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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 33 of 36

Total pts.________________ Chase Driver____Non-Chase Driver
82 Peoria Matt*****______Joey Logano______Matt Kenseth
73 newper**_____________Jeff Gordon______Greg Biffle
64 Hatchetman__________AJ Allmendinger____NP-Brian Vickers
63 City Of Fools*_________Kyle Busch________NP-Marcos Ambrose
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54 Scorehead*__________Brad Keselowski____Ryan Newman
45 donspiracy____________Kasey Kahne_____Kyle Larson
31 Gloopan Kuratz***_____Kevin Harvick_____Martin Truex Jr.
---SILLY SEASON---57th Annual Daytona 500---February 22, 2015---
88 RFDC***____________Dale Earnhardt Jr. __Tony Stewart
67 spanky*_____________Denny Hamlin______NP-Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
51 K Effective*__________Aric Almirola_______NP-Jamie Mcmurray
41 chaspopcapp_________Kurt Busch________NP-Clint Bowyer
31 NearWSHussra*_______Carl Edwards______NP-Trevor Bayne
26 Hawg Ass**_________Jimmie Johnson______*Paul Menard
*Dealbreaker award _______________________*2nd Pick NP-No Pick

Well racefans, I'm sick as a dog with a two box of Milkbone hangover. Congrats to Dale Jr. and RFDC where they are both echoing, "Where was this last week at Talladega??" The Peoria Matt Era continues with just three race left in the season.
Tune in Sunday at 2PM for the race at Texas.

This is how the Chase is going down this year, 13 get in to start. Yes, the three Chase drivers not assigned to a player are available for picking. After the 3rd race, the bottom three in points will be eliminated from title contention. Leaving 10 players left until after the 6th race, the bottom three in points will be eliminated. Leaving 7 players left until the last race, when the Top 4 will advance to the final race with everybody’s points reset to zero after each round of eliminations. Yes, this is not exactly like how Nascar is doing it, but close enough for the Rules Cabal. Have at it boys!!!!

Starting Lineup
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
AAA Texas 500
Texas Motor Speedway - 11/2/2014
Last Update: 10/27/2014 3:32:00 PM
Provided by NASCAR Public Relations Statistics

Starting
Position Car# Driver SponsorManu QualifyingSpeed(mph) QualifyingTime(secs)
1 20 Matt Kenseth (PC5) Dollar General Toyota 199.299 27.095
2 24 Jeff Gordon (PC6) Drive to End Hunger Chevy 199.291 27.096
3 48 Jimmie Johnson (PC1) Lowe's Red Vest Chevy 198.983 27.138
4 41 Kurt Busch (PC4) Haas Automation Chevy 198.91 27.148
5 4 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevy 198.836 27.158
6 14 Tony Stewart (PC3) Bass Pro Shops/Mobli 1 Chevy 198.508 27.203
7 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevy 198.500 27.204
8 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Chevy 198.398 27.218
9 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Toyota 198.333 27.227
10 22 Joey Logano AAA Insurance Ford 198.071 27.263
11 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford 198.042 27.267
12 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Diet Mountain Dew Chevy 197.744 27.308
13 55 Brian Vickers Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 198.646 27.184
14 5 Kasey Kahne Great Clips Chevy 198.632 27.186
15 27 Paul Menard Richmond/Menards Chevy 198.515 27.202
16 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt Ford 198.493 27.205
17 42 Kyle Larson # Target Chevy 198.354 27.224
18 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. EcoPower Oil Ford 198.311 27.230
19 16 Greg Biffle Ortho Fire Ant Killer Ford 198.129 27.255
20 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 197.773 27.304
21 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald's Chevy 197.751 27.307
22 43 Aric Almirola Farmland Ford 197.477 27.345
23 47 A.J. Allmendinger Clorox Chevy 197.087 27.399
24 15 Clint Bowyer 5-Hour Energy Toyota 196.707 27.452
25 21 Trevor Bayne(i) Motorcraft/Quicklane Tire & Auto Center Ford 197.571 27.332
26 2 Brad Keselowski (PC2) Miller Lite Ford 197.181 27.386
27 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevy 196.822 27.436
28 95 Michael McDowell Tommy Williams Drywall Ford 196.685 27.455
29 3 Austin Dillon # Dow Energy & Water Chevy 196.635 27.462
30 51 Justin Allgaier # Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau Chevy 196.385 27.497
31 38 David Gilliland Love's Travel Stops Ford 196.364 27.500
32 36 Reed Sorenson Accell Construction Chevy 195.986 27.553
33 7 Michael Annett # Cypress HQ Chevy 195.751 27.586
34 40 Landon Cassill(i) Chevy 195.744 27.587
35 23 Alex Bowman # Dr Pepper Toyota 195.659 27.599
36 98 Josh Wise Provident Metals Chevy 195.503 27.621
37-OP 34 David Ragan Dockside Logistics Chevy 195.447 27.629
38-OP 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevy 195.390 27.637
39-OP 83 J.J. Yeley (i) Zak Products Toyota 194.098 27.821
40-OP 26 Cole Whitt # Speed Stick Gear Toyota 192.871 27.998
41-OP 66 Brett Moffitt Vydox Toyota 192.768 28.013
42-OP 33 Timmy Hill Little Joe's Autos Chevy 192.075 28.114
43-OP 32 Joey Gase (i) 24/7 E-Cigs Ford 189.633 28.476

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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Biffle

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2018
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kenseth

Tony Stewart

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Biffle

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Vickers

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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

Dammit Newper

Menard

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Truex Jr.

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Driver change to Newman.

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Kyle Larson

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Kevin Harvick is such a little bitch. It didn't involve him, but like a "mean girl" he stuck his nose into somebody else's issue and tried to force them to fight so that he could be entertained.

I'm sure his kid is proud.

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Harvick said he pushed Keselowski toward Gordon because he thinks Keselowski should "fight his own fights" when he has a problem on the track.

Sorta like Harvick did last week when he had a problem with Kenseth, right? Wait.......that's right, he didn't.

Harvick is a bitch

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Just watched all the highlights of that mess.

I agree about Harvick. Just stay out of stuff that does not involved you.

What do you think about the actual on track incident? I have watched it several times and it just looked to me like Kes was just going for the win and not really trying to be a dick on the track.

But I also know I am not a big Gordon fan and I can be biased towards him. Man was he upset...

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I don't think Kes did anything wrong during the race. Gordon left an opening and he took it. That's what racers are supposed to do.

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Kese didnt do anything wrong. He had position in the middle and Gordon turned left into him.

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I second Harvick showing bitch like tendencies. Shoving Kese from behind, that's garbage. That was quite the melee last night. I was out of town, watched the racr late last night. I knew Gordon was not going to be happy about what Kese did.

I guess Gordon thought his bad driving wasn't the cause of the contact. He is very wrong, I believe he felt the title was lost last night. He couldn't blame himself!! Would not be surprised if Gordon wrecks Kese at Phoenix and Homestead.

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I don't think anybody dumps anybody else at Phoenix......the points are too close, and anybody gets in with a win.

Unless........Harvick or Gordon blows a tire, hits the wall and ends up 10 laps down after repairs. In that case, all bets are off. And if that happens to be Harvick, he is going to be a busy guy because just last week he promised to take care of Kenseth too.

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Overall Standings
After Week 34 of 36

Total pts.________________Fin.-Pts. Chase Driver____Non-Chase Driver
134 Peoria Matt*****______12th-32 Joey Logano______25th-20 Matt Kenseth
125 Scorehead*__________3rd-42 Brad Keselowski____15th-29 Ryan Newman
122 Hatchetman__________14th-30 AJ Allmendinger____16th-28 Brian Vickers
120 newper**_____________29th-16 Jeff Gordon______13th-31 Greg Biffle
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120 City Of Fools*_________4th-40 Kyle Busch________27th-17 Marcos Ambrose
99 Gloopan Kuratz***_____2nd-43 Kevin Harvick_____18th-25 Martin Truex Jr.
88 donspiracy____________38th-6 Kasey Kahne_____7th-37 Kyle Larson
---SILLY SEASON---57th Annual Daytona 500---February 22, 2015---
159 RFDC***____________6th-38 Dale Earnhardt Jr. __11th-33 Tony Stewart
123 spanky*_____________10th-35 Denny Hamlin______23rd-21 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
110 K Effective*__________24th-20 Aric Almirola_______5th-39 Jamie Mcmurray
101 Hawg Ass**_________1st-48 Jimmie Johnson______17th-27 Paul Menard
94 chaspopcapp_________8th-37 Kurt Busch________28th-16 Clint Bowyer
71 NearWSHussra*_______9th-35 Carl Edwards______39th-5 Trevor Bayne
*Dealbreaker award _______________________

So... A race broke out at the high school cafeteria fight... With Jeff Gordon not driving very well at the end of the race and leaving enough room for Kese to get by him, cost him about 25 points and possibly a Championship. Meanwhile, in the contest, Peoria Matt is still holding off all takers with just twooooooooooooooooo races left in the season. Another late start, with green flag dropping about 2:15 on Sunday at Phoenix. Will this turn into the shoostout at the OK Corral or will everybody play nice? Not a chance, tune in Sunday to find out. Yes, there will finally be a full-fledged RaceLog. See you then racefans!!!

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159 pts and eliminated

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Yup. You on the Dale Jr. plan.

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