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As I have just sat down to enjoy some qualifying coverage I notice that god damn rodent has not yet appeared. I truly hope it stays that way fox.

Where exactly are the rules for this thing?

Rules in first post of this thread.

Nutshell - pick 2 drivers each week. Lowest average finish for the year and most race winners both win cash.

Tentatively, put me down for the Busch brothers.

Let's do this thing. Here is who is signed up so far.

Anyone can enter. Picks need to be in by Sunday at Noon Central time. If you have made a selection, you can make changes up until that deadline.

No restrictions. You can pick any drivers.

Mark Martin and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. have locked up the front row. The rest of the starting lineup will be determined on Thursday afternoon in the Duels. I'll post the starting order when it is complete.

Daytona:

Tony Stewart and Mark Martin

Dale Jr.
Stewart

Dale Jr. and Tony Stewart

Dale Jr and Martin

Harvick
Waltrip

I'll try to keep up with the contest this year.

Dale Jr.
Tony Stewart

Martin/Smoke

I thought maybe you were talking to me.

Since I may not check in the rest of the week, I'll take: Johnson and Jeff Gordon.

Stewart and Harvick

Kurt Busch
Greg Biffle

Jimmy and Tony

For the first race at Daytona, I will go with Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards.

Gordon & Dale Jr.

Here are the entries so far for this Sunday's Daytona 500. Anyone can still enter. Picks need to be in by Sunday at Noon.

(In addition, I'll be tracking an "open spot" [Late Entry] for 6 weeks or so, so that anyone can assume those stats and start participating after this week.)

When they release the official starting order, I'll post it as well.

Jimmie Johnson (surprise!) and Juan Pablo Montoya.

The starting line up for mine, yours, our 2010 Daytona 500...

Thank God for the hyperfocus on Michael Waltrip getting in. He's not annoying or anything. I'd much rather have Casey Mears in the race.


POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR
1 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet GoDaddy.com
2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Amp Energy / National Guard
3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's
4 9 Kasey Kahne Ford Budweiser
5 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil
6 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Old Spice
7 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's
8 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target
9 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Cheerios / Hamburger Helper
10 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite
11 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Companies
12 19 Elliott Sadler Ford Stanley
13 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker
14 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts
15 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford Best Buy
16 20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot
17 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet U.S. Army
18 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Kroger Floral
19 6 David Ragan Ford UPS
20 0 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine
21 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont
22 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull
23 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M
24 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Crown Royal
25 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express
26 12 Brad Keselowski Dodge Penske Racing
27 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac
28 36 Mike Bliss Chevrolet Wave Energy Drink
29 55 Michael McDowell Toyota Prism Motorsports
30 82 Scott Speed Toyota Red Bull
31 13 Max Papis Toyota GEICO
32 98 Paul Menard Ford Peak / Menards
33 34 John Andretti Ford Window World Cares
34 7 Robby Gordon Toyota Monster Energy
35 37 Travis Kvapil Ford Extenze
36 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1
37 38 Robert Richardson Jr. Ford Mahindra Tractors
38 26 Boris Said Ford Window World Cares
39 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar
40 21 Bill Elliott Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center
41 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota NEMCO Motorsports
42 71 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet TaxSlayer.com
43 151 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA Auto Parts

The constant focus on Waltrip was the 2nd most annoying thing during the 2nd duel today. Big brother Darrell's constant comments about the constant focus on Waltrip was even worse.


That being said.....

Michael Waltrip's post race comment about Scott Speed (who enabled Waltrip to qualify with his finish) was all-time classic:
"Scott Speed and I are good friends, and I don't care what he does to his toenails, I love that guy".

Your guy Max Papis had a cool interview on Nascar Now. He was pretty choked up and excited all at once. I like that guy.

He was almost speechless after race 1 - bawling like a little kid. He really is one of the "good guys". I thought he had no chance - he and Jimmie were the only ones that stayed out during the last caution. Everybody else had fresh tires. Of course, when you're essentially just racing against Todd Bodine for the last spot, your job becomes that much easier....