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. Then, starting with the first Chase race at New Hampshire, the posters shall be assigned to the driver corresponding in the NEXTEL CUP standings. They keep this driver for the duration of the Chase. The players will also get to pick a driver out of the Chase to make things more interesting. And rack up the points for the championship.

For the second driver picked each week, you cannot pick one of the leftover chase drivers. The chase drivers not picked are effectively dead to us. Until they wreck out your guy and then you'll wish they were someplace else.


Standings

Pts.
Qual.

1,797-Darren-Tinley Park
1st__JIMMIE JOHNSON
13th_David Ragan

1,509-SHARK
4th__CARL EDWARDS
19th_Kurt Busch

1,467-donspiracy
5th__CLINT BOWYER
26th_David Reutimann

1,434-redneckmommy
2nd__GREG BIFFLE
16th_Martin Truex Jr.

1,425-Baby McNown
7th__JEFF GORDON
18th_Brian Vickers

1,364-RFDC
9th__DALE EARNHARDT JR.
15th_Kasey Kahne

1,340-City Of Fools
11th_DENNY HAMLIN
14th_Mark Martin

1,263-spanky
12th_KYLE BUSCH
17th_Ryan Newman

1,236-Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
8th__TONY STEWART
24th_John Paul Montoya XLII


Chase drivers NO LONGER available:
JEFF BURTON,
KEVIN HARVICK,
MATT KENSETH.


RACE LINEUP
Pep Boys Auto 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway
October 26, 2008 | Race 33 of 36
RAIN OUT Position Based on Owner Points


POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's / Kobalt Tools__________N/A
2 16 Greg Biffle Ford DISH Network Turbo HD_________________N/A
3 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility____________________N/A
4 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot________________________N/A
5 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's____________________N/A
6 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil_________________N/A
7 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Nicorette White Ice Mint / DuPont___N/A
8 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot__________________N/A
9 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / AMP Energy___N/A
10 17 Matt Kenseth Ford USG Sheetrock_____________________N/A
11 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express____________________N/A
12 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's Halloween____________________N/A
13 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance________________________N/A
14 8 Mark Martin Chevrolet U.S. Army________________________N/A
15 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser__________________________N/A
16 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker________N/A
17 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Kodak___________________________N/A
18 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull__________________________N/A
19 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite____________________________N/A
20 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal______________________N/A
21 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker___________N/A
22 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet CARQUEST / Kellogg's_____________N/A
23 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Ronald McDonald House Charities______N/A
24 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Texaco / Havoline_________________N/A
25 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Hitachi Power Tools__________________N/A
26 44 David Reutimann Toyota UPS__________________________N/A
27 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Johns Manville / Menards__________N/A
28 38 David Gilliland Ford Aflac Cancer Center_________________N/A
29 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS______________N/A
30 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target / Lysol___________________N/A
31 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet Hunt Brothers Pizza_______________N/A
32 01 Regan Smith* Chevrolet DEI / Principal Financial Group_____N/A
33 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar_________________________N/A
34 84 Scott Speed Toyota Red Bull__________________________N/A
35 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Jim Beam__________________________N/A
36 77 Sam Hornish Jr.* Dodge Mobil 1________________________N/A
37 21 Bill Elliott Ford U.S. Air Force__________________________N/A
38 347 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Little Debbie__________________N/A
39 10 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Sears Auto Center / Valvoline_____N/A
40 96 Ken Schrader Toyota DLP HDTV________________________N/A
41 45 Chad McCumbee Dodge Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil_N/A
42 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing____________N/A
43 70 Tony Raines Chevrolet Haas Automation_________________N/A

Did Not Qualify
44 40 Bryan Clauson Dodge The Guitar Hero World Tour / Target - - -
45 202 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot - - -

+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie

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Darren-Tinley Park picks David Ragan again.

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mark Martin

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

Kasey Kahne

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

The Pope John Paul Montoya

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You know me like that.

Ryan Newman

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Guys, I'm a Miller Lite guy, and if he's available, SHARK wants the #2 Miller Lite Dodge of Kurt Busch to hopefully keep things interesting in suburban Atlanta Sunday...

David Reutimann

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Standings

Pts.
Fin-Pts.
TotalPts.


1,797-Darren-Tinley Park
2nd-175__JIMMIE JOHNSON
8th-142_David Ragan
2,114________

1,509-SHARK
1st-190__CARL EDWARDS
6th-155_Kurt Busch
1,854________

1,434-redneckmommy
10th-139__GREG BIFFLE
15th-118_Martin Truex Jr.
1,691_______

1,425-Baby McNown
9th-138__JEFF GORDON
21st-100_Brian Vickers
1,663_______

1,467-donspiracy
20th-103__CLINT BOWYER
28th-79_David Reutimann
1,649_______

1,340-City Of Fools
3rd-170_DENNY HAMLIN
22nd-97_Mark Martin
1,607_______

1,364-RFDC
11th-135__DALE EARNHARDT JR.
33rd-64_Kasey Kahne
1,563_______

1,263-spanky
5th-155_KYLE BUSCH
16th-115_Ryan Newman
1,533_______

1,236-Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
17th-112__TONY STEWART
40th-43_John Paul Montoya XLII
1,391_______

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How do I have more points than CoF and yet I am behind him?

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--yet I can't look away."

Easy there or Jerry Lewis will call NASCAR a f@g sport too.

Montoya got screwed and I'm still stuck in the basement.

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the number at the top is your previous points...the number at the bottom (before the next name) is your total with this week's points added in.

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

ah I see.

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--yet I can't look away."

While it felt pretty good that Carl Edwards backflipped after his #99 Office Depot Ford won yesterday, the story of that race was Jimmie Johnson, folks. The driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevy actually made quite a comeback, and the commentators on ABC Sports (ESPN on ABC) made note of that in the waning laps of the race. Jimmie was as far back as 30th place at one point after NASCAR penalized the overall points leader for speeding on pit road. Jimmie somehow found a way to finish 2nd on the final lap to beat out Denny Hamlin's #11 FedEx TOYOTA, Matt Kenseth's #17 USG Ford & Kyle Busch's #18 M&M's TOYOTA. With a return to Texas Motor Speedway Sunday for the Dickies 500, Jimmie now leads Carl by 183 points in the "Chase for the Cup" points standings with 3 races remaining.