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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 coyntest. 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 12

Total Pts._______________Driver
586 Terry's Peeps**______Jimmie Johnson
422 Peoria Matt** ________Matt Kenseth
395 Dr. Ken_____________Kevin Harvick
389 Gloopan Kuratz*______Tony Stewart
385 newper_____________*Kyle Busch
370 Keeping Score*_______*D-Carl Edwards
365 Hawg Ass****_______Denny Hamlin
362 Otunga's Coffee Mug*** _NP-Mark Martin
361 Apologist*___________*Marcos Ambrose
355 Hatchetman________ Ryan Newman
348 K Effective*__________Jeff Gordon
333 Urlacher's missing neck*_*Clint Bowyer
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328 Free Ajent__________NP-Jamie Mcmurray
312 spanky_____________NP-Juan Montoya
308 RFDC_______________*Brad Keslowski
306 sjboyd0137__________Greg Biffle
299 chaspoppcap________Dale Earnhardt Jr.
296 Scorehead___________*Kasey Kahne
292 SHARK_____________Kurt Busch
288 donspiracy___________Martin Truex Jr.
287 mcbrides*___________NP-Paul Menard
266 doug-ep****_________*Joey Logano
265 City Of Fools________NP-Casey Mears
258 jimmypasta*__________NP-Landon Cassill
230 Hank Scorpio________Aric Almirola
170 Boilermaker Rick*______NP-Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
*Dealbreaker award ______*2nd Pick D-Dealbreaker Pick NP-NoPick

Starting Lineup
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks 400
Dover International Speedway - 6/2/2013
Provided by NASCAR Public Relations Statistics

Starting
Position Car# Driver Manu QualifyingSpeed(mph) QualifyingTime(secs)
1 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight/Autism Speaks Toyota 157.978 22.788
2 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 157.798 22.814
3 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Toyota 157.756 22.820
4 20 Matt Kenseth (PC5) Dollar General Toyota 157.736 22.823
5 39 Ryan Newman Haas Automation Chevy 157.715 22.826
6 55 Mark Martin Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 157.604 22.842
7 29 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John's Chevy 157.549 22.850
8 2 Brad Keselowski (PC1) Miller Lite Ford 157.480 22.860
9 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 157.460 22.863
10 1 Jamie McMurray Parade Media Group Chevy 157.405 22.871
11 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevy 157.350 22.879
12 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard Chevy 157.240 22.895
13 78 Kurt Busch (PC4) Furniture Row/Sealy Chevy 157.054 22.922
14 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Energizer Chevy 156.713 22.972
15 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 156.556 22.995
16 27 Paul Menard Menards/Libman Chevy 156.175 23.051
17 13 Casey Mears GEICO Ford 156.169 23.052
18 99 Carl Edwards Subway Ford 156.054 23.069
19 16 Greg Biffle RiteAid/Ace Ford 155.952 23.084
20 24 Jeff Gordon (PC6) AARP Credit Cards from Chase Chevy 155.696 23.122
21 33 Landon Cassill Bicycle NASCAR Playing Cards Chevy 155.440 23.160
22 14 Tony Stewart (PC2) Code 3 Associates/Mobil 1 Chevy 155.407 23.165
23 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # Best Buy Ford 155.239 23.190
24 48 Jimmie Johnson (PC3) Lowe's/Monsters University Chevy 155.206 23.195
25 51 Austin Dillon (i) Phoenix Construction Chevy 155.146 23.204
26 47 Bobby Labonte (PC7) Scott Products Toyota 155.086 23.213
27 83 David Reutimann Burger King/Dr.Pepper Toyota 155.059 23.217
28 38 David Gilliland Long John Silver's Ford 154.972 23.230
29 31 Jeff Burton Cheerios Chevy 154.679 23.274
30 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt/Ace/CMN Ford 154.619 23.283
31 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 154.573 23.290
32 19 Mike Bliss(i) Plinker Tactical Toyota 154.500 23.301
33 43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 154.480 23.304
34 30 David Stremme Widow Wax Toyota 154.295 23.332
35 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 153.984 23.379
36 87 Joe Nemechek (i) Royal Teak Toyota 153.636 23.432
37-OP 7 Dave Blaney SANY Chevy 153.557 23.444
38-OP 93 Travis Kvapil Burger King/Dr.Pepper Toyota 153.492 23.454
39-OP 10 Danica Patrick # GoDaddy Chevy 153.381 23.471
40-OP 36 J.J. Yeley DOHS Click it or Ticket Chevy 152.892 23.546
41-OP 35 Josh Wise(i) MDS Transport Ford 152.355 23.629
42-OP 32 Timmy Hill # OXY Water Ford 150.912 23.855
43-OP 44 Scott Riggs No Label Ford 150.710 23.887

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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jj 48

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

I want Johnson.

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2nd pick Bowyer.

Thanks Peeps

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

Kyle Busch

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No problem.

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Kenseth

Harvick

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My Maserati does 186.

Rowdy

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2nd pick: Brad Keslowski

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RFDC has been pm'ed.

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Biffle

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don has been PM'ed.

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My Maserati does 186.

Logano

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DaleJR.

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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

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Kasey Kahne.

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Edwards (though if Taylor Swift were racing, I would pick her.)

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Pick changed to Denny Hamlin

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newman

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My pick Sunday has 4 Top 5s, 4 Top 10s & is a previous winner at Dover's "Monster Mile", winning the fall NSCS race in 2011. He's coming off a solid showing at the Coca-Cola 600, even though he was bummed to finish 3rd last Sunday night. Still, he tends to race very well at Dover. He's my pick Sunday.

SHARK's PICK: FedEx 400
#78 KURT BUSCH Furniture Row Chevy

Edwards

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I am ahead of you.

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Boy, BRick sucks. Did he quit?

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I'm doing all I can to catch him for last place....

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Then I'll take Kyle.

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I guess we'll need a ruling on all of this, but if in fact i've been bumped i'll put a shrimp on the barbie with Ambrose

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interesting ruling TBD.

KS. if it was your 2nd pick, it couldn't be taken by any other means but a dealbreaker. but, it's not your 2nd pick...and you are intimating that a dealbreaker is supreme regardless of when it is used.

so...i guess we would need to know if you can dealbreaker a dealbreaker.....and so on.

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