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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.

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.

2. Driver picking priority will be based off of the weekly standings. Enforcement of rule #1 is ironclad and absolute, unless I feel otherwise or my belly is filled with party liquor. Whichever occurs first.
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.

Overall Standings
After Week 5

Yes, driver picking priority will be based off the weekly standings the rest of the season.

Total Pts. Player ___________Driver
190 Scorehead _____________Denny Hamlin
180 RFDC __________________Tony Stewart
176 newper* ________________Kevin Harvick
172 Boilermaker Rick* _______Kyle Busch
163 Hawg Ass ______________Dale Earnhardt Jr.
163 Urlacher's missing neck __*Jeff Gordon
160 Dr. Ken _______________*Ryan Newman
154 Gloopan Kuratz _________*Jimmie Johnson
153 Free Ajent* _____________NP-Martin Truex Jr.
145 mcbrides ________________NP-Bobby Labonte
144 chaspoppcap ____________Carl Edwards(pm'ed pick)
141 SHARK __________________Clint Bowyer
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140 doug-ep _________________*AJ Allmendinger
138 Peoria Matt* ____________*Brad Keselowski
124 sjboyd0137 ______________*Greg Biffle
121 Terry's Peeps ____________*Matt Kenseth
119 City Of Fools ____________Joey Logano
119 K Effective _____________*NP-Paul Menard
116 Apologist _______________Kasey Kahne
116 donspiracy ______________Regan Smith
116 spanky __________________Jeff Burton
103 Keeping Score ___________NP-Aric Almirola
92 Hatchetman ______________*Brian Vickers
81 jimmypasta ______________NP-Jamie McMurray
*Dealbreaker award _________*2ndPick NP-NoPick

RACE LINEUP
Goody's Fast Relief 500 | Martinsville Speedway
April 01, 2012 | Race 6 of 36

POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet HendrickCars.com 97.128 19.496 Leader
2 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Budweiser is Back 97.048 19.512 -0.016
3 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Freight 97.003 19.521 -0.025
4 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 5-hour Energy 97.003 19.521 -0.025
5 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Outback Steak House 96.988 19.524 -0.028
6 55 Brian Vickers Toyota RK Motors 96.765 19.569 -0.073
7 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite 96.751 19.572 -0.076
8 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 96.745 19.573 -0.077
9 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Drive to End Hunger 96.731 19.576 -0.080
10 20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot 96.706 19.581 -0.085
11 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet Libman / Menards 96.701 19.582 -0.086
12 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford Dewalt 96.627 19.597 -0.101
13 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 96.583 19.606 -0.110
14 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Amp Energy / National Guard 96.430 19.637 -0.141
15 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Mobil 1 96.322 19.659 -0.163
16 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota Bush's Baked Beans 96.215 19.681 -0.185
17 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row / CSX "Play it Safe" 96.200 19.684 -0.188
18 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet BB&T 96.180 19.688 -0.192
19 43 Aric Almirola Ford Smithfield "Helping Hungry Homes" 96.049 19.715 -0.219
20 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Belkin 96.049 19.715 -0.219
21 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation / Gary Sinise Foundation 95.971 19.731 -0.235
22 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet MyLowe's 95.854 19.755 -0.259
23 98 Michael McDowell Ford Curb Records 95.849 19.756 -0.260
24 34 David Ragan Ford Front Row Motorsports 95.830 19.760 -0.264
25 13 Casey Mears Ford GEICO 95.796 19.767 -0.271
26 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 95.743 19.778 -0.282
27 22 AJ Allmendinger Dodge Shell / Pennzoil 95.738 19.779 -0.283
28 99 Carl Edwards Ford Fastenal 95.607 19.806 -0.310
29 10 David Reutimann Chevrolet Accell Construction 95.607 19.806 -0.310
30 26 Josh Wise* Ford Morristown Driver's Service 95.583 19.811 -0.315
31 83 Landon Cassill Toyota Burger King / Dr Pepper 95.511 19.826 -0.330
32 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 95.477 19.833 -0.337
33 23 Scott Riggs Chevrolet North Texas Pipe 95.352 19.859 -0.363
34 93 Travis Kvapil Toyota Burger King / Dr Pepper 95.347 19.860 -0.364
35 74 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet Turn One Racing 95.223 19.886 -0.390
36 32 Ken Schrader Ford Federated Auto Parts 95.127 19.906 -0.410
37 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves 94.936 19.946 -0.450
38 38 David Gilliland Ford Long John Silver's 94.780 19.979 -0.483
39 30 David Stremme Toyota Inception Motorsports 94.609 20.015 -0.519
40 51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet Phoenix Construction Services 94.566 20.024 -0.528
41 33 Hermie Sadler Chevrolet Anderson's Maple Syrup 94.486 20.041 -0.545
42 36 Dave Blaney+ Chevrolet Ollie's Bargain Outlet 93.180 20.322 -0.826
43 249 J.J. Yeley Toyota JPO Absorbents 93.212 20.315 -0.819
Did Not Qualify
44 52 Scott Speed Toyota Crusader Staffing Associates 92.101 20.560 -1.064
45 119 Mike Bliss Toyota Humphrey Smith Racing 84.846 22.318 -2.822
46 37 Tony Raines Ford Poynt.com 93.757 20.197 -0.701
+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie

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Harvick

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

Jr.

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Tony Stewart

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
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kyle busch

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Ryan Newman

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Jimmie Johnson

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Jimmie Johnson

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2nd pick- Denny Hamlin

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22
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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

Jeff Gordon

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Backup pick for when it gets bumped. I think Peoria Matt pm'ed me some picks too.

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Speeps has been pm'ed that Peoria Matt has Hamlin(for now).

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Jeff Burton

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New 2nd pick- Matt Kenseth

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Making 2nd picks before your first pick is even taken away?

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Kyle Busch

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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!

Speeps 2nd pick was Hamlin. Peoria Matt already pm'ed in Hamlin as his pick since he will not be posting during the week. JJ was Sppeps first pick.

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Jimmy Johnson 2nd pick

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Biffle 2nd Pick

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Keselowski

Boy, the action is fast and furious in this thread.

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makes up for all the non action that actually happens during a race.

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Ambrose

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

Don't go pissing Spanky and I off again today.

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Last night turned brutal for me.

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Denny Hamlin.

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CSFMB 2014 Nascar Pick 'em Champion

We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

Nope, just doing a little ball busting.

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Last Sunday at the rain-shortened AutoClub 400 at Fontana, CA, my pick finished 13th, but the short track at Martinsville, VA is actually a track he's done pretty good in recent years. He has 1 Top 5 and 6 Top 10s in the last 5 years at this track. He's currently 8th overall in the points, and I'll take my chances with this driver Sunday at the appropriately named Goody's Fast Relief 500.

SHARK's PICK: Goody's Fast Relief 500 (First Martinsville NSCS Race)
#15 CLINT BOWYER 5 Hour Energy TOYOTA