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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 All Star Race

Total Pts. Player ____________Driver
467 Boilermaker Rick**** _____Jimmie Johnson
413 Urlacher's missing neck** __*Kevin Harvick
391 Dr. Ken**** _____________Dale Earnhardt Jr.
377 Hawg Ass _______________*Mark Martin
369 RFDC* __________________*Kyle Busch
369 Scorehead* ______________Tony Stewart
361 Free Ajent*** ___________D-Brad Keselowski
346 Terry's Peeps* ___________*Kasey Kahne
344 newper** ________________*Carl Edwards
344 Gloopan Kuratz ___________Ryan Newman
328 chaspoppcap ____________*Jeff Gordon
314 mcbrides ________________NP-Paul Menard
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305 spanky _________________D-Matt Kenseth
297 donspiracy ______________*Greg Biffle
293 doug-ep ________________Marcos Ambrose(pm'ed pick, he is in Vegas)
291 Peoria Matt* ____________*Martin Truex Jr.
286 sjboyd0137 ______________Kurt Busch
278 Apologist ________________*AJ Allmendinger
276 SHARK __________________*Joey Logano
271 K Effective _______________Clint Bowyer
265 City Of Fools ____________Aric Amirola
245 Hatchetman* _____________*Denny Hamlin
245 Keeping Score ___________NP-Regan Smith
210 jimmypasta _______________NP-Trevor Bayne
*Dealbreaker award ___________*2nd Pick D-DealbreakerPick NP-NoPick

RACE LINEUP
COCA-COLA 600
Charlotte Motor Speedway - 5/27/2012

POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 43 Aric Almirola Ford U.S. Air Force 192.940 27.988 Leader
2 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford DEWALT 191.598 28.184 -0.196
3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's Patriotic 191.374 28.217 -0.229
4 16 Greg Biffle Ford Fastenal 191.259 28.234 -0.246
5 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 5-hour Energy 191.198 28.243 -0.255
6 55 Mark Martin Toyota Aaron's Armed Forces Foundation 191.171 28.247 -0.259
7 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet Quaker State 191.130 28.253 -0.265
8 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Ground 190.887 28.289 -0.301
9 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet Menards / Serta 190.597 28.332 -0.344
10 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing 190.456 28.353 -0.365
11 22 AJ Allmendinger Dodge Shell / Pennzoil 190.329 28.372 -0.384
12 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew 190.302 28.376 -0.388
13 21 Trevor Bayne Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center 190.268 28.381 -0.393
14 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Budweiser Folds of Honor 190.201 28.391 -0.403
15 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 190.194 28.392 -0.404
16 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet U.S. Army 190.054 28.413 -0.425
17 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's Red, White & Blue 190.034 28.416 -0.428
18 83 Landon Cassill Toyota Burger King Real Fruit Smoothies 189.987 28.423 -0.435
19 20 Joey Logano Toyota Dollar General 189.707 28.465 -0.477
20 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Fastenal 189.607 28.480 -0.492
21 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Mobil 1 189.574 28.485 -0.497
22 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Wheaties 189.520 28.493 -0.505
23 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Drive to End Hunger 189.076 28.560 -0.572
24 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite 188.871 28.591 -0.603
25 13 Casey Mears Ford GEICO 188.363 28.668 -0.680
26 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota Kingsford 188.344 28.671 -0.683
27 74 Cole Whitt Chevrolet Turn One Racing 188.324 28.674 -0.686
28 99 Carl Edwards Ford Fastenal 188.206 28.692 -0.704
29 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 187.924 28.735 -0.747
30 34 David Ragan Ford Al's Liners / Scorpion Coatings 187.656 28.776 -0.788
31 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Arctic Cat 187.526 28.796 -0.808
32 98 Michael McDowell Ford Presbyterian Healthcare System 187.487 28.802 -0.814
33 26 Josh Wise* Ford MDS Transport 187.259 28.837 -0.849
34 33 Stephen Leicht* Chevrolet Little Joe's Autos / Precon 187.169 28.851 -0.863
35 30 David Stremme Toyota Inception Motorsports 186.143 29.010 -1.022
36 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet SealWrap 186.111 29.015 -1.027
37 93 Travis Kvapil Toyota Dr Pepper 186.085 29.019 -1.031
38 195 Scott Speed Ford Jordan's Truck Sales 185.976 29.036 -1.048
39 38 David Gilliland Ford ModSpace 185.810 29.062 -1.074
40 10 Danica Patrick+ Chevrolet GoDaddy.com - - -
41 32 T.J. Bell+ Ford Green Smoke - - -
42 51 Kurt Busch+ Chevrolet Phoenix Construction Services - - -
43 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota Global Barter Corp / AM FM Energy 185.784 29.066 -1.078
Did Not Qualify
- 249 J.J. Yeley Toyota America Israel Racing / JPO Absorbents - - -
- 119 Mike Bliss Toyota Humphrey Smith Racing - - -
- 173 David Reutimann Toyota Burger King - - -
- 23 Scott Riggs Chevrolet North Texas Pipe - - -
+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie

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CSFMB: Home of the small minded

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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!

I'll go with 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!

Carl Edwards

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CSFMB: Home of the small minded

Kenseth

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2018
#ExtendLafleur

Kyle Busch

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Kurt Busch

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Edwards

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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?"

Greg Biffle

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Dale Jr.

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https://twitter.com/DrKenCast

Jeff Gordon

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brad k

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

Harvick

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

I picked him once before, and he bellyflopped earlier this year at Bristol, TN. I'll take my chances again with this guy Sunday in the Coke 600. He's a previous winner at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and also has 4 Top 5s & 6 Top 10s in the last 5 years. He also finished 9th last Saturday night in the Sprint All-Star Race. He's my pick for NASCAR's longest race of the season Sunday night.

SHARK's PICK: Coca-Cola 600
#5 KASEY KAHNE Farmers Insurance Chevy

Truex

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Hatchetman has been pm'ed.

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Kahne

hamlin

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

Thanks, Peoria Matt. I'll switch my pick from Kasey Kahne to this guy instead...

SHARK's PICK: Coca-Cola 600
#20 JOEY LOGANO Dollar General TOYOTA

Smoke.

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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

Bad Brad....Ajent can suck it and make a real pick for once.

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

ajent has been pm'ed. I predict... he will use a dealbreaker to keep Kese.

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Kahne

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

Why not. He has 15 of them.

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Ajent is to this contest what Juggs is to the board.

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

You think Juggs is awesome?

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Truex

This ice upon which you stand is thin....thin I say

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

You're on thin fucking ice my pedigree chum, and I shall be under it when it breaks. Now, fuck off.

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