6 players!? Win and advance?!? A new title sponsor?? Why the hell not???

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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 34

Total pts._________________ Chase Driver_____2nd Driver
503 Terry's Peeps__________ Joey Logano________Ryan Newman
464 Gloopan Kuratz*_________Martin Truex Jr _____Ryan Blaney
443 Secret Squirrel**_______Brad Keselowski___Jamie McMurray
426 Urlacher's missing neck*_ Kyle Busch ________
424 RFDC*______________Matt Kenseth ________Alex Bowman
418 newper****___________ Denny Hamlin_____
386 Apologist*____________ Jimmie Johnson_____
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380 chaspopcapp*________ Kevin Harvick_______Danica Patrick
376 Peoria Matt*__________ Carl Edwards________Kasey Kahne
364 doug-ep**____________Kurt Busch_________
354 Hussra_______________ Kyle Larson________
267 pittmike______________ Tony Stewart _______
---SILLY SEASON---59th Annual Daytona 500---February 26, 2017---
259 K Effective____________ Chase Elliott________
225 donspiracy____________ Austin Dillon _______
211 Hatchetman__________ Jamie McMurray_____
186 sjboyd0137___________ Chris Buescher ______
*Dealbreaker Award___________________________*2ndPick NP-NoPick

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Kahne

Ryan Newman

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Blaney

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Kahner

2nd pick Allmendinger

Alex Bowman

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

Changing my pick to Jamie Mac.

I will take Kahne back

Danica

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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?"

Overall Standings
After Week 35

Total pts._________________ Chase Driver_____2nd Driver
576 Terry's Peeps__________ Joey Logano(44)________Ryan Newman(29)
500 Secret Squirrel**_______Brad Keselowski(27)___Jamie McMurray(30)
498 Gloopan Kuratz*_________Martin Truex Jr(1) _____Ryan Blaney(33)
489 Urlacher's missing neck*_ Kyle Busch(39) ________NP - AJ Allmendinger(24)
484 newper****___________ Denny Hamlin(35)_____ NP - Paul Menard(31)
481 RFDC*______________Matt Kenseth(21) ________Alex Bowman(36)
429 chaspopcapp*________ Kevin Harvick(37)_______Danica Patrick(12)
426 Peoria Matt*__________ Carl Edwards(22)________Kasey Kahne(28)
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423 doug-ep**____________Kurt Busch(36)_________NP - Casey Mears(23)
408 Apologist*____________ Jimmie Johnson(4)_____NP - Ricky Stenhouse Jr(18)
405 Hussra_______________ Kyle Larson(38)________NP - Trevor Bayne(13)
318 pittmike______________ Tony Stewart(26) _______NP - Greg Biffle(25)
---SILLY SEASON---59th Annual Daytona 500---February 26, 2017---
291 K Effective____________ Chase Elliott(32)________
227 donspiracy____________ Austin Dillon(2) _______
195 sjboyd0137___________ Chris Buescher(9) ______
*Dealbreaker Award___________________________*2ndPick NP-NoPick

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