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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.

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.

Overall Standings
After Week 20 of 26

Total pts.________________ Driver
697 Scorehead**__________Jeff Gordon
659 RFDC***_____________Dale Earnhardt Jr.
655 newper**____________Kyle Larson
634 Gloopan Kuratz***_____Ryan Newman
609 Hawg Ass***__________Joey Logano
609 NearWSHussra*_______Kevin Harvick
602 Peoria Matt***________Brad Keselowski
588 chaspopcapp**________Kyle Busch
582 City Of Fools*_________NP-Danica Patrick
580 donspiracy____________Kasey Kahne
572 doug-ep***___________*Jimmie Johnson
557 K Effective*___________NP-Austin Dillon
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552 spanky**_____________Matt Kenseth
536 sjboyd0137___________NP-Denny Hamlin
529 Dr. Ken*______________NP-Clint Bowyer
525 Urlacher's missing neck*_NP-Brian Vickers
495 jimmypasta___________NP-Martin Truex Jr.
488 Hatchetman___________*Kurt Busch
474 Hank Scorpio**________Tony Stewart
422 Apologist_____________*NP-Jamie Mcmurray
*Dealbreaker award _______*2nd Pick

Denny Hamlin was fined for CHEATING!! That is going to cost K Effective 50 points.
http://www.jayski.com/cupnews.htm#20140727l

Starting Lineup
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
GoBoyding.com 400
Pocono Raceway - 8/3/2014
Last Update: 7/29/2014 2:24:00 AM
Provided by NASCAR Public Relations Statistics

Starting
Position Car# Driver SponsorManu QualifyingSpeed(mph) QualifyingTime(secs)
1 42 Kyle Larson # Target Chevy 183.438 49.063
2 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 183.408 49.071
3 2 Brad Keselowski (PC2) Alliance Truck Parts Ford 182.700 49.261
4 41 Kurt Busch (PC4) Haas Automation Chevy 182.660 49.272
5 24 Jeff Gordon (PC6) Axalta Chevy 182.611 49.285
6 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Chevy 182.090 49.426
7 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Toyota 182.020 49.445
8 1 Jamie McMurray Bad Boy Buggies Chevy 182.017 49.446
9 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Michael Baker International Chevy 181.741 49.521
10 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevy 181.646 49.547
11 3 Austin Dillon # American Ethanol Chevy 181.605 49.558
12 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevy 181.280 49.647
13 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 181.159 49.680
14 15 Clint Bowyer RK Motors Charlotte Toyota 181.156 49.681
15 55 Brian Vickers Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 180.850 49.765
16 14 Tony Stewart (PC3) Code 3/Mobil 1 Chevy 180.716 49.802
17 48 Jimmie Johnson (PC1) Lowe's Chevy 180.502 49.861
18 20 Matt Kenseth (PC5) Dollar General Toyota 180.274 49.924
19 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Chevy 180.133 49.963
20 47 A.J. Allmendinger Scott Products Chevy 179.986 50.004
21 31 Ryan Newman Quicken Loans Chevy 179.878 50.034
22 51 Justin Allgaier # AccuDoc Solutions Chevy 179.412 50.164
23 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fifth Third Bank Ford 179.304 50.194
24 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevy 179.069 50.260
25 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 179.169 50.232
26 99 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford 178.998 50.280
27 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt Ford 178.916 50.303
28 43 Aric Almirola GoBowling.com Ford 178.912 50.304
29 27 Paul Menard CertainTeed/Menards Chevy 178.862 50.318
30 38 David Gilliland Long John Silver's Ford 178.049 50.548
31 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevy 177.704 50.646
32 40 Landon Cassill(i) Newtown Building Supplies Chevy 177.676 50.654
33 26 Cole Whitt # Toyota of Scranton Toyota 177.560 50.687
34 32 Travis Kvapil Ford 177.399 50.733
35 36 Reed Sorenson Chevy 177.354 50.746
36 23 Alex Bowman # Dr Pepper Toyota 176.502 50.991
37 83 Ryan Truex # Burger King Toyota 176.429 51.012
38 7 Michael Annett # Pilot/Flying J Chevy 176.412 51.017
39 34 David Ragan A&W Root Beer Float/CSX Ford 176.094 51.109
40 37 Dave Blaney Accell Construction Inc. Chevy 174.801 51.487
41 66 Joe Nemechek(i) Land Castle Title Toyota 172.285 52.239
42 33 Alex Kennedy Thunder Coal Chevy 172.199 52.265
43 93 Johnny Sauter(i) Dr Pepper Toyota 166.162 54.164

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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Dale Jr

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--yet I can't look away."

Jimmie Johnson

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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

Edwards

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Ky 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?"

Kenseth

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Gord's the man

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Newman

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Stewart

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Jeff Gordon

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kurt

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Harvick

Fireball Roberts



err, Larson

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Lets go with Kyle Larson here.

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Changing pick to Logano

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Welcome race fans!!!!!!!

Weather in the area of the track, race start has been moved up 10 minutes. To 12:05.

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Kasey Kahne

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They are doing a pre-taped sit down with Dale Jr. and Rick Hendrick. They are telling the story of Ken Schrader trying to sneak a teenaged Dale Jr. into a strip club in Topeka, KS. This is the kind of stuff Dale needs to be telling on the late night shows! Get that man a podcast already.

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Changing pick to Jeff Gordon.

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I'll take Jimmie Johnson then.

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Rain, rain go away!!!

Cars have been fired up. Let's do this!!!!!

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Larson taking the outside lane for the start of the race. I think Logano will be able to keep pace with him going into turn 1.

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Green flag!!!!!!!!!!!

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Kese with a drift after contact in turn 2 of lap 1. Kurt Busch great handling to keep going straight. Wow, that was some superb handling of the car by Kese.

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Joey Logano is now your leader.

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Lap 5 of 160.

Danica running Top 10. For now... Kese in 12th after nearly spinning out.

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Logano, Larson, and Kurt Busch running within a second of each other at the front.

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Back of the pack cars are already 20+ seconds back of the leaders. They are running 3 seconds a lap slower than the cars up front. Ouch.

JJ with a flat tire!!!!

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Caution!!!!

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