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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 40 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 40 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 3

Total pts.____________ Driver
118 Secret Squirrel*_________Kevin Harvick
109 doug-ep*_____________ Jimmie Johnson
109 Hussra_______________Aric Almirola
108 newper*_____________Brad Keselowski
106 Urlacher's missing neck__Kyle Busch
95 Terry's Peeps__________Matt Kenseth
91 Apologist_____________ Dale Earnhardt Jr.
89 RFDC_________________*Kurt Busch
88 Gloopan Kuratz_________ Martin Truex Jr.
88 pittmike______________*NP-Denny Hamlin
79 spanky______________NP-Kyle Larson
79 Peoria Matt__________ *Joey Logano
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78 Hank Scorpio__________NP-Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
72 Hatchetman___________*Austin Dillon
72 Matt Murton's Beard___NP-Ryan Blaney
69 jimmypasta___________NP-Greg Biffle
67 Scorehead____________NP-Paul Menard
60 K Effective____________Ryan Newman
57 Furious Styles__________NP-Chase Elliott
57 chaspopcapp_________*Carl Edwards
50 donspiracy____________Kasey Kahne
42 Free Ajent____________NP-Trevor Bayne
34 sjboyd0137___________Jamie Mcmurray
3 nwfisch_______________ NP-AJ Allmendinger
*Dealbreaker Award______*2nd Pick NP-NoPick


Entry List
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Good Sam 500(k)
Phoenix International Raceway - 3/13/2016

Car# Driver Manu Sponsor Owner OwnerPointsRank Race Attempts
1 1 Jamie McMurray Chevy McDonald's Chip Ganassi Racing 18 3
2 2 Brad Keselowski Ford Alliance Truck Parts Team Penske 7 3
3 3 Austin Dillon Chevy Dow Richard Childress Racing 6 3
4 4 Kevin Harvick Chevy Jimmy John's Stewart-Haas Racing 3 3
5 5 Kasey Kahne Chevy Great Clips Hendrick Motorsports 13 3
6 6 Trevor Bayne Ford AdvoCare Roush Fenway Racing 21 3
7 7 Regan Smith Chevy APC Tommy Baldwin Racing 20 3
8 10 Danica Patrick Chevy Nature's Bakery Stewart-Haas Racing 26 3
9 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Freight Joe Gibbs Racing 9 3
10 13 Casey Mears Chevy GEICO Germain Racing 25 3
11 14 Ty Dillon (i) Chevy Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats Stewart-Haas Racing 27 3
12 15 Clint Bowyer Chevy 5-Hour Energy Hscott Motorsports 34 3
13 16 Greg Biffle Ford Cheez-It Roush Fenway Racing 23 3
14 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford Fastenal Roush Fenway Racing 11 3
15 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Skittles Joe Gibbs Racing 1 3
16 19 Carl Edwards Toyota Stanley Joe Gibbs Racing 8 3
17 20 Matt Kenseth Toyota Dollar General Joe Gibbs Racing 24 3
18 21* Ryan Blaney # Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Wood Brothers Racing 15 3
19 22 Joey Logano Ford Pennzoil Team Penske 4 3
20 23 David Ragan Toyota Dr Pepper BK Racing 35 3
21 24 Chase Elliott # Chevy NAPA Auto Parts Hendrick Motorsports 29 3
22 27 Paul Menard Chevy Richmond / Menards Richard Childress Racing 17 3
23 30* Josh Wise Chevy Curtis Key Plumbing The Motorsports Group 39 3
24 31 Ryan Newman Chevy Grainger Richard Childress Racing 14 3
25 32 Joey Gase (i) Ford TBA GO FAS Racing 38 3
26 34 Chris Buescher # Ford Dockside Logistics Front Row Motorsports 36 3
27 38 Landon Cassill Ford Snap Fitness Front Row Motorsports 31 3
28 41 Kurt Busch Chevy Monster Energy / Haas Automation Stewart-Haas Racing 5 3
29 42 Kyle Larson Chevy Target Chip Ganassi Racing 22 3
30 43 Aric Almirola Ford Smithfield Richard Petty Motorsports 16 3
31 44 Brian Scott # Ford Albertson's Co. / White Tail Richard Petty Motorsports 28 3
32 46 Michael Annett Chevy Pilot Flying J Hscott Motorsports 30 3
33 47 A.J. Allmendinger Chevy Fry's / Scott Products JTG Daugherty Racing 19 3
34 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy Lowe's Pro Services Hendrick Motorsports 2 3
35 78 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota Bass Pro Shops / TRACKER Boats Furniture Row Racing 10 3
36 83 Matt Dibenedetto Toyota Schluter Systems BK Racing 33 3
37 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy Axalta Hendrick Motorsports 12 3
38 95 Michael McDowell Chevy Thrivent Financial Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing 32 3
39 98* Cole Whitt Chevy TBA Premium Motorsports 40 3

# Simoco Rookie of the Year candidate

(i) = driver not running for 2016 Sprint Cup Series Championship Drivers Points

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kenseth

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

Harvick

88

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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?"

Keselowski

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

Harvick

Logano second pick

Rowdy

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

Hellllllllo,











Newman

Jimmie Johnson

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
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Junior

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Elections have consequences.

Kenseth

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Jimmie Johnson

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@audioidkid

Truex Jr.

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McMurray

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2nd pick Kurt Busch

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

edwards

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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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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

Almirola

88

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1926-1931-1934-1942-1944-1946-1964-1967-1982-2006-2011

Kasey Kahne

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Green flag!!!

312 laps to go!

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Lap 10.

Clint Bowyer unscheduled stop to pit road.

Team Toyota strong again this weekend.

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Lap 20.

Kyle Busch, Carl, Kurt Busch, Hamlin, and Truex Top 5.

Leaders have already caught the back of the field.

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After starting in the last twooooooooooo positions, JJ and Kahne running 21st and 22nd. That is damn near half the field.

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Lap something. Stuff happened. Maybe I can focus on the RaceLog when my better half leaves for work shortly.

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A caution happened. Kyle Busch only took 2 tires and maintains the pole position.

Ryan Newman on the hook and looks done for the day.

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Back to green at Lap 60.

Kyle Busch and Carl lead them off!!

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Lap 76.

New leader, Dale Earnhardt Jr.

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