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
After Week 33

Total Pts. _______________Chase Driver_______Non-Chase Pick
484 Peoria Matt**________Kevin Harvick______Brad Keselowski
481 Racelog Announce Team**__Kyle Busch____Jeff Burton
466 Gloopan Kuratz**_____Jimmie Johnson_____Juan Montoya
465 chaspoppcap*_______Dale Earnhardt Jr____Martin Truex Jr.
445 Otunga's CoffeeMug***_Jeff Gordon_______NP-Marcos Ambrose
430 Terry's Peeps***_____Matt Kenseth_____*NP-Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
418 Apologist*____________Carl Edwards_______NP-Austin Dillon
415 Urlacher's missing neck*_Greg Biffle_________*Kyle Larson
384 RFDC*________________Clint Bowyer_______D-Denny Hamlin
342 Dr. Ken_______________Kasey Kahne______Danica Patrick
338 newper_______________Ryan Newman_____Paul Menard
334 Hawg Ass*____________Kurt Busch_________Aric Almirola
326 Hatchetman___________Joey Logano________NP-Bobby Labonte
*Dealbreaker Pick __________________________*2nd Pick No-Pick


Well, well, well... Jeff Gordon beats father time and wins a grandfather clock. Peoria Matt going nuclear option nets him Hamlin and twoooooo Top 10 finishers sending him to the top of the standings. New RaceLog Co-host Gloopan Kuratz has both of his drivers finish Top5 and is now in 3rd place, 18 points back.

Down to three races left. RFDC is still 100 points back of the lead, we are only four months away from the Daytona 500... The top 4 are only separated by 20 points, it's going to come down to the end in this contest. Good times!!

Starting Lineup
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
AAA Texas 500
Texas Motor Speedway - 11/3/2013
Provided by NASCAR Public Relations Statistics

Starting
Position Car# Driver SponsorManu QualifyingSpeed(mph) QualifyingTime(secs)
1 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford 196.114 27.535
2 2 Brad Keselowski (PC1) Miller Lite Ford 196.100 27.537
3 48 Jimmie Johnson (PC2) Lowe's Chevy 195.943 27.559
4 27 Paul Menard Quaker State / Menards Chevy 195.837 27.574
5 18 Kyle Busch Snickers Toyota 195.780 27.582
6 20 Matt Kenseth (PC4) Home Depot Let's Do This Toyota 195.518 27.619
7 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. AMP Energy Gold / 7-Eleven Chevy 195.312 27.648
8 24 Jeff Gordon (PC5) Drive to End Hunger Chevy 195.171 27.668
9 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # Ford EcoBoost Ford 195.129 27.674
10 9 Marcos Ambrose MAC Tools Ford 195.030 27.688
11 5 Kasey Kahne Time Warner Cable Chevy 194.665 27.740
12 22 Joey Logano AAA Ford 194.517 27.761
13 39 Ryan Newman Outback Steakhouse Chevy 194.384 27.780
14 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 194.377 27.781
15 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 194.161 27.812
16 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevy 193.805 27.863
17 43 Aric Almirola Farmland Ford 193.659 27.884
18 16 Greg Biffle 3M Hire Our Heroes Ford 193.618 27.890
19 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevy 193.604 27.892
20 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevy 193.403 27.921
21 33 Austin Dillon (i) Boot Barn Chevy 193.334 27.931
22 47 Bobby Labonte (PC6) Clorox Toyota 193.126 27.961
23 30 Parker Kligerman (i) Swan Energy / Lean1 Toyota 193.043 27.973
24 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald's Chevy 192.933 27.989
25 55 Elliot Sadler (i) Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 192.905 27.993
26 15 Clint Bowyer SourAppleExtraStrength5-hourEnergy Toyota 192.802 28.008
27 13 Casey Mears GEICO Ford 192.651 28.030
28 38 David Gilliland Long John Silver's Ford 192.048 28.118
29 34 David Ragan SaferCar.gov Ford 191.891 28.141
30 10 Danica Patrick # GoDaddy Chevy 191.829 28.150
31 78 Kurt Busch (PC3) Furniture Row / Denver Mattress Chevy 191.421 28.210
32 21 Trevor Bayne (i) Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center 191.347 28.221
33 14 Mark Martin Bass Pro Shops / Mobil 1 Chevy 190.530 28.342
34 35 Josh Wise (i) MDS Transport Ford 189.880 28.439
35 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 189.321 28.523
36 51 Kyle Larson (i) Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau Chevy 189.235 28.536
37 40 Landon Cassill (i) Pirate Oilfield Services Chevy 188.561 28.638
38 93 Travis Kvapil Dr Pepper / Burger King Toyota 188.344 28.671
39 83 David Reutimann Burger King / Dr Pepper Toyota 188.285 28.680
40 32 Timmy Hill # U.S. Chrome Ford 188.029 28.719
41 87 Joe Nemechek (i) NEMCO - JRR Toyota 187.246 28.839
42 7 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevy 186.258 28.992
43 36 J.J. Yeley Accell Construction Chevy 146.560 36.845

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

Bad Brad

2nd pick: Truex Jr

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
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RFDC, I didn't even see that you picked him. Sorry about that.

Urlachers missing neck, under silent protest, pm'ed the pick of Truex before RFDC picked him.

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oh for fucks sake.

3rd pick: Hamlin

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Speeps, under silent protest, pm'ed in Hamlin before RFDC picked him.

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no way that happened.

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Mr. Menard

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

RFDC I got your back.
Truex

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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?"

Mark Martin

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
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Danica

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https://twitter.com/DrKenCast

Almirola

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2018
#ExtendLafleur

He messaged me on FB. (Part of the silent protest)

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UMN has pm'ed the pick of Kyle Larson.

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Montoya. Wtf

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welcome race fans!!!

I am at the cracker barrell in Urbana. This racelog will be done on the road today.

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The future is here. Hopefully they gave him a motor that will last the entire race this time.

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

Jeff Burton

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And caution at Lap 15. Everybody to the pits.

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And posting from my phone will be fun... lol

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Something happened. I got the rare quadruple post!!

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Carl leading JJ

Dale Jr. Ran over a spring rubber. Ouch.

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RFDC has used a dealbreaker right before the green flag drop to take Denny Hamlin.

Carl about to giive up the lead to JJ.

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Lap 40.

Girlfriend driving. I can do the racelog now. Dale Jr. Cant drive his car to the left. JJ has an illegal car. Sideskirts are pulled out too far.

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Carl about to get passed by Kyle Busch and Kenseth.

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Caution!!

Kyle Busch into the wall! Sadface for the Racelog Booth...

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JJ will lead them off from the outside lane.

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Kenseth lost a lug nut during his pit stop. That will coat hom two spots on the restart.

Lap 62 under caution. Carl on the front row with JJ.

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