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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 Kasey Kahne each week if I am so compelled. 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.

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 2013 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 2014 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.

Total pts._________________ Driver
337 Scorehead____________Jimmie Johnson
326 newper*______________Jeff Gordon
323 RFDC*_______________Matt Kenseth
318 donspiracy____________ Kyle Larson
300 Peoria Matt*__________Brad Keselowski
291 spanky_______________Kevin Harvick
286 Gloopan Kuratz*________*Tony Stewart
286 NearWSHussra________Greg Biffle
282 doug-ep*_____________Carl Edwards
276 sjboyd0137___________NP-Kurt Busch
276 Hawg Ass_____________Dale Earnhardt Jr.
267 City Of Fools__________NP-Danica Patrick
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267 jimmypasta___________NP-Jamie Mcmurray
263 Hatchetman*__________Joey Logano
261 chaspopcapp*_________Kyle Busch
258 Urlacher's missing neck__*Clint Bowyer
250 Dr. Ken_______________NP-Aric Almirola
249 Hank Scorpio*_________Paul Menard
243 K Effective____________Ryan Newman
243 Apologist_____________Martin Truex Jr.
*Dealbreaker award _______*2nd Pick NP-NoPick


Starting Lineup
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
5-hour Energy 400 Benefiting Special Operations Warrior Foundation
Kansas Speedway - 5/10/2014
Provided by NASCAR Public Relations Statistics

Starting
Position Car# Driver SponsorManu QualifyingSpeed(mph) QualifyingTime(secs)
1 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John's Chevy 194.252 27.799
2 22 Joey Logano AAA Insurance Ford 193.910 27.848
3 2 Brad Keselowski (PC2) Wurth Ford 193.507 27.906
4 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford 193.188 27.952
5 42 Kyle Larson # Target Chevy 193.050 27.972
6 41 Kurt Busch (PC4) Haas Automation Chevy 193.043 27.973
7 31 Ryan Newman Kwikset Chevy 192.816 28.006
8 14 Tony Stewart (PC3) Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevy 192.548 28.045
9 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevy 192.452 28.059
10 16 Greg Biffle 3M Novec Ford 191.980 28.128
11 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald's Chevy 191.782 28.157
12 43 Aric Almirola Farmland Ford 190.328 28.372
13 24 Jeff Gordon (PC6) Axalta Coatings Chevy 193.202 27.950
14 48 Jimmie Johnson (PC1) Lowe's Chevy 193.043 27.973
15 55 Brian Vickers Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 193.023 27.976
16 27 Paul Menard Shrock/Menards Chevy 192.892 27.995
17 5 Kasey Kahne FarmersInsurance/Thankmillionteachers Chev 192.823 28.005
18 51 Justin Allgaier # Brandt Professional Agriculture Chevy 192.809 28.007
19 3 Austin Dillon # Haas Automation Chevy 192.692 28.024
20 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Zest Ford 192.637 28.032
21 12 Ryan Blaney(i) SKF Ford 192.630 28.033
22 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard Chevy 192.246 28.089
23 15 Clint Bowyer Cherry5hourEnergySpecialOpsWarrior Toyota 191.809 28.153
24 18 Kyle Busch Snickers Toyota 189.720 28.463
25 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt Ford 191.980 28.128
26 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Chevy 191.761 28.160
27 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevy 191.680 28.172
28 20 Matt Kenseth (PC5) Dollar General Toyota 191.510 28.197
29 47 A.J. Allmendinger Kingsford Charcoal Chevy 191.096 28.258
30 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 191.049 28.265
31 83 Ryan Truex # Burger King Toyota 190.665 28.322
32 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Ford 190.148 28.399
33 23 Alex Bowman # Dr.Pepper Toyota 189.873 28.440
34 7 Michael Annett # Accell Construction Chevy 189.341 28.520
35 44 J.J. Yeley(i) Phoenix Warehouse Chevy 189.195 28.542
36 26 Cole Whitt # Iowa Chop House Toyota 189.142 28.550
37-OP 36 Reed Sorenson Chevy 189.029 28.567
38-OP 34 David Ragan Taco Bell Ford 188.943 28.580
39-OP 38 David Gilliland Long John Silver's Ford 188.488 28.649
40-OP 40 Landon Cassill(i) Carsforsale.com Chevy 187.865 28.744
41-OP 32 Travis Kvapil Mechanical Protection Plan Ford 187.604 28.784
42-OP 33 Timmy Hill Little Joe's Autos Chevy 187.188 28.848
43-OP 66 Joe Nemechek (i) Kansas Farm Bureau Toyota 186.380 28.973
DNQ 77 Dave Blaney Chevy 188.442 28.656

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 2014 Sprint Cup Series Championship Drivers Points

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Matt Kenseth

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

Jimmie Johnson

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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

Jeffy Gordon.

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

Bad Brad

Logano

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

Happy Harvick

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Jr.

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2018
#ExtendLafleur

logano

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

2nd pick Bowyer

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

Carl Edwards

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@audioidkid

Menard

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Kyle Bush

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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?"

Truex

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

Harvick

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newman?

2nd pick smoke

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Ummmmmm.... Kyle Larson

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G-Biffle. Hopefully none of the above selections is some bullshit nickname no one but the driver's mother ever uses.

edit: how did I move up in the standings if I lost my Tony Stewart pick last week and didn't find out in time to make another selection?

Since your pick was bumped from you, you are given the best available driver based on qualifying.

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Rain delay theatre before the rain starts...

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Parade laps underway! We about to go racin'!

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Rain on the camera lens as they go around the track before it starts.

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Green flag!!!

Let's hope we make it 10 laps before a caution...

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Lap 3 of 267.

Cars quickly fanned out to single file. Harvick leads Logano by a half second and they have broke away from the field.

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Lap 10 of 267.

Back of the field already 20 seconds back of the lead. Expect cars to start getting lapped soon..

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The mile and a half races are the most boring

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Took 12 laps for leader Harvick to pass the Dogecoin-less Josh Wise. Wow.

Leaders are running twooooooooooo seconds faster than the back of the field.

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That's why they have been repaved to introduce progressive banking. Homestead, Las Vegas, Kansas. They will get to Joliet repaving when they can find somebody to pay for it.

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