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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. 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. *** 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

Total pts.______________ Driver
800 Scorehead******______Kevin Harvick
697 Hawg Ass**___________Brad Keselowski
678 Gloopan Kuratz***_____Dale Earnhardt Jr.
647 chaspopcapp__________Kyle Busch
637 Urlacher's missing neck*__*Martin Truex Jr.
631 newper**____________Clint Bowyer
627 spanky**____________Jimmie Johnson
610 Matt Murton's Beard**___*Joey Logano
595 Hatchetman***_______NP-Austin Dillon
591 K Effective___________NP-Matt Kenseth
564 RFDC*_______________Denny Hamlin
564 doug-ep______________Jeff Gordon
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557 Peoria Matt*___________*Ryan Newman
555 Apologist***__________Kurt Busch(pm'ed pick)
538 donspiracy**__________Tony Stewart
524 sjboyd0137___________NP-Carl Edwards
520.5 pittmike____________NP-Kasey Kahne
497 Dr. Ken_______________NP-Jamie Mcmurray
450 Hussra_______________ NP-Paul Menard
453 City Of Fools*__________NP-Danica Patrick
418 Hank Scorpio__________NP-Aric Almirola
367 jimmypasta___________NP-AJ Allmendinger
*Dealbreaker award_______*2nd pick NP-NoPick


Starting Lineup
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Windows 10 400
Pocono Raceway - 8/2/2015

Starting
Position Car# Driver SponsorManu QualifyingSpeed(mph) QualifyingTime(secs)
1 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Crispy Toyota 178.416 50.444
2 4 Kevin Harvick (PC1) Jimmy John's / Budweiser Chevy 178.168 50.514
3 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 177.837 50.608
4 3 Austin Dillon American Ethanol Chevy 177.658 50.659
5 14 Tony Stewart (PC4) Rush Truck Centers / Mobil 1 Chevy 177.630 50.667
6 41 Kurt Busch (PC5) Haas Automation Chevy 177.613 50.672
7 20 Matt Kenseth (PC6) Dollar General Toyota 177.546 50.691
8 19 Carl Edwards Stanley Toyota 177.340 50.750
9 2 Brad Keselowski (PC3) Alliance Truck Parts Ford 177.291 50.764
10 24 Jeff Gordon (PC7) AARP Member Advantages Chevy 177.211 50.787
11 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 177.050 50.833
12 48 Jimmie Johnson (PC2) Kobalt Tools Chevy 176.651 50.948
13 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row / Visser Precision Chevy 176.446 51.007
14 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevy 176.367 51.030
15 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Microsoft Chevy 176.339 51.038
16 5 Kasey Kahne Aquafina Chevy 176.263 51.060
17 1 Jamie McMurray Lexar Chevy 176.260 51.061
18 27 Paul Menard Sylvania / Menards Chevy 175.943 51.153
19 15 Clint Bowyer Maxwell House Toyota 175.774 51.202
20 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy.com Chevy 175.569 51.262
21 43 Aric Almirola United States Air Force Ford 175.131 51.390
22 47 A.J. Allmendinger Bush's Grillin Beans Chevy 175.067 51.409
23 6 Trevor Bayne AdvoCare Ford 174.744 51.504
24 55 David Ragan Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 174.676 51.524
25 16 Greg Biffle Roush Performance Ford 174.723 51.510
26 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevy 174.371 51.614
27 42 Kyle Larson Suave Men Chevy 174.348 51.621
28 7 Alex Bowman FW1 Wash and Wax Chevy 174.004 51.723
29 40 Landon Cassill(i) Chevy 173.842 51.771
30 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Medallion Bank Ford 173.735 51.803
31 51 Justin Allgaier Fraternal Order of Eagles / Switch Hitch Chevy 173.427 51.895
32 34 Brett Moffitt # A&W All American Food/National Root Beer Float Day Ford 173.330 51.924
33 35 Cole Whitt MDS Transportation Ford 173.247 51.949
34 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford EcoBoost Ford 173.174 51.971
35 23 J.J. Yeley(i) Dr Pepper Toyota 172.662 52.125
36 83 Matt Dibenedetto # Burger King Toyota 172.622 52.137
37-OP 38 David Gilliland Love's Travel Stops Ford 172.510 52.171
38-OP 26 Jeb Burton # Maxim Toyota 172.140 52.283
39-OP 46 Michael Annett Pilot Flying J Chevy 171.874 52.364
40-OP 32 Travis Kvapil(i) Skuttle Tight Ford 171.599 52.448
41-OP 98 Reed Sorenson Chevy 168.297 53.477
42-OP 33 Alex Kennedy # MediaCAST Chevy 166.509 54.051
43-OP 62 Timmy Hill(i) Ford 165.180 54.486

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 Sprint Cup Series Championship Drivers Points

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Apologist has pm'ed the pick of Kurt Busch.

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Harvick

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

Harvick

Logano 2nd pick

JJ

Keselowski

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#ExtendLafleur

Are you guys using your deal breakers?

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

A couple have been used. Not good results.

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Is Logano my 1st pick?

Dale Jr

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
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Yes.

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Harvick.

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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

2nd pick truex

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

Jimmie Johnson

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Dale Jr.

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2nd pick Denny Hamlin

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
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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?"

Jeff Gordon

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2nd pick Truex Jr

MMB has been pm'ed to make another pick.

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Logano

Hello, Newman.

I'll roll with Mr Bowyer

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I guess I should make apick for this deal.

Tony Stewart

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Engines are fired and parade laps underway.

Newman to the back with a rear gear change.

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Pace car ducks to pit road.

Green flag!!!!

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Pole sitter Kyle Busch pulls away for the early lead.

Lots of trash and plastic bags on the front stretch.

Gordon trying power moves!!

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Lap 5 of 160.

Kyle Busch, Harvick, Logano, Dillon Top 5.

Kasey Kahne hits the pit road wall.

That was a scary hit on an angle. OUCH!!!!

Caution.

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