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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 Jeff Burton each week if I am so compelled. The newly released off probation and racelog co-host Keeping Score gets to pick Joe Nemechek every week. 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.

Dealbreaker awards from last year will not be transfered.
1. Players list for driver picking priority for the first five races of the season. Only players who made the Chase last year are guaranteed their position in the lineup. Your second pick will be protected from getting bumped a second time. Unless someone uses a Dealbreaker award on you.
I sent out PM's to all of last year players, new participants will have to go to the bottom of the order.

Pts. Player __________________Driver
5 K Effective _2011 Champ __Jeff Gordon
12 Free Ajent _____________Brad Keselowski (pm'ed pick)
2 spanky _________________Carl Edwards
39 SHARK _2008 Chomp _____Mark Martin
29 Urlacher's missing neck ___*Kyle Busch
36 Boilermaker Rick _________Jimmie Johnson
27 Hawg Ass ______________Dale Earnhardt Jr.
37 Apologist _______________Tony Stewart
23 newper ________________Matt Kenseth
42 Scorehead ______________*Denny Hamlin
42 chaspoppcap ____________*Joey Logano
42 RFDC _2010 Champ _______*Kevin Harvick
5 doug-ep ________________AJ Allmendinger
31 Gloopan Kuratz __________Marcos Ambrose
21 donspiracy ______________Regan Smith
33 Dr. Ken _2009 Champ _____*Ryan Newman
47 Peoria Matt* _____________*Jeff Burton
10 Hatchetman _____________*Greg Biffle
15 Keeping Score ___________*Kasey Kahne
8 sjboyd0137 _____________Robby Gordon
17 jimmypasta _____________Josh Wise
9 City Of Fools ____________NP-Clint Bowyer
6 Terry's Peeps ____________Kurt Busch
0 mcbrides _________________Juan Montoya
*Dealbreaker award _________*2nd Pick

*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. Driver picking priority based on the 2011 standings will go on for the first five weeks, 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.

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. After the fifth race of the season driver picking priority will be based off of the 2012 standings. *** 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.

RACE LINEUP
Subway Fresh Fit 500 | Phoenix International Raceway
March 04, 2012 | Race 2 of 36



POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 55 Mark Martin Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 136.814 26.313 Leader
2 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Mobil 1 136.126 26.446 -0.133
3 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row / Farm American 135.998 26.471 -0.158
4 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's / Kobalt Tools 135.583 26.552 -0.239
5 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 135.547 26.559 -0.246
6 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Wix Filters 135.491 26.570 -0.257
7 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M Commercial Graphics 135.074 26.652 -0.339
8 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Rheem 135.014 26.664 -0.351
9 20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot 134.998 26.667 -0.354
10 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet Farmers Insurance 134.771 26.712 -0.399
11 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Wheaties 134.615 26.743 -0.430
12 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's Ms. Brown 134.564 26.753 -0.440
13 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Office 134.499 26.766 -0.453
14 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford Stanley 134.449 26.776 -0.463
15 22 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Shell / Pennzoil 134.278 26.810 -0.497
16 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 5-hour Energy 134.268 26.812 -0.499
17 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota Kingsford / Scott Products 134.058 26.854 -0.541
18 43 Aric Almirola Ford Smithfield "Allez cuisine" 134.048 26.856 -0.543
19 51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet Phoenix Construction Services 133.939 26.878 -0.565
20 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet Tarkett / Menards 133.814 26.903 -0.590
21 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats 133.764 26.913 -0.600
22 83 Landon Cassill Toyota Burger King 133.665 26.933 -0.620
23 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Ollie's Bargain Outlet 133.630 26.940 -0.627
24 99 Carl Edwards Ford Subway 133.615 26.943 -0.630
25 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Filters 133.417 26.983 -0.670
26 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Best Buy 132.871 27.094 -0.781
27 23 Scott Riggs Chevrolet North Texas Pipe 132.743 27.120 -0.807
28 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite 132.709 27.127 -0.814
29 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew 132.597 27.150 -0.837
30 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Drive to End Hunger 132.441 27.182 -0.869
31 13 Casey Mears Ford GEICO 132.251 27.221 -0.908
32 10 David Reutimann Chevrolet Accell Construction 132.231 27.225 -0.912
33 26 Josh Wise* Ford Morristown Driver's Service 132.081 27.256 -0.943
34 34 David Ragan Ford Barrett-Jackson 132.057 27.261 -0.948
35 249 J.J. Yeley Toyota America Israel Racing 131.685 27.338 -1.025
36 38 David Gilliland Ford Rick Santorum for President 131.516 27.373 -1.060
37 98 Michael McDowell Ford Curb Records 131.502 27.376 -1.063
38 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves 130.596 27.566 -1.253
39 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Speed Energy 130.364 27.615 -1.302
40 33 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet South Point Hotel & Casino 128.824 27.945 -1.632
41 93 Travis Kvapil+ Toyota Burger King 127.845 28.159 -1.846
42 32 Mike Bliss+ Ford U.S. Chrome / Southern Pride Trucking 118.060 30.493 -4.180
43 30 David Stremme Toyota Inception Motorsports 129.092 27.887 -1.574
Did Not Qualify
44 37 Timmy Hill* Ford Poynt.com 128.967 27.914 -1.601
+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie

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Tony Stewart

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
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Mr. EDwards

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

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Dale Earnhardt Jr.

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#ExtendLafleur

Rules cabal!!! What the hell is with this pick pm'ing? By giving them first dibs doesn't that basically allow the last place contestant to pick the race favorite? Then someone will soon there after take that pick from them thus allowing the last place contestant an early 2nd and protected pick. I'm just going to pm you the race favorite at the conclusion of the previous weeks race from now on until this loophole is closed!!

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Kenseth

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

A.J. Allmendinger

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@audioidkid

Jimmie Johnson

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Free Ajent, and others before him have been given special dispensation in case of them not being around to make a pick during the week. The Rules Cabal was not aware of Kese's favoriteness of the race, but is aware that Free Ajent will not be directly posting in this thread during the week. Ajent has given his expressed written consent that he wants "the miller lite guy" as often as available. With his position of finishing 2nd in last years contest, only K Effective or anybody using a Dealbreaker can take the pick of Keselowski away from Ajent during the first five weeks of the season. Keep your sass in your pocket or you will be put on an RFDC level of contest probation and possibly lose naming rights to the Urlacher's Missing Neck Invitational also know as the Sprint Cup All-Star race.

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Newman

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Hatchetman has been pm'ed.

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Thanks for clearing that up rules cabal. I wouldn't want to see the UMNI renamed.

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Robby Gordon

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Biffle

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Carl Edwards

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UrlachersMN has been pm'ed.

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Rowdy

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

Josh Wise

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

With 1 career win, 1 pole, 4 Top 5s & 5 Top 10s in his career at this track, I'm going with a seasoned veteran in the first of 2 NASCAR Sprint Cup trips to Phoenix this season. I wonder how excited the newest member of "NASCAR on FOX's Hollywood Hotel" will be if this guy wins. I'll take my chances with one of Michael Waltrip Racing's newest guys at the Subway Fresh Fit 500:

SHARK's PICK: Subway Fresh Fit 500
#55 MARK MARTIN Aaron's Dream Machine TOYOTA

tony Stewart

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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?"

2nd pick: Kevin Harvick

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Blame chas.

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Kurt Busch

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There are no friends at the racetrack. If you are not first you are last.

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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?"

Denny Hamlin

Can I play????

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montoya love me some flames.

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