Everybody pick a driver each week. Nobody picks the same guy, picking is first come first served. The thread will be posted weekly AFTER QUALIFYING. By rule, I get to pick Jeff Burton each week. Tally up the points of the driver yous pick each week and reset the field after the Richmond race. This will be a 5 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 New Hampshire, the Top 12 posters shall be assigned to the driver corresponding in the NEXTEL 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.

Standings After Week 3 Bristol Half-Mile Bullring

Pts.

462 - spanky

431 - SHARK

383 - RFDC

335 - Darren-Tinley Park

284 - donspiracy

280 - Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

262.5 - City of Fools

NASCAR Broadcast Schedule
http://www.nascar.com/races/tune_in/

RACE LINEUP
Pepsi 500 | Auto Club Speedway 08|31|08 6 p.m.

POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's / Jimmie Johnson Foundation 180.397 39.912 Leader
2 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota Red Bull 179.659 40.076 -0.164
3 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Pepsi / DuPont 179.565 40.097 -0.185
4 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 179.158 40.188 -0.276
5 10 Patrick Carpentier* Dodge Sears Auto Center / Valvoline 178.860 40.255 -0.343
6 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge McDonald's 178.492 40.338 -0.426
7 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 178.434 40.351 -0.439
8 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 178.381 40.363 -0.451
9 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 178.165 40.412 -0.500
10 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet U.S. Army 178.134 40.419 -0.507
11 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 178.125 40.421 -0.509
12 44 David Reutimann Toyota UPS Store / Toys for Tots Literacy Program 178.015 40.446 -0.534
13 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 178.006 40.448 -0.536
14 20 Tony Stewart Toyota Subway / Home Depot 177.857 40.482 -0.570
15 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 177.747 40.507 -0.595
16 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet Cheez-It / CARQUEST 177.615 40.537 -0.625
17 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Kodak 177.488 40.566 -0.654
18 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet AMP Energy / National Guard 177.454 40.574 -0.662
19 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 177.392 40.588 -0.676
20 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row
/ DenverMattress.com 177.187 40.635 -0.723
21 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Ground 177.183 40.636 -0.724
22 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance 177.130 40.648 -0.736
23 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Texaco / Havoline 176.982 40.682 -0.770
24 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 176.939 40.692 -0.780
25 01 Regan Smith* Chevrolet DEI / Principal Financial Group 176.917 40.697 -0.785
26 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 176.791 40.726 -0.814
27 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 176.722 40.742 -0.830
28 96 Ken Schrader Toyota DLP HDTV 176.397 40.817 -0.905
29 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Johns Manville / Menards 176.393 40.818 -0.906
30 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 176.337 40.831 -0.919
31 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 176.302 40.839 -0.927
32 77 Sam Hornish Jr.* Dodge Penske Truck Rental 175.983 40.913 -1.001
33 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 175.880 40.937 -1.025
34 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Hitachi "Inspire the Next" 175.764 40.964 -1.052
35 00 Mike Skinner Toyota Affliction "Day of Reckoning" 175.571 41.009 -1.097
36 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Monster Energy 175.426 41.043 -1.131
37 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Wells Fargo 175.357 41.059 -1.147
38 17 Matt Kenseth Ford R+L Carriers 175.357 41.059 -1.147
39 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet State Water Heaters 175.264 41.081 -1.169
40 21 Marcos Ambrose Ford Little Debbie 175.187 41.099 -1.187
41 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 175.029 41.136 -1.224
42 08 Johnny Sauter Dodge FUBAR All Natural Drink 174.617 41.233 -1.321
43 70 Tony Raines Chevrolet Haas Automation 174.376 41.290 -1.378


* Denotes Rookie


***Picks already made***
Fin-Pts.
17th-117 Jeff Burton - donspiracy

1st-195 Jimmie Johnson - SHARK

22nd-97 Tony Stewart - RFDC

7th-146 Kyle Busch - spanky

6th-150 Carl Edwards - City Of Fools

8th-142 Kasey Kahne - Darren-Tinley Park

Provisional-63 - Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

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Jeff Burton

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It's hard to pick a winner this season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. I was actually right on the money last Sunday at Michigan with Carl Edwards & the #99 Office Depot Ford Fusion, despite his much talked about confrontation at the finish line with series leader Kyle Busch and the #18 M & M's Toyota that got both drivers on probation. That'll be a continuing storyline as we get closer to the "Chase for the Cup". Speaking of the Cup, last year's Sprint Cup Champion Jimmie Johnson and the #48 Lowe's Chevy was out of the money early last week at Michigan. He won under the lights earlier this season at Phoenix, won the Brickyard 400 in Indianapolis, and I'm taking Jimmie to win under the lights Sunday night at Fontana, CA.

Tony Stewart

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

Kyle Busch.

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I think Spanky has the right pick on this one.

Carl Edwards

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Ба́бушка гада́ла, да на́двое сказа́ла—то ли до́ждик, то ли снег, то ли бу́дет, то ли нет.

Kasey Kahne

Pts.

626 - SHARK

608 - spanky

480 - RFDC

477 - Darren-Tinley Park

412.5 - City Of Fools

401 - donspiracy

343 - Dr. Kenneth Noisewater


***Next weeks thread will open Fri. morning before final practice.

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It felt good to be right on the money picking Jimmie Johnson and the #48 Lowe's Chevy for Hendrick Motorsports last night at Fontana. ESPN's Dr. Jerry Punch and his NASCAR crew who called last night's Pepsi 500 kept saying that Jimmie dominated the race, and that he did. He led for more than half of the 250 laps that made up the Pepsi 500, and sent a statement to current Sprint Cup points leader Kyle Busch & Carl Edwards that he'll still be a force to be reckoned with once the "Chase for the Cup" begins September 14th in Loudon, NH. As for the Sprint Cup Series, it's supposed to return to Richmond next Saturday night for the last race before the "Chase", the Chevy Rock & Roll 400, which will set up the 12 drivers competing in NASCAR's version of the playoffs.

Jimmie may have won the battle, but he'll lose the war. one night does not a season make.

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Ба́бушка гада́ла, да на́двое сказа́ла—то ли до́ждик, то ли снег, то ли бу́дет, то ли нет.

You got that right, City...

You feeling ok SHARK?

I have never seen such a short post from you

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

so SHARKey, you think Jimmie's gonna be in the chase? I couldn't tell if the wink indicated sarcasm...

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Ба́бушка гада́ла, да на́двое сказа́ла—то ли до́ждик, то ли снег, то ли бу́дет, то ли нет.

I'm not a Jimmie Johnson fan by any means, but he's definitely in the "Chase for the Cup". Jimmie is the defending Sprint Cup Series champion, and he definitely sent a message to Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards & the rest of the field hoping to race for the 2008 NASCAR Championship not to be counted out with his dominating performance Sunday night at the Pepsi 500. As NASCAR prepares for another nighttime race Saturday in Richmond, it's 3 drivers competing for 2 spots in the 12 man "Chase". They are Clint Bowyer, driver of the #07 Jack Daniels/DIRECTV Chevy, the Justin Timberlake-looking Kasey Kahne and the #9 Budweiser Dodge, and David Ragan, who drives the #6 "AAA" Ford Fusion. Bowyer actually won the first race of the season at Richmond, where Kyle's name became mud when his #18 M & M's Toyota bumped Dale Jr. & the #88 AMP Energy/Army National Guard Chevy and fans booed him.