

Well, here we are. Time for another elimination race. Looks like Dale Jr. or Kenseth will have to win to advance to round 3. As for the contest, only 21 points separate 5 players in a three horse race. Hawg Ass back 36 and looking for some back door action and lots of smashies to take out the competition ahead of him. You bet your sweet molasses that there is going to be a flag to flag RaceLog Sunday afternoon.

Starting Lineup
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
CampingWorld.com 500
Talladega Superspeedway - 10/25/2015

Starting
Position Car# Driver SponsorManu QualifyingSpeed(mph) QualifyingTime(secs)
1 24 Jeff Gordon (PC7) 3M Chevy 194.500 49.234
2 5 Kasey Kahne Time Warner Cable Chevy 193.638 49.453
3 48 Jimmie Johnson (PC2) Lowe's Chevy 193.584 49.467
4 20 Matt Kenseth (PC6) DeWalt Toyota 193.580 49.468
5 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Diet Mountain Dew Chevy 193.162 49.575
6 6 Trevor Bayne AdvoCare Ford 192.777 49.674
7 4 Kevin Harvick (PC1) Budweiser/Jimmy John's Chevy 192.599 49.720
8 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 192.533 49.737
9 21 Ryan Blaney(i) Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 192.509 49.743
10 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 192.498 49.746
11 2 Brad Keselowski (PC3) Miller Lite Ford 192.212 49.820
12 14 Tony Stewart (PC4) Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevy 192.116 49.845
13 27 Paul Menard Tarkett/Menards Chevy 192.486 49.749
14 41 Kurt Busch (PC5) Haas Automation Chevy 192.320 49.792
15 19 Carl Edwards Subway Toyota 192.320 49.792
16 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Halloween Toyota 192.197 49.824
17 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Zest Ford 191.981 49.880
18 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevy 191.938 49.891
19 16 Greg Biffle Cheez-It Ford 191.846 49.915
20 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevy 191.812 49.924
21 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Jacob Companies Ford 191.750 49.940
22 55 David Ragan Aaron's Online Dream Machine Toyota 191.739 49.943
23 42 Kyle Larson Target Plaid Chevy 191.727 49.946
24 1 Jamie McMurray Cessna Pink Chevy 191.593 49.981
25 43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 191.512 50.002
26 3 Austin Dillon WeatherTech Chevy 191.486 50.009
27 95 Michael McDowell K-Love Radio Ford 191.226 50.077
28 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevy 191.157 50.095
29 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 191.103 50.109
30 26 J.J. Yeley(i) Adirondack Tree Surgeons Toyota 190.962 50.146
31 47 A.J. Allmendinger Kroger/Bush's Beans Chevy 190.837 50.179
32 62 Timmy Hill(i) Royal Teak Collection Ford 190.582 50.246
33 98 Michael Waltrip Maxwell House Toyota 190.234 50.338
34 35 Cole Whitt Rinnai Tankless Water Heaters Ford 190.158 50.358
35 32 Bobby Labonte (PC8) C&J Energy Services Ford 189.815 50.449
36 83 Matt Dibenedetto # Dustless Blasting Toyota 189.519 50.528
37 7 Alex Bowman Golden Corral Chevy 189.440 50.549
38 38 David Gilliland Love's Travel Stops Ford 189.361 50.570
39 51 Justin Allgaier Auto Owners Insurance Chevy 189.133 50.631
40 34 Josh Wise Dockside Logistics Ford 188.712 50.744
41-OP 40 Landon Cassill(i) Carsforsale.com Chevy 188.189 50.885
42-OP 33 Travis Kvapil(i) Chevy 188.174 50.889
43-OP 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row/Visser Precision Chevy 0.000 0.000
DNQ 23 Jeb Burton # Overture Toyota 188.634 50.765
DNQ 46 Michael Annett PJ Fresh Chevy 188.400 50.828

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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Kahne

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Newman

Khane
Plus I dont want to bring down the wrath of the cabal but I should have 2 dealbreakers

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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?"

Dillon

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Ummm, no. Not given out during the Chase. Read the rules.

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Bowyer

McMurray

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Menard

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2018
#ExtendLafleur
10 More Wins

Cole Whitt

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@audioidkid

Greg Biffle.

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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

Dinger

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

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Parade laps underway.

Cloudy conditions will keep the track nice and cool, expect better handling and smashies!!

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Green flag!!!!!!!!!!!

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Lap 7 of 188.

Business is picking up!!!!!!!!

Team Hendrick still holding the front of the pack.

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Lap 12 of 188.

New leader, Denny Hamlin.

still 41 cars on the lead lap.

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Carl, Newman, and Truex are riding around in the back.

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Lap 18 of 188.

Timmy Hill in DFL and swallowed up by the field.

Team Hendrick back on the point.

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Lap 25 of 188.

The Pied Piper leading the field.

Coming up on green flag stops soon.

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Seven car breakaway of Team Hendrick, Logano, Hamlin, and Kenseth.

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Lap 35 of 188.
PIT PIT PIT

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Lap 38 of 188.

Green flag stops underway.

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Lap 42 of 188.

Pit stops complete.

New leader, Jimmie Johnson

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Martin Truex Jr. has lost the draft.

Kenseth thinks Logano brake checked him entering pit road.

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Looks like Kvapil and Truex are 16 seconds back.

Almirola, Wise, and Dillon are 39 seconds back and about to get lapped by the pack.

Still 41 cars on the lead lap.

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Matt Kenseth on Logano,"I'm going to kcock his ass out!"

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Lap 58 of 188.

JJ, Kahne, Dale Jr., Larson, Gordon Top 5.

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Truex and Kvapil now 33 seconds back.

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Lap 70 of 188.

Team Hendrick up front and Truex Jr. Lapped!!

34 cars on the lead lap.

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