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 32

Total pts._______________ ChaseDriver__________Non-Chase Driver
9 chaspopcapp*_________Joey Logano_________Kasey Kahne
0 Matt Murton's Beard*__Carl Edwards_________D-Clint Bowyer
0 Peoria Matt*__________Denny Hamlin________*Ryan Newman
0 doug-ep______________Brad Keselowski_______Aric Almirola
0 newper**____________Kurt Busch____________*Paul Menard
0 Urlacher's missing neck*__Kevin Harvick________Danica Patrick
0 spanky*____________Dale Earnhardt Jr._______AJ Allmendinger
---SILLY SEASON---58th Annual Daytona 500---February 21, 2016---
0 Gloopan Kuratz***____Kyle Busch__________Tony Stewart
0 Scorehead***_______Jimmie Johnson______
0 Hawg Ass**___________Matt Kenseth_______
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0 pittmike______________Jeff Gordon___________
0 K Effective*___________Martin Truex Jr._______
0 Hatchetman****_______Jamie Mcmurray______
*Dealbreaker award__________________________


What an underwhelming finish to a relatively clean race. Hate the ending, Hate It! Logano did not deserve to win that race. Dale Jr. bias not withstanding.

As for the contest, Gloop ends up 3 points short of advancing. Scorehead and Hawg Ass also don’t make the cut. They can all still use their Dealbreakers just for the fun of it.

So we have seven left to see who comes out the Final Four. Next weeks race is Martinsville, where there will be a lot more wrecked up cars. See you then race fans!!!!!!!

Entry List
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500
Martinsville Speedway - 11/1/2015

Car# Driver Manu Sponsor Owner OwnerPointsRank Race Attempts
1 1 Jamie McMurray Chevy McDonald's Felix Sabates 14 32
2 2 Brad Keselowski (PC3) Ford Alliance Truck Parts Roger Penske 5 32
3 3 Austin Dillon Chevy Dow Richard Childress 21 32
4 4 Kevin Harvick (PC1) Chevy Outback Steak House Tony Stewart 7 32
5 5 Kasey Kahne Chevy Great Clips Linda Hendrick 18 32
6 6 Trevor Bayne Ford AdvoCare John Henry 28 32
7 7 Alex Bowman Chevy Nikko RC / Toy State Tommy Baldwin 36 32
8 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Ford Jacob Companies Richard Petty 26 32
9 10 Danica Patrick Chevy GoDaddy.com Tony Stewart 23 32
10 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Ground J.D. Gibbs 10 32
11 13 Casey Mears Chevy GEICO Bob Germain 22 32
12 14 Tony Stewart (PC4) Chevy Bass Pro Shops / Mobil 1 Margaret Haas 27 32
13 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota Maxwell House Rob Kauffman 16 32
14 16 Greg Biffle Ford TBA Jack Roush 20 32
15 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford Zest John Henry 24 32
16 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's Crispy Joe Gibbs 8 32
17 19 Carl Edwards Toyota XFINITY J.D. Gibbs 2 32
18 20 Matt Kenseth (PC6) Toyota Dollar General Joe Gibbs 12 32
19 22 Joey Logano Ford Shell Pennzoil Walter Czarnecki 1 32
20 23 Jeb Burton # Toyota Rocky Ridge/Estes Ron Devine 41 32
21 24 Jeff Gordon (PC7) Chevy AARP Member Advantages Rick Hendrick 3 32
22 26 J.J. Yeley(i) Toyota Maxim Anthony Marlowe 43 32
23 27 Paul Menard Chevy Moen / Menards Richard Childress 15 32
24 31 Ryan Newman Chevy WIX Filters Richard Childress 9 32
25 32 Kyle Flower Ford CorvetteParts.net Archie St Hilaire 42 32
26 33 Alex Kennedy Chevy TBA Joe Falk 35 32
27 34 Brett Moffitt # Ford Dockside Logistics Jerry Freeze 33 32
28 35 Cole Whitt Ford MDS Transportation Bob Jenkins 31 32
29 38 David Gilliland Ford Jerry Cook Hall of Fame Tribute Brad Jenkins 32 32
30 40 Landon Cassill(i) Chevy TBA Mike Hillman 34 32
31 41 Kurt Busch (PC5) Chevy Monster Energy Gene Haas 4 32
32 42 Kyle Larson Chevy Target Plaid Chip Ganassi 19 32
33 43 Aric Almirola Ford Smithfield Richard Petty 17 32
34 46 Michael Annett Chevy Pilot / Flying J Harry Scott Jr. 38 32
35 47 A.J. Allmendinger Chevy Kroger / Clorox Tad Geschickter 25 32
36 48 Jimmie Johnson (PC2) Chevy Kobalt Tools Jeff Gordon 13 32
37 51 Justin Allgaier Chevy Auto Owners Insurance Harry Scott Jr. 30 32
38 55 David Ragan Toyota Aaron's Online Dream Machine Michael Waltrip 29 32
39 62 Timmy Hill(i) Ford TBA Jay Robinson 45 32
40 78 Martin Truex Jr. Chevy Furniture Row / Visser Precision Barney Visser 6 32
41 83 Matt Dibenedetto # Toyota Cosmo Ron Devine 37 32
42 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy Nationwide Rick Hendrick 11 32
43 98 Reed Sorenson Ford Premium Motosports Mike Curb 39 32

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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Bowyer

Newman

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

Kahne

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Jamie Mac

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

NOT AVAILABLE

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Deal breaker - Bowyer

Sorry Matt

NP

Newman

holy balls. i didn't even know he was in the chase.

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

Danica...the only driver more feminine that Jamie Mac.

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

He was. Briefly...

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Well, it was a good run, from winning the championship last year to leading wire to wire in the regular season this year. I look forward to passing the trophy on to a new CSFMB NASCAR champion at this years awards banquet. Good luck fellas.
I still have 3 Deal breakers!

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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

WRONG

Denny Hamlin in a landslide

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2nd pick Menard

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Logano

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My pick is Smoke

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Aric Almirola

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@audioidkid

Hope nobody pisses me off!

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2018
#ExtendLafleur
10 More Wins

Bacon is gross

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You suck enough, I am not stealing your pick. Also you know that is a damn lie.

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2018
#ExtendLafleur
10 More Wins

Khane

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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?"

What time is the race?

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Sunday. 12:28pm

www.jayski.com

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Rain is done moving thru the track area. Gonna be cool and cloudy all race.

I don't expect for pole sitter Logano to fare as well today.

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AJ (Somebody gave me an unknown pill so I took it) Allmendinger

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Dealbreaker on Kahne. I'll use all if I have to.

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Can't Dealbreaker the points leader. Thanks for reading the rules.

Parade laps underway. It's about that time!

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Nascar forgot to dry the part of the track where the stage for drivers intros was placed.

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Going to start race under green/yellow flag.

Laps are being counted under caution.

Awesome start to a possibly rain shortened race.

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