Playoffs? Playoffs!?!? PLAYOFFS!!!!!?
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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.

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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 enshrined Cribbage Hall Of Famer and Racelog co-host Keeping Score gets to pick Juan Pablo Montoya 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/Race Results
After Week 29

Total Pts. _______________Chase Driver_______Non-Chase Pick
236 Racelog Announce Team**__Kyle Busch___Martin Truex Jr.
219 Terry's Peeps****____Matt Kenseth______Brad Keselowski
195 Gloopan Kuratz***____Jimmie Johnson_____Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
192 Peoria Matt***________Kevin Harvick______Brian Vickers
188 chaspoppcap**_______Dale Earnhardt Jr____Jamie McMurray
187 Urlacher's missing neck*_Greg Biffle_________*Paul Menard
184 Otunga's CoffeeMug***_Jeff Gordon_______NP-Juan Pablo Montoya
180 Dr. Ken_______________Kasey Kahne______*Danica Patrick
179 Apologist*____________Carl Edwards_______Mark Martin
170 newper_______________Ryan Newman______Jeff Burton
155 RFDC*________________Clint Bowyer_______*Denny Hamlin
153 Hawg Ass*____________Kurt Busch_________Aric Almirola
137 Hatchetman___________Joey Logano________NP-Justin Allgaier
*Dealbreaker Pick __________________________*2ndPick NP-NoPick


Yes, I survived Detroit. Got back late Sunday night and right into back to back 12 hour days. Still better than the salt mine. Thanks to Keeping Score and everybody holding down the RaceLog. Dirty cheater Carl Edwards drops Apologist to 57 points of new leader The RaceLog Announce Booth. Still only 100 point spread from 1st to last on the contest. Be there Sunday for the next race at Kansas Speedway.

Starting Lineup
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Hollywood Casino 400
Kansas Speedway - 10/6/2013
Provided by NASCAR Public Relations Statistics

Starting
Position Car# Driver SponsorManu QualifyingSpeed(mph) QualifyingTime(secs)
1 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy 187.526 28.796
2 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # Ford 187.480 28.803
3 48 Jimmie Johnson (PC2) Chevy 187.162 28.852
4 2 Brad Keselowski (PC1) Ford 186.233 28.996
5 22 Joey Logano Ford 186.168 29.006
6 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 186.072 29.021
7 20 Matt Kenseth (PC4) Toyota 185.893 29.049
8 27 Paul Menard Chevy 185.874 29.052
9 99 Carl Edwards Ford 185.669 29.084
10 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 185.433 29.121
11 55 Brian Vickers(i) Toyota 185.420 29.123
12 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevy 185.261 29.148
13 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 185.204 29.157
14 24 Jeff Gordon (PC5) Chevy 185.141 29.167
15 5 Kasey Kahne Chevy 184.982 29.192
16 31 Jeff Burton Chevy 184.925 29.201
17 39 Ryan Newman Chevy 184.628 29.248
18 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 184.603 29.252
19 78 Kurt Busch (PC3) Chevy 184.477 29.272
20 43 Aric Almirola Ford 184.382 29.287
21 51 Justin Allgaier(i) Chevy 184.106 29.331
22 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 183.730 29.391
23 14 Mark Martin Chevy 183.667 29.401
24 1 Jamie McMurray Chevy 183.380 29.447
25 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 183.069 29.497
26 16 Greg Biffle Ford 182.803 29.540
27 83 David Reutimann Toyota 182.685 29.559
28 47 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota 182.531 29.584
29 10 Danica Patrick # Chevy 182.039 29.664
30 30 Cole Whitt(i) Toyota 182.020 29.667
31 98 Michael McDowell Ford 181.971 29.675
32 34 David Ragan Ford 181.959 29.677
33 36 J.J. Yeley Chevy 181.953 29.678
34 38 David Gilliland Ford 181.892 29.688
35 32 Timmy Hill# Ford 181.843 29.696
36 93 Travis Kvapil Toyota 181.830 29.698
37-OP 13 Casey Mears Ford 181.641 29.729
38-OP 35 Josh Wise(i) Ford 180.614 29.898
39-OP 87 Joe Nemechek (i) Toyota 180.475 29.921
40-OP 95 Reed Sorenson(i) Ford 179.994 30.001
41-OP 7 Dave Blaney Chevy 179.844 30.026
42-OP 40 Tony Raines(i) Chevy 179.509 30.082
43-OP 33 Landon Cassill(i) Chevy 178.253 30.294


PC1 = is the first past champion eligible, PC2 is the 2nd...and so on if more

# Simoco Rookie of the Year candidate

(i) = driver not running for 2013 Sprint Cup Series Championship Drivers Points

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keselowski

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Keselowski

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2nd pick: Hamlin

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Menard

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Jamie Mac

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Jaime Mac

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vickers

Martin

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Burton

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2nd pick Menard. Sorry Doc!!!

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Danica.

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Stenhouse jr

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There is a fucking race today and no one cares!!!! Lets Go KS. They absolutely have to put the ENTIRE chase on saturday nights. Football absolutely kills all interest in the chase.

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Maybe KS had a long night. It's like Christmas Eve night since the Packers were on bye last week. And playing the Lions for control of the division even doubles the anticipation.

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Still hate the picture.

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Kyle Busch is in the title hunt. Kese is not. This would be a really unfortunate reason for Kyle not to win the Chase. Save it for Martinsville.

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Did something happen yesterday between the 2 of them?

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They move to Saturday night, that is college football. Maybe move to Friday night. And put ALL the Chase races on ABC.

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I'm still groggy from the Korean Grand Prix.










not the race, the cocaine-fueled bender at the massage parlor last night

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Yeah, that was quite the thing. Weird how their fans dressup as empty seats too.

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Engines are started!! We are closer to Kyle and Kese wrecking each other out and possibly runing the outcome of the race!

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They got that Franken-tire today right?

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I did see the movie Rush last night. I am hoping nobody catches on fire today.

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I did see the movie Rush last night. I am hoping nobody catches on fire today.

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I heard it was terrible. Also, no racing action..

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I liked it. Margerie from GoT gets naked in the first 90 seconds. Olivia Wilde is Thor's wife. She was looking super hot as a blonde, but waaaay too much clothing. There were cars in the movie too.

Green flag!!!

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Caution!

Danica wrecked up in turn 1! She can get back to the kitchen...

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